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Rhode Island and Boston political heavyweights in focus
The article chronicles Rhode Island figures McGrath and Tobin, detailing McGrath’s rise from solicitor to governor and possibly attorney general, plus Tobin’s ascent from factory work to Boston mayor and labor secretary. It notes Truman’s influence, party shifts in 1946, and Tobin’s 1952 ambitions.
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Central Falls
R. I
U. S
Rhode Island
United States
Senate
New England
Truman
Tom C. Clark
Supreme Court
McGrath
High Court
Rhode Island Charities Trust
Extron Inc
Mr. Truman
Congress
District of Columbia
Tobin
Massachusetts
Boston
James Michael Curley
Curley
Robert F. Bradford
Boston Irish
Paul A. Dever
Lewis A. Schnellenbach