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GOULART AND BRIZOLA: WHEREABOUTS STILL SOMEWHAT IN D O U B T ,
A L T H O U G H A F T E R N O O N U L T I M A H O U R A R E P O R T S T H A T G O U L A R T AT S A O
BORJA RANCH. PAPER QUOTED SUPPOSED GOULART MESSAGE: "PEOPLE
CAN NEVER CONFORM TO SOULTION GIVEN THROUGH COUP AGAINST
INSTITUTIONS E N T I R E L Y BE DEFAULT AND OUTSIDE OF LAW AND
C O N S T I T U T I O N . T AM I N R I O G R A N D E D O S U L A S P R E S I C E N T O F
REPUBLIC. I WANT TO EXPRESS THANKS TO THIRD ARMY, FORTRESS
OF D E M O C R A T I C D E F E N S E . V I C T O R Y W I L L COME T O OUR S T R U G G L E AND
TO SOVEREIGN WILL OF PEOPLE."
PAPER S T A T E D T H A T M R S GOULART AND CHILDREN ALSO IN SAO B O R J A ,
BRIZOLA- S T I L L IN P O R T O A L E G R E , BUT IN H I D I N G . U L T I M A
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MOURAO FILHO EEING CARRIED OUT IN ARMED S E R V I C E S . NAVAL ATTACHE
R E P O R T S T H A T C L E A N S W E E P A L R E A D Y M-ADE O F M A R I N E C O R P S , W I T H
ALL KNOWN L E F T I S T S R E L I E V E D OF C O M M A N D . SIMILAR O P E R A T I O N S '
IU N D E R W A Y I N OTHER S E R V I C E S . NAVY R E M A I N S O N 50 PERCENT A L E R T .
"THREE DD'S STILL PROCEEDING IN DIRECTION PORTO ALEGRE.
THERE ARE SOME RUMORS THAT S E R G E A N T S REVOLT M A Y BE P L A N N E D .
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PETROBRAS: BRASILIA DATELINE STORY CARRIED IN SEVERAL PAPERS
STATED THAT JUSTICE OFFICIAL GRANTED PETROBRAS PETITION LEADING
TO E X P R O P R I A T I O N OF 60 PERCENT OF ORDINARY SHARES OF M A N G U I N H O S
A N D M A N A U S - R E F I N E R I E S . D U Q U E D E C A X I AS R E F I N E R Y O P E R A T I N G U N D E R
MILITARY GUARD. AFTERNOON 0 GLOBO REPORTED THAT OSVINO ALVES
R E L E A S E D . WE HAVE NO C O N F I R M A T I O N .
G U A N A B A R A P A L A C E S O U R C E ( C O N S I D E R E D T O BE R E L I A B L E ) T O L D
; E M B A S S Y : O F F I C E R LATE T H I S AFTERNOON THAT MOURAO FILHO HAD R E L I N Q U I S H E D H I S S H O R T T E N U R E .AS P E T R O B R A S P R E S I D E N T . T H I S M A Y
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SHAPING UP IN FORM OF PSD GRAB FOR LIONS SHARE OF S P O I L S .
LATE REPORTS STATE THAT GROUP OF GENERALS IN CONFERENCE WITH
MAZZILLI THIS AFTERNOON TO WARN HIM AGAINST PSD MANEUVERS TO
ELECT. "SOFT'V P R E S I D E N T .
OTHER DEVELOPMENTS: ATTEMPT TO GET CHAMBER QUORUM FAILED BY
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WILL BE M U S T E R E D U N T I L M O N D A Y , O R T U E S D A Y .
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