The four-in-the-morning stillness of the Palace grounds at Guatemala City was broken one day last week by the blasts of a military band playing Happy Birthday To You. Two hours later, at 6 a.m., the forts of San José and Matamoros sounded off with a 21-gun salute. Early the people arose, dressed themselves in their best, and hurried to the patios and salas of the Palace, where they saw floral compositions representing harps, marimbas, Guatemala's shield, books, a motorcycle, a locomotive, a train. At the end of a long, polished-mahogany chamber they were greeted by a trim, steely-eyed...
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