APRIL 8,1947
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN LAWRENCE, KANSAS
Managua, Nicaragua Should Be Easy To Reach, Othman Concludes
PAGE SEVEN
By FREDERICK C. GTHMAN
United Press Staff Correspondent
Washington — (UPS) — Managua, Nicaragua is a wonderful place and some day—I fear—there'll be a road running from there to here.
I use that word, fear, advisely. For two years now I've been sitting in on the senate war investigating committee's inquiry into the Pan American highway.
And I get the idea now that it is paved with mother-of-pear, except for the bridges, which must be solid gold.
In 1941 our public roads administration told congress that the road could be built from Panama to the Mexican border for $30,000,000. Congress was to put up $20,000,000. The Central American countries through which the highway passed would raise the other $10,000,000. They did.
Borrowed From U.S.
They borrowed it from the export-import bank here in Washington. So far we, and I mean we taxpayers, have spent $60,000,000 more and best guess is that we'll have to shell out another $65,000,000 before we'll ever be able to drive down to ask the celebrated senoritas of Managua for a little embrace.
Road Already There
The road's still not finished. Some of it isn't even mapped. And as for what's happening in Guatemala, it is to shudder.
There always has been a road of sorts meandering north from Guatemala City.
"But the army went in there and built another road on another route?" asked Sen. Homer F. Ferguson of Michigan, chairman of the investigating subcommittee.
Correct, but the army road didn't
suit the Public Roads administration engineers and they chose still a third route for the permanent highway. Gave Equipment Away
When the army finished its road in Guatemala, it gave the government of the country $1,500,000 worth of road scrapers, dump trucks, and steam shovels.
Then the P.R.A. rented this same machinery from Guatemala to build its road in Guatemala.
I don't care if they never get that road built to that wonderful town where you buy a hacienda for a few pesos down.
Forgive and Forget
The $11,000,000 spent clearing the right-of-way in Costa Rica, I'm willing to forgive; the jungle has crept back and the $11,000,000, according to the evidence, is a total loss. Investigators intend to learn more about that, but I'll be delighted if we just forget the whole business Song included.
Prof. R. M. Davis To Speak
To A.V.C. Meeting April 16
R. M. Davis, professor of Law, will speak on Russia to the American Veterans committee at its next meeting. April 16.
The local chapter will hold its meetings on alternate Wednesday nights instead of Thursday nights, it was determined at a chapter executive committee Monday night by the board that were approved by the committee and will be presented to the chapter for a vote at the next meeting.
The giraffe, the tallest of all mammals, sometimes reaches a height of 18 feet, 7 inches.
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