Latin America decrees mourning
Government building flags at half-mast
By the United Press
The death of President Roosevelt was mourned through Latin America today.
Official periods of mourning were decreed, business and schools closed in cities and flags on government buildings were flown at half-mast.
In Brazil, President Getulio Vargas ordered three days of official mourning beginning today.
National mourning was decreed in Argentina by President Edelmiro Farrell and a funeral service was planned in the Buenos Aires cathedral.
Embassy flags lowered
The Cuban cabinet ordered three days of mourning beginning today.
Peru’s President Manuel Prado and Foreign Minister Manuel Gallagher cabled condolences to President Harry Truman and Secretary of State Edward Stettinius.
Banks and stores closed at Managua, Nicaragua, when the large flag on the U.S. Embassy building was lowered to half-mast, confirming reports of the death. The government declared eight days of mourning.
Play religious music
Radio stations in Chile went silent or played solemn religious music last night following news of the death.
In San Juan, Puerto Rico, nightclubs and public entertainment closed for the weekend in respect to the memory of President Roosevelt.
Dutch Guiana flags were lowered in Paramaribo to half-mast today.
In Caracas, Venezuela, the semi-official newspaper El Tiempo declared in an extra edition last night that “the greatest champion of democracy is dead.”