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August 26, 1928

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REPUBLICANS TURN TO FIGHT IN EAST; THINK WEST IS SAFE; Work's Coming Visit to This Region Stresses Belief That This Is Chief Battleground. INSURGENTS ARE LINING UP This Fact, Party Chiefs Hope, Will Offset Tendency to Revolt in Northwest. Some Western Reports Disquieting Frazier in Republican Camp. REPUBLICANS TURN TO FIGHT IN EAST Minnesota Seems Insurgent. Montana Shows Trend to Smith. Klan Spirit Strong in Indiana. New York Seen as Smith Ground.

By Richard V. Oulahan. Special To the New York Times

Solid South worries both parties

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1928Om Prakash Munjal, Indian businessman and philanthropist, co-founded Hero Cycles (died 2015)[†]

Om Prakash Munjal was an Indian businessman, poet and philanthropist. He was the founder and chairman of Hero Cycles, the world's largest integrated bicycle manufacturing company by volume and Hero Motors, an Indian two-wheeler components manufacturer, and ventured into newer business fields including luxury hotels and four-wheeler components. He is also known for philanthropic activities of running various schools and hospitals. He died on 13 August 2015 at DMC Hero Heart Centre, Ludhiana.