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...addition an emergency Administration resolution was introduced in the Senate authorizing the President to embargo the sale of U. S. arms and munitions in the Chaco conflict. A $10,000 fine or two years in jail was made the penalty for violating the embargo. Other Countries stepped into line. Chile, who had just received disturbing news that many of her own retired army officers were being recruited at handsome pay to serve in the Bolivian army, promptly agreed to join the embargo. Argentina righteously insisted that she has always forbidden transshipment of arms to the Chaco. Spain, Holland and Australia...
...crowd, which returned the fire. Seven workers, one woman, two soldiers and a policeman were wounded. Next day students staged a protest meeting, rioted again. Soldiers this time killed one, wounded 16. Spain. An almost complete general strike tied up Spain for the day. Killed: 1; wounded: 14. Chile. Tight censorship closed the Press after clashes between Santiago crowds and mounted carabineros had killed one, wounded 13. Russia. Moscow celebrated the national holiday for two days. The first was given over to the traditional military display in the Red Square, reviewed by Dictator Stalin and War Commissar Klimentiy Voroshilov...
Five minutes behind schedule, a trimotored Pan American-Grace plane roared down the field, bounced aloft last week in Lima, Peru, southbound for Santiago. Chile with nine passengers and a crew of three.* About 150 ft. up the port motor cut out. The centre motor sputtered. With flying speed almost gone, the pilot tried to turn back. The big airliner shuddered, dived into the ground. On board was Manuel Trucco, leathery Chilean Ambassador to the U. S., on his way from Washington to Santiago where his wife had died. Ambassador Trucco suffered a broken pelvis. His pretty daughter Grace...
...mongers had something new to talk about last week-nitrate shipments from Chile to Europe through the Panama Canal. In January 1933, 2,238 tons of the stuff that fires guns as well as fertilizes fields passed through the Canal. Last January nitrate shipments leaped up to 146,167 tons. For the first three weeks of February 93,604 tons were carried through in twelve ships, compared to 33,259 tons for the entire month last year. Half the shipments were under blind sailing orders to the Azores where they would be told their final destination. Westward through the Canal...
...Latin American diplomats to his office, told them that he thought the Cuban Government of President Mendieta was ripe for recognition, that he intended to recognize Cuba the next day (see p. 23). The diplomats were delighted at such unusual courtesy. After reaching home Ambassador Trucco of Chile and Minister Lozano of Colombia telephoned friendly diplomats to find out what the President had said, inasmuch as they understood no English...