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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Location
Pasadena, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1959
Page
3
In the Amazon jungles, Brazilian rebels flee combat and propagandize against President Juscelino Kubitschek. They seized five planes and holed up in Aragarcas, then departed for a new base, leaving a damaged four engine liner and taking hostages including Kemi Archer of Bank of Amazonia.
A U S Navy P2V skiplane landed safely in a snowstorm at Wilkes Land near Vincennes Bay to rescue an Australian tractor mechanic after a nervous breakdown. Commander Loyd E Newcomer piloted the Neptune across 1250 miles of unmapped ice to reach the Australian base 8 miles from government airstrip. The mission followed tense reports of international interference and U S opposition to jet fighter sales to Cuba.
President Eisenhower faced broad criticism from Planned Parenthood leaders and Protestant groups for using foreign aid funds to promote birth control abroad. Critics argued the policy concedes to the Roman Catholic Church, highlighting remarks at a news conference and reactions from various organizations and officials.
World Wire reports a pocket revolt west of Rio de Janeiro nearing quelling in 1956 reminiscent unrest. Kubitschek's office says Archer’s message requests not to penalize his rebel ties amid rising anti insurgent sentiment. Justice Minister Falcao says calm but army alert stands. U.N. debate on Algerian war stalls with few delegates left and a possible Saturday session. Lt Gen Burns resigns UNIFIL post, moving to disarmament advisory role under Diefenbaker and Hammarskjöld.
Ciudad Trujillo reports Generalissimo Rafael Trujillo, a lonely but defiant ruler, faces internal and external pressures. Exiled opponents plot his downfall from Cuba and the U.S. while signs of unrest emerge at home. The regime claims a tightened grip and has spent 50 million dollars on armaments this year.
A ranking officer in the Matsu group warned mounting indications of a full-scale Communist attack on the Nationalist-held islands at the northern Formosa Strait. Nationalist warnings of a major action were sounded, while a seven day lull persisted in the Quemoy area, 150 miles south of Matsu.
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