Ecuador Prepares for First Vote in Eight Years
Quito reports Ecuador heads toward a June 9 presidential election the first since 1940. Contenders include Gen. Alberto Enriquez Gallo, Galo Plaza Lasso, and Dr. Manuel Flor Torres, with a history of revolutions and political upheavals shaping the race.
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Quito
Ecuador
Supcourt
Alberto Enriquez Gallo
Galo Plaza Lasso
Leonidas Gutierrez
National Civic Democratic Movement
Movimiento Civico Democratico Nacional
Manuel Elicio Flor Torres
Carlos Julio
Aresmena
Carlos Arroyo del Rio
Democratic Alliance Movement
Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra
Velasco Ibarra
Col
Carlos Mancheno
Velasco
Mariano Suarez Veintimilla
Congress
Arosemena
Rockbridge High School Closes 1947 48 Year
The Rockbridge School ends the 1947 48 term on Tuesday May 25. Commencement May 21 features Rev Fred E Luchs on Am I My Brother's Keeper with class members Koch Kraft Stuart Stump Flowers Miller. Baccalaureate May 16 and Senior Night May 19 precede diploma day. Alumni plans live May 3. freshman wiener roast May 20 at Hull place caves.
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Rockbridge
Fred E. Luchs
Athens
Carpenter
Dale Koch
Paul Stuart
Helen Miller
Donald Stump
John Flowers
Rip van Winkle
Grace Orr
Janice Kraft
Clara Hahn
Evelyn Roop
Phyllis Kraft
Dena Bigham
Martha Hansley
Patty Kraft
Nancy Rider
Gladys Flowers
Margaret Forst
Margaret Walker
Judy Nihiser
Barbara Bezanson
Janet Flowers
Frances Miller
Kathryn Pittman
Pearl Ann
Delores Donahue
Beverly Goss
Sue Ann Walker
Sue Kraft
Patty
Hull Place
Jean Huls
Bonnie Flowers
Jane Béougher
Marilyn Donahue
Arlene Walker
Dick Brown
Bob Subér
Bob Trocchia
Bob McIintorf
Bob Starner
Theodore J. Good
Ruth Chute
Ecuadoran figure held high party posts and exiles
A prominent Ecuadorian youth party member rose to national leadership roles in exile and jail. He served as president of the supreme court, minister to Brazil, juridical counsellor to the foreign ministry, and professor at the central university. A supporter of Velasco Ibarra.
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Enriquez Gallo
Tanicuchi
Ecuador
Quito
Eloy Alfaro
Esmeraldas
Federico Paez
Paez
Enriquez
Constituent Assembly
Cotopaxi
Plaza
University of California
Mexico City
Dr. Flor
Riobamba
el Porvenir
Supreme Court
Brazil
Foreign Ministry
Central University
Velasco Ibarra
Gopher Snake Causes Hollywood Traffic Jam
A gopher snake halted traffic at a busy Hollywood intersection as horns blared and drivers swerved to avoid the reptile. Officer E. W. Christensen moved it to the sidewalk, urging curb on such incidents.
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Hollywood
E. W. Christensen
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