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Good Morning 3atlta'i Oat, Barroughi tut The Only Gunfire, In New Mexico Han That National Guard Salute. Entered as lernnd clam matter, Albuqtiarqut, Post Office under act of Congress, 1ST9 Friday Morning, January 2, 1959 40 Pagei In Four Sections Price 7c hip Collapse XJ i trrr 79th Year Batista Ciibai Dictators Gov. Burroughs Takes OfficeRd Gains 11 T. Force Him Soviet Leaders' Message Urges End of Cold War Into Flight HAVANA, Cuba (UPI) President Fulgencio Batista's dictatorship collapsod Thursday under the hammering of revolutionary forces. But the revolt continued.

Batista fled the country, and a provisional govern-i jl proposed an immediate cease-fire. Rebel Leader Fidel Eisenhower Quickly Counters With Challenge on Berlin GETTYSBURG, Ta (UPI) The leaders of the Castro rejected the peace offer and called the creation of the provisional government "a Soviet Union Thursday night called for an end to Castro Backed By Reds, Says trick." Rioting Tiroke out in Havana IM jam )r-yayy-wy(yjjwwiy' tv- i mmm ipwt i i.n i "I I 1 it I ni "-vf i i iff the cold war a New Year's message to President Eisenhower who promptly chal soon after Batista and some of his followers flew to the Do minican Republic. Batista Son At least two rioters were lenged them to show their desire for peaceful coexistence by settling the Berlin crisis. The President, resting here during the holidays at his farm, late Thursday received by commercial cable a long joint mes shot to death, and several score were believed wounded. Control of Army Claimed Rebel sources said a revolu sage from K.

Voroshilov, chair tionary colonel had taken command of the Cuban armed forces. man of the Presidum of the Supreme Soviet, and Prime Editor's Note: Fuljenrio Ruben Batista, 25-year-old son of the ousted Cuban president, was one of 52 Cuban refugees who arrived in Jacksonville Thursday. Young; Batista is a graduate of Prinreton in economics. He recently was elected to the Cuban house of representatives. This is his story of the flight from the revolution and his prediction of the outlook for Cuba.

Minister Nikita Khrushchev. As Castro urged his troops The two Russian leaders ex- to fight on to victory Havana was torn by rioting and crip pled by a general strike. Rebel pressed the hope that during 1959 the United States and the Soviet Union would "unite their efforts in the search for sources reported that Col. Ra mon Barquin had taken control a new way toward the settle of the army Batista left behind ment of urgent international problems, or the cessation ofiBy Fl'LCENCIO Rl'BEN the arms race and of the cold'BATISTA and had agreed to support former Judge Manuel Urrutia, Castro's candidate for provisional president of Cuba. The sources said Barquin was trying to contact Castro to ar war which is hated by the peo (As told to I nited Press Strong State Government Is Promised Mechem Expresses Gratitude to People For Co-Operation By ERNIE MILLS Of the Journal's Santa Fe Bureau SANTA FE A shivering inaugural-day audience of 1500 Thursday heard Gov.

John Burroughs pledge his administration to give New Mexico "effective Strong government that is representative of the thinking of our people." Chief Justice Eugene D. Lu-jan of the State Supreme Court administered oaths of office to Burroughs and Lieut. Gov. Ed lext of Burroughs' Talk Page 33 Mead in the one-hour ceremony on the state capitol grounds. Burroughs told the inaugural audience he could not promise that he would not make mis-lakes during his administration, tion.

"But I do promise that I Will not be afraid to admit When I have been wrong," he said, and added, "I will not refuse to act for fear of being wrong." Salute Rocks Buildings Following the governor's brief address, New Mexico National Guardsmen fired a l9-gun salute which rocked the foundations of the capitol buildings. Spectators watched apprehensively while large Windows in the capitol buildings shook after each firing of ft 75 mm. field piece. The outgoing governor, Ed-Win L. Mechem, expressed his gratitude to the people of the jtate for "excellent cooperation and real consideration" shown during his terms in office.

Mechem wished the new governor "the greatest success, With the hope of all New Mexicans that the next two years Will be New Mexicos finest years." The inauguration ceremonies Dpened at a.m. with rnusic by the Santa Fe High Bchool band, directed by Thomas G. Braeiier. Freezing temperatures forced most of the musicians to wear gloves While playing. One minute before noon, the doors to Mabry Hall swung open, to announce the arrival of Mechem, Burroughs, Mead and guests.

Archbishop Edwin V. Byrne of Santa Fe gave the invocation, asking that "the light of International) ple, with the aim cf reducing dangerous tensions in international relations." JACKSONVILLE, Fid. (UPI) The decision of my father to range a truce. Barquin, according to the leave Cuba came suddenly. President Replies Promptly Eisenhower Immediately dis sources, was released irom We still had lot of troops patched a reply by Western prison Thursday after Batista fled to the Dominican Repub Union, saying in effect that fighting and they were fighting well.

But a lot of people were monies Thursday in Santa Fe. The inauguration ceremonies these were noble sentiments, lic. He had been jailed two getting killed on both sides and but that the Russian leaders GOVERNOR TAKES OATH: Clerk of the New Mexico Supreme Court, Lowell Green, holds the Burroughs' family Bible open at the 23rd Psalm as Gov. John Burroughs it sworn into office by Chief Justice Eugene Lujan in cere were staged on a platform below-freezing weather. years ago for an attempt to my father felt that this had to outside the Capitol Bldg.

in (Staff photo) should back up their New Year's wishes by applying them stop. to Berlin. He made up his mind early today to resign in hopes that The Kremlin has demanded Radiation Lab it would pacify the people and that the western allies get out end the bloodshed. He said he of Berlin by June 1, 1959. only wanted peace for the Eisenhower said he pro Cuban people.

I had little time to talk with overthrow the strongman. A rebel organized general strike began in the capital in hotels and cable communications companies. A spokesman for the rebel radio said that the revolution will continue until Camp Columbia, Cuban army general headquarters just outside Havana, had surrendered. Castro was believed to be still in his Sierra Maestra mountain stronghold in Oriente Province at the extreme eastern end of the island. Former foundly hoped that the Russian wish for peaceful coexistence would lead to "genuine efforts" toward peace in the coming Accident Kills 111' Employe him at the airport because it was a very sudden affair a quick decision.

We didn't have year. "As of this moment," the President said, "it seems to us time to gather anything ex cept the barest personal posses sions. We (top government of LOS ALAMOS (P)-Doctors have started an autopsy on a critically important to apply the sentiments expressed in ficials and their families) all laboratory technician, killed your message to the Berlin sit uation." by radiation, in an effort to find clues which might help Santiago Judge Manuel Urrut- boarded the planes quickly at the military airport outside of Havana. My plane took off less The President recalled the ria, Castro's candidate for pres any new victim. stated Russian position that Cecil W.

Kelley, 38, died than a minute after my father's. Confusing Period early Thursday from the ef fects of a massive overdose of radiation, suffered Tuesday Berlin should be turned into an open, unarmed city involving the complete withdrawal of all western allied forces by June 1. "I cannot fail to recall your I think the people of Cuba are going through a very traumatic and confusing period. I while he was preparing part of a plutonium extraction process Kelley said all he knew of merely wisn tne end as soon as possible. I think they will face a period in the near future that will be characterized by the mishan was that a blue Continued nn Pag.

Two a. (t liiisl jy, 'tIM3lal III' iH IW HI HM flash blinded him when he started the stir operation in a violence and anarchy. 225-gallon steel tank. There I think there are some revo football! lutionaries who have good in tentions. But mere aio is a SCORES large number of fortune-srek-ers and the very dangerous ident, is believed to be in Camngiiry Province.

Reports indicated that Castro, and possibly Urrutria, will arrive in Havanna sometime Saturday. The rioting broke out in downtown Havana. Hundreds stormed up and down the streets, looting, burning and pillaging. The mobs roamed the streets for about four hours, while Castro's rebel militiamen and police tried to stop them by firing over their heads, or directly at looters and pillagers. Order wa3 restored temporarily in the early afternoon.

But at 4:30 p. m. another wave of rioting and pillaging broke out. Hundreds surged along the Prado Havana's main street in front of the offices of United Press International in the hotel Sevilla Biltmore. A favorite target of the rioters were Shell service stations.

The president of the Cuban Shell firm, Julio Iglesias, is ac Communistic influence. Several of (Fidel) Castro's lieutenants are active members of the Communist party. It is a proven fact that the rebels have Continued ea Paie Klevea were no witnesses and no explosions. Third To Die Kelley was the third employe of the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory killed by radiation since 1945. Dr.

Thomas Shipman, head of the health division of the laboratory, said, "For severe radiation injury of this sort there is no specific treatment." The laboratory, however, was working on a program to bring in specialists in the fie.d of radiation, among them D. Louis Hempelmann of the University of Rochester, form Cotton Bowl Air Force 0, TCU 0. Sugar Bowl LSU 7, Clemson 0. Orange Bowl Court Chief Justice Eugene Lujan while Clerk of the Court Lowell Green holds the family Bible of Gov. John Burroughs.

(Staff photo) SECOND IN COMMAND: Ed Mead takes the oath of office in inauguration ceremonies New Year's Day at Santa Fe. Administering the oath is Supreme Continued on Pag Eleven Federal Taxes Top $164 Million The federal government collected a whopping $164,221,047 Oklahoma 21, Syracuse 6. Rose Bowl Fire One! Iowa 38, California 12. State Traffic Deaths SO FAR THIS YEAR 0 Last Year at This Date 3 City Iron Lung Sent to Gallup Prairie Mew Bowl In taxes from New Mexicans during 1958, to set an all-time record and an increase of more Prairie View 34, Langston (Okla.) 8. New Governor Flinches During 19-Gun Salute erly of the health division cf cused by the rebel movement than 10 per cent over the $148, 638,130 collected in 1957.

A total of 256,000 New Mexi A little girl who was near death Thursday near Gallup the Los Alamos Laboratory. Widow, Children after apparently contracting Cuban Diplomats Abroad Switch to New Regime Survivors include his widow, two children, Linda, 8, polio was reported much im of having negotiated the of warplanes and tanks to Batista by Britain. He has been placed on the rebel death list. Many of the demonstrators were inflamed by liquor. In an effort to end this excess, the Continued on Fate Eleven proved later that night as she and Kevin, his father, Clif ford, Santa Fe, his mother, By BILL FEATHER SANTA FE The booming first round of a 19-gun salute in honor of Gov.

John Burroughs very obviously had an effect on the new governor Thursday. Even though he was expecting it, Burroughs flinched a bit, startled at the impressive loudness of the crash that echoed Mrs. Anna Gaylord, San Juan, two brothers, D. Shan to support a regime in Cuba PARIS (iff The Cuban ambassador to Paris jumped leaded by rebel-backed Man- non Kelley, Hanover, and across the Santa Fe River. lay in an iron lung sent from Bataan Memorial Hospital.

Fannie John, 11, student at Wingate Government School, was admitted to Rchoboth Mission Hospital just east of Gallup Thursday, her breathing barely audible. lel Urrutia as provisional pres Donald W. Keeley, Santa Fe, also an employe of the Los aboard the Castro bandwagon Thursday night. Former Gov. Edwin L.

Me ident. Hector de Ayala said he has chem, who has the experience State's '58 Traffic Toll Fixed at 407 SANTA FE (P)-New Mexico ended 1958 with an unoffi MEXICO CITY Ml The Alamos Laboratory, and a sister, Patricia Reid, Auburn, Calif. "decided to propose to the Pisa's Tower Can Take It cans paid $136,887,125 in individual income taxes an average of about $535 each. The figure was a hike of nearly $14 million over 1957. A total of $89,520,238 repre-lented taxes withheld from salaries during the year.

The remaining $47,366,886 was paid by self-employed New Mexicans. Nearly 2700 corporations filed returns during the year, aid paid taxes amounting to $19,301,642. In 1957, about 2300 corporations paid $16,857,147 in taxes. Only excise taxes dropped. The 1958 figure was $5,174,785, compared with $5,471,082 the preceding year.

The drop was attributed to the new law which removed Cuban embassy headquarters French government immediate recognition of the new regime of tour previous Inaugurals three of his own and that of Gov. John Simms stood in this capital, including all documents, were turned over Thursday to a representative of the Cuban revolutionary being installed in Havana under the presidency of the Hon. Judge Manuel Urrutia." cial count of 407 dead in traffic on state highways and streets. That was exactly 20 fewer than the record 427 killed during 1957. A five-man National Guard government, Teresa Casuso Morin.

The handover was made crew from the Combined Maintenance Shop in Albuquerque fired the salute from a 75 mm. Attendants administered oxygen while they awaited the arrival of the lung, property of the National Polio Foundation. Fannie's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry John of Redrock, had not been located Thursday night, the hospital said, Dr.

L. H. Bos of the mission hospital telephoned Lynwood E. Pounds, director of th Albuquerque polio chap re The latest death reported was not counted on the traffic by Dr, Manuel Quijano Laya, first secretary of the embassy. gun placed at the head of the drive leading into the capitol TOKYO (A0) Radio Peiping, which has been rooting for a rebel victory in Cuba, said President Fulgencio Batista's downfall was due to his "subservient foreign policy to U.

S. imperialism." CARACAS, Venezuela WV- esplanade. Under the command toll. It was that of Tom James, a Navajn, killed Wednesday on the reservation. State police were informed of the death Thursday.

A memorial service will be held Monday at 2 p.m. in Los Alamos United Church. Burial will be in the National Cemetery at Santa Fe. Albuquerque Weather AI.RI MI KItQl AND IrwrmmnK cloncllnrM, mwlrtfly wlnily and warmer thla afternoon. Wlmly and turning colder tonlKht and early -st-unlny wllh poMllile light mow flurrlei.

Partly cloudy and cold Saturday afternoon. HlKh today, 40; lowi tonliht 16 valley and Airport. NKW MKXK'O: Fair In tha ioiith-west today with IncreimlnK clnudlneia eluewhere. MkM nnw and much colder today before noon In the nnrthenut and Riof-iliri! to tha eoulheast liy evenlnu and over mmi of the elate tonight. Pnturdey mnetly cloudy aini old with ecattered light ehnwera mainly In tne 20-30 mph wlndi today and evenltn with noma blowing ennw likely northesit this afternoon.

High 2S-3R nnrtheaat; northwest; rangln to the tax on transportation of Venezuelans celebrated the fall of Cuban President Fulgencio of WO Carl Booth, the gunners were MSgt. Hubert Austin, Sgt. 1C Ralph Naccarato, Sgt. 1C Norbert Montoya and Sgt. Robert L.

Pomerenk. PISA, Italy W-Thls New Year's Day will be remembered here as the day they tried to straighten up the leaning tower. It all happened early in the mornlne after a night of revelry, A rroup of unidentified foreign tourists (tome said they were Americans) looped a long steel cable aroun.l the tower's base and fastened it to the rear bumper of an automobile. With a roar, the automobile atarted forward. With a crash, the rear bumper ripped loose.

The tower soberly held Us fround. personal property. The law went into effect July 1. Estate and gift taxes collected in 1958 amounted to Batista Thursday by hooting their automobile horns, just as they did when Venezuelan Dictator Marcos Perez Jiminezj questing the lung. Springer Transfer Co.

made the 139- BRITISH PRINCE ILL LONDON WW Prince Philip $2,121,671, against $3,329,170 in Allowing 12 seconds between mile trip, with city and state LONDON The Soviet people were told Thursday night that President Fulgencio Batista of Cuba was a S. protege." Moscow radio's report on Batista's flight contained no other comment. 1057. each shot of the salute, it took police escort. the gunners about lour min has been ill since Sunday with a heavy cold and a slight infection in an ear, Buckingham Carriers tax collections were $2155, compared with $2337 in utes to fire the 19 rounds.

1957. was overthrown a year ago. News of the Cuban president's fall came as air force planes roared over Caracas to mark the anniversary of the revolt at Maracay Airbae last New Year's Day. That led to Peisz Jimine ouster 23 days later. The hospital reported Fannie had complained of nausea the past two days and that she was violently stricken Thursday, Her case had not teen diagnosed but it believed polio.

Two large family groups New Mexicans paid a total of $728,425 in federal unemploy Palace reported. His condition has been improving. The prince is at Sandringham, with Queen Elizabeth and th children. BIO DE JANEIRO OB Cuba's Charge d'aftairs said were present for the inaugura in the louthern border, low tonight, 10-20 eait: 16-23 weit. Additional Wsather Page SI ment tax in 1858, against la 1957.

Thursday he asking Brazil Continued or tz Mars 1 it .4.