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Show cables but that their contents would have to be personally cleared by him. We prepared our cable to Johnstown and took it to Galvao's cabin for clearance; it was our first meeting with him. I expected a smart, neatly groomed military officer. It's an understatement to say that I was in for a letdown. Standing before us was an unimposing, lifeless-looki- little man draped in a filthy .maroon bath- robe with an even dirtier scarf tucked in around his neck. He glanced at the brief cablegram, ap-- 1 proved it with a nod, and said to us: "I'm not good at English. I'm sorry for the inconvenience." Then he delivered a political speech which he cut short when he realized that he couldn't win us over. , , ng Our Random Cruise Begins After the ship's initial wild flight, she settled down to aimless wandering,,. We speculated that Galvao had no plan other than to avoid capture "until the presidenV tial changeover in Brazil. On Thursday, the fifth day after the ship's, seizure, we heard the roar of airplane motors overhead. When we saw U.S. stars on the wings, many of us wept unashamedly. We waved frantically when the the horizon. We heard that Rear Adm. Allen E. Smith of the U.S." Navy" had contacted Galvao and arranged to board the ship to nego- - after day, we were disappointed. All through Sunday we scanned the horizon for signs of Admiral Smith's destroyer. There was nothing. Our skepticism of Galvao's promises mounted, and we 'nicknamed the Santa Maria the Santa Manana. Ironically, Galvao had renamed the ship the Santa Libertade! Meanwhile, there was ample evidence that we were preparing for a long voyage, Galvao enforced strict water rationing, and as the days passed, it became stricter. More than once, I was caught -- with shampoo in my hair when the water went off. . Near the end of the first week, Debbie began" to feel better, and we had to let her out of our cabin. She walked bravely revolutionup to the first ary she saw and said: "You're a cowboy, aren't you? Well, why don't you shoot me?" When he didn't answer, she said somewhat disappointedly: "Well, if you won't shoot me, give me your gun and I'll shoot you." A supposed highpoint of our enforced cruise was a "farewell dinner" given by Galvao. He titled it, "Captain Galvao Sails for Liberty," which seemed particularly inappropriate since we were being held at gunpoint. Galvao tried to pattern it after the "farewell dinner" given by Captain .Maia before docking at La Guaira. Maia's was a delight; Galvao's a fiasco. On Monday night, just Ibef ore Admiral Smith made his appearance (Continued on page 7) . pistol-carryi- k , - Allen E. Smith (left) talks Aboard ship, U. S. Navy-Adwith rebel leader Henrique Galvao through woman interpreter. Below, their tense "pleasure cruise" ended, the Smiths prepare for another tripthis time home to Johnstown, Pa. m. r; il $ ; ) . ng - ' long-promis- Jm )A ed Family Weekly, April 9, 1961 . 5 v- - JA- - |