Revolution In Costa Rica: Meagre Reports
(Rec. 10 a.m.) SAN JOSE (Costa Rica) March 15. Revolutionary forces have practically isolated San Jose. The capital’s industry is at a virtual standstill as 75 per cent of its electricity has been cut off by the destruction of power plants.
The revolution began on March 1, when Congress annulled the election of Otilio Ulate Blanco, the Opposition candidate for President. Ulate Blanco and 40 of his followers are reported to have reached Guatemala. Jose Figueres, leader of the revolutionary forces, broadcasting over an underground radio today, claimed that his men have killed 20 troops of a unit which the Government had sent by water from Punta Arena to flank his mountain headquarters from the Pacific side. Figures said his forces had gained control of the San Isidro airport, 75 miles south of San Jose, and have three captured D.C.3 airliners under their control. The Costa Rican Government placed a Chicago Tribune correspondent under “protective” house arrest for attempting to send a message to his paper on the military aspects of the revolution.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 16 March 1948, Page 5
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