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Guatemala Roundup

Pushed as Uprising
Against Armas Fails

| (GUATEMALA ® — The govern-|

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ment pushed a roundup of Com- |
munists and supporters of ex-Pres- |
ident Jacobo Arbenz Guzman to-
day. after beating down an uprising .
aimed at unseating anti-Red Pres-
ident Carlos Castillo Armas. At
least 100 persons already were un-
‘der arrest.

“Government troops held . Guate-
‘mala city and other strategic cen-'
ters in armed grip. Castilio Ar-
imas announced that 10 persons
avere killed and an undetermined
‘umber wounded in a brief clash
iyesterday between loyal forces and
rrebels seeking to capture Aurora
-Air Force Base, outside the cap-
‘ital. He blamed the Communists |
and Arbenz’s supporters.

~The anti-Red government—in of.
fice Jess than seven months—
promptly, declared qa state of seige
—modified martial Jaw. But au-,
thorities announced they were in
control throughout the country... |
‘Machine’ gun-carrying soldiers,
‘mounted tight. guard on military;
posts “and strategis points. A 10:
p.m;>-curfew went into effect in|
the capital. |
A présidential decree said the
state of siege was necessary to
snuff out the ‘‘subversive groups”
which ‘‘in connection with Commu-
nist elements .disturbed public
tranquility and by an armed ac-
tion tried to overthrow the legally |
constituted government.’ :
Press -censorship was -ordered
‘but so far no checks were’ placed
‘on foreign COLRCEP OFS dis-

 

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