Mexico braces for polls with army guard at voting
In Mexico City the army will guard polling places as nearly three million voters choose a president for six years from four candidates Miguel Aleman and others. Voters also elect 147 deputies and 58 senators amid broad PRI support and labor federation activity.
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Mexico City
Army of Mexico
Miguel Aleman
House of Deputies
Senate
Aleman
Institutional Revolutionary Party
PRI
Mexican Federation of Abor
Police Remember A Little Victim At Hartford Circus Fire Grave
In Wilson Connecticut two officers paid silent tribute at a tiny grave marked 1565 for a six year old girl killed in the Hartford circus fire that claimed 168 lives. A bank fund now ensures yearly floral remembrances through 10 years as detectives keep records hoping for an identity.
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Thomas C. Barber
Edward T. Lowe
Ellis pool offers small craft instruction for youths
Three classes of fifteen students each meet twice weekly at Ellis pool under Dick Hill, Red Cross water safety instructor. The program, run by the playground and recreation commission, teaches paddle strokes steering and canoe recovery with donated canoes from Ed Sheftic. No charge. adults encouraged to join via Dick Hill at 2 0481.
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Ellis Pool
Playground and Recreation Commission
Dick Hill
Ed Sheftic
Sheftic Boat House
Chinese Colonel Returns to Rickshaw Carry in Hangchow
Ex colonel Wang Hsien of the Chinese army reportedly demobilized and returning to work as a rickshaw puller in Hangchow. The Hsin Min Pao described the transition from regional commander to rickshaw boy as complete.
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Nanking
INS
Hsin Min Pao
Wang Hsien
Hangchow
Feasts Too Much for British Stomachs
British travelers abroad find rich Irish and Swiss fare hard to digest after wartime diet. Excerpts note many return disappointed by indulgence and a six to eight week adjustment required for the system to tolerate fat-rich foods again.
Italy Monarchist Revival Seen If Crisis Deepens
World staff reports diehard monarchists may push for House of Savoy restoration if Italy faces a prolonged crisis amid economic strain and political rifts. Crown Prince Vittorio Emanuele could be named monarch, a move that could trigger civil conflict.
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Associated Press
Italy
House of Savoy
Vittorio Emanuele
Umberto
Alcide de Gasperi
Argentina to rework diplomatic corps with firings planned
President Peron signals a broad reorganization of Argentina's diplomatic service with at least two diplomats anticipated to be dismissed, one stationed in Europe and another in the Western Hemisphere. The move reflects a sweeping shakeup in foreign policy staffing.
Latin American predictions on Argentina ratifying key accords
Foreign observers say Argentina will soon ratify both the Chapultepec hemisphere accord and the United Nations charter. They also foresee Czech foreign minister Jan Masaryk in Paris aligning Czechoslovakia with Yugoslavia if Yugoslavs seek it over Adriatic port disputes.
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Argentina
Rague
Jan Masaryk
Paris
Czechoslovakia
Yugoslavia
Adriatic
Full Playground Program Planned To Fit Community
Playground Superintendent John N. Nichols reports a flexible daily program across 12 supervised playgrounds. No regimented schedule is imposed. efforts tailor activities to fit each community and attract participants.
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Nichols
Lincoln School
Sixteenth Avenue
Ninth Street
Playground and Recreation Commission
John N. Nichols
Mandarin Hamlet Sparks Interest Near Jacksonville
Mandarin a tiny hamlet eighteen miles from Jacksonville Florida hosts the Stowe lodge, a small site noted in local notices as a point of interest.
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Mandarin
Jacksonville
Fla
Stowe Lodge
Harriet Beecher Stowe and her novel Tariffs Era Influence
A fragment notes Harriet Beecher Stowe as author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin cited as a major influence leading to the Civil War. It links her work to the antebellum debate and the broader abolitionist context.
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Mer
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Stowe
Garis Toms
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