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June 17, 1928

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AMUNDSEN STARTS TO AID ITALIA BY AIR; Goes to Bergen, Where He Will Join Guilbaud--French Flier Is Already There. ITALIAN PLANE FORCED DOWN Is Being Towed Back to Vadsoe --Nobile Radio Stops, but No Alarm Is Felt. Air Search Tuesday Likely. Four Men in French Plane. AMUNDSEN STARTS TO AID ITALIA BY AIR No Weather Question for Pilot. Maddelena is Forced Down. Swedish Plane Makes Progress. Another Italian Relief Plane. Nobile Wireless Ceases. Russian Icebreaker Starts. Germany Offers Planes. Cardinal to Bless Nobiles.

By Special Cable to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Ed, Learning from Nobile

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M'NARY SIDETRACKS EQUALIZATION FEE; PLEDGES SUPPORT TO HOOVER AND CURTIS; CAMPAIGN TO BE RUN ON EFFICIENCY LINES; SENATOR VISITS NOMINEE He Voices Confidence in the Republican Plank on Farm Relief. HAUGEN IS UNYIELDING Co-Author of Vetoed Bill Says Fee Plan Is Vital to Adequate Aid. CAMPAIGN PLANS SHAPED Hoover Will See National Committeemen Thursday--Chicagoas Headquarters Likely. Farm Issue Is Discussed. Text of McNary's Statement. Provision for Surplus Control. Will Speed Campaign Plans. New Treasurer Is Sought. Busy Day for Nominee. Speculate on His Successor. Haugen Insists on Fee Plan.

By Special to The New York Times

Sen McNary supports Hoover-Curtis ticket and farm plank

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Juan María Bordaberry

1928Juan María Bordaberry, President of Uruguay (died 2011)[†]

Juan María Bordaberry Arocena, was an Uruguayan politician and cattle rancher who served as the 34th President of Uruguay from 1972 until his resignation in 1976 and the 1st President of the Civic-Military Dictatorship from 1973 to 1976. Previously, he was the Minister of Agriculture from 1969 to 1972. He came to office following the Presidential elections of late 1971. In 1973, Bordaberry led a coup where he dissolved the General Assembly and ruled as dictator. He was widely regarded as ruling by decree as a military-sponsored dictator until disagreements with the military led to his being overthrown before his original term of office had expired.