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,Mayor Archibald Abel and City Manager Howard Fuller, have spent a busy week playing host to the almost 300 delegates at tending the 33rd annual Confer ence of the International City Managers Association held at the Hotel del Coronado. Highlight of the week was Mon day’s address by Governor Earl Warren who praised the present City manager system, especially that of California which has had to cope with an enormous increase in population. Governor Warren also extended a plea for support of President Truman’s food conserva tion program, stressing the impor tance of “not wasting food that would save from starvation the women and children of Europe and Asia”. Canada and Puerto Rico were also represented, the latter coun try by the ‘ Conference’s only woman City Manager, Mrs. Felisa Ricon de Gautier of San Juan. Although various problems and diverse suggestions were voiced at the convention all delegates were unanimous in their praise of Coro nado. ‘Typical approval is that of C. A. Harrell, C.M. of Norfolk, Va. “I’m “Coming back and bring my wife for a vacation.”
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Coronado Compass
Coronado, California, US
Thu, Oct 09, 1947
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