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The choice of Gov Smith for Vice Pres candidate; nomination taken for granted
Nobile believes dirigible took fire when balloon broke loose from gondola; V Pomella was killed; rescue of Ceccioni denied; rumors of Amundsen rescue; Norway accept Miss Boyd's offer of S S Hobby for Amundsen search; character and career of Lundborg
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Will not attend dedication of Louvain Univ Library, due to row over inscription
1928Rudy Perpich, American dentist and politician, 34th Governor of Minnesota (died 1995)[†]
Rudolph George Perpich Sr. was an American politician who served as the governor of Minnesota from 1976 to 1979 and again from 1983 to 1991. A member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, he is labeled as Minnesota's 34th and 36th governor. As of 2025, he is the only governor elected to serve non-consecutive terms in the history of Minnesota.
1928The Rovaniemi township decree is promulgated, as a result of which Rovaniemi secedes from the old rural municipality as its own market town on January 1, 1929.[†]
Rovaniemi is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Lapland. It is located near the Arctic Circle in the northern interior of the country. The population of Rovaniemi is approximately 66,000, while the sub-region has a population of approximately 69,000. It is the 17th most populous municipality in Finland, and the 12th most populous urban area in the country.