European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 25, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse A. Opposes loan tuesday july 25, 1978 the stars and stripes Page successor Success world Bank to Aid Hanoi to Iacocca Shin ton up the world . I has agreed in principle to lend Viet world but Ftp in i. Impi at last c8verv of eur be and Japan from the de i q i g d o lt6l/. 0 million fair rip . I Ufi or Lna Loans from the in Rirl War it " up _ official at the executive level the loan committee would Advance the nun application in proceedings this Ink spokesman John e. Merriam con or that the vietnamese agricultural i was being considered. But Merriam edit would be voted on any time soon. That loan has been put on hold it i be voted on this week or next rth Merriam said. There is nothing , Japan and other Industrial entries in the world Bank have strongly red the vietnamese loan. The ., the h largest contributor and controller largest voting bloc has strongly of Edothe loan Bank sources a Bank executive director said the would be approved Over Bank is apolitical the director. The proceeds from this loan Are noting to support any government or gov ment policy. The benefits of these pro is will be enjoyed by the peasants at crass roots level. We must look at Sheds of people in making these Deci loan of up to $60 million would be f to construct Darns and irrigation Anels to improve Rice production in Tram. When consummated it will be first Bank loan to Vietnam since the fall e Saigon government Nee we main Rice supplier for South Asia Vietnam has been importing for at least eight years. The War be in the communist North and .-ied Southern forces destroyed most of nation s Rice Fields and irrigation sys Fernam has been in economic recession High unemployment and inflation and crop production since the Mili withdrawal and collapse of most Anli a Monist resistance in 1975.resident Nixon promised Vietnam 2 ton in development Aid during the Pariskew talks of the Early 1970s but Nixon in tier to Congress in 1976 said the com Mats breached the agreement by invade the South after the Withdrew it sops. Covery of Europe and fro the destruction of world War ii. The Is still the largest single con tribute to the Bank and has the largest sin Gle vote but the membership has expanded to include More than 130 countries and that has diminished Influence. Keeping Pace actor Pat o Brien gets a kiss from his wife As he leaves Riverside Hospital la Columbus Ohio where he underwent an operation to replace a Battery in his heart pacemaker. O Brien and his wife of 47 Yean Are starring in second time around at a Columbus dinner theater. Up photo Ruman plotters to Appeal to . Hymn ton up an attorney Forf puerto rican nationalists imprisoned tacks on president Harry Truman the House of representatives an pm at a rally Over the weekend they of their Federal suit for release and e their Case to the . Human rights and attorney Nelson canals who Heads the puerto rican committee to free the four some 300 to 400 demonstrators Marche around the White House to the Southwest % organizers said Andres Figueroa one of those convicted in the 1,1954, attack on the House made a appearance before the demonstrators to assembled saturday on the Wash Monument grounds. Job Foa was ordered released last year resident Carter because he is dying of to due to his condition and the 97-de-nt, organizers said Figueroa did not to the rally and was whisked away to a plane for Cuba where he will Lake in the july 26 Celebration there. Reporters saw Figueroa who was Dew As frail but in Good spirits. But or is said Figueroa spoke briefly to the a stators declaring in a weak voice 1 Nis return to Washington 25 years of Ujj conviction was victorious and puerto rican pro Independence a to unite. A Guerra who appeared in a wheel a. Was accompanied by a physician Jill y 25, 1958 the Senate approx Ria Chirske Leader Mao tse Tung. Corner of Lafayette Park where they held Atwo hour ratty one half Block from Blair House where the nov. 1, 1950. Truman assassination attempt took place. The attack resulted in the death of a puerto rican Griselio Torresola and a secret service guard and the imprisonment of nationalist Oscar Collazo. Michael Deutsch of Chicago an attorney for the National committee to free the four puerto rican prisoners of War which sponsored the rally said he would Tell the District court monday the committees dropping the suit filed in november 1976. To free the four nationalists and Figueroa. The four Are Collazo Lolita Lebron. Irving Flores and Rafael cancel Miranda. Lebron was sentenced to 18 to 50 Yea Sand Flores and cancel to 25 to 75 years each. Collazo is serving a life term after his death sentence was commuted. Deutsch said he approached . Human rights commission Friday request ing an investigation of 25 years of human rights violations because they Are prison ers of War engaged in a liberation Lopez of the National committee and the .-Mainland-based National liberation movement told the rally the four nationalists have spoken they said Totake our Case put of the courts and into the streets where it is reported Detroit a Philip Caidwell Dep Uty chief executive of Ford motor co. Will replace the ousted Lee Iacocca As presi Dent of the nation s no. 2 automaker the Detroit news reported sunday. The news said in a copyright Story that it had Learned Caldwell would be named president during the Board of director meeting in september or october. Ford motor co. Officials were not Avail Able for comment on the news report. In a dramatic move Iacocca was fired by Board chairman Henry Ford ii on july 13 amid reports of friction Between the two. Iacocca is scheduled to step Down As president and chief operating officer on oct. Is but has already been relieved of executive top Ford official said last week that la Cocca s former subordinates already had been told to report directly to Caldwell. Caldwell 58, is described As a no non sense Type credited with raising profits at every level of operation he has headed Atford. Those include Ford s Philco subsidiary truck operations and Ford of Europe. Waterfront Blaze injures five firemen san Francisco a a fire raged out of control through a pre-1906 Earth quake waterfront building for More than three hours Early sunday destroying the Interior of the three Story Structure and in Juring five firefighters. 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