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...Instead of Talk. Donny Reid, as Dominicans call him, got into politics as a plotter against Dictator Rafael Leonidas Trujillo and as vice president in the Council that ruled after Trujillo's assassination in 1961. Reid has no official political party ties, took no direct part in Bosch's overthrow. But. known as an able administrator, he was called upon to serve as Foreign Minister when the triumvirate first took over. "The people," says Reid, "have been deceived so many times that they no longer believe in talk. You must act instead of talk...
...Worthy claimed, was responsible for the assassination of Rafael Trujillo Molinas in the Dominican Republic and for the overthrow of the Diem regime in South Vietnam. He read from an article in the New Republic which backed up the former claim...
...Failure. One of the strengths of Betancourt's government, especially in the first years, was its partnership with the country's second-ranking COPEI, a middle-road Social Christian party that is ably led by Caracas Lawyer Rafael Caldera. In last December's elections, A.D. slipped to 33% of the vote (from 49% in 1958) while COPEI increased its share from...
After his indictment as an unregistered agent for Dominican Dictator Rafael Trujillo, he lost his job as the New York Journal American's syndicated society gossip; his wife committed suicide; and his public relations firm collapsed. Even so, ruled a Washington, D.C., judge, the law is clear, and he sentenced Igor Cassini to six months on probation, fined...
...govern effectively, Leoni will have to turn to the man who finished a surprisingly strong second: Rafael Caldera, 47, leader of the Social Christian COPEI Party. He won 21% of the vote. An able Caracas lawyer who advocates far-reaching reform, Caldera has been gathering strength from new voters and those disenchanted with A.D.'s bickering factions. Five years ago, COPEI won 16% of the vote and a junior voice in a coalition government with A.D. Now Caldera's COPEI support is crucial to A.D., and Leoni will have to offer more for a deal with Caldera...