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May 10, 1949
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Headlines from May 10, 1949
HAGUE PINS HOPES ON A DIVIDED VOTE; SEES 50,000 MARGIN; Jersey City Ex-Mayor's Party Control Is at Stake Today -- Four Tickets in Race RECORD TURNOUT LIKELY Leaders Say 125,000 to 140,000 Will Go to Polls -- Charges Fly as Campaign Ends HAGUE PINS HOPES ON A DIVIDED VOTE
JERSEY CITY, N. J., May 9 -- Frank Hague, a symbol of political bossism for many Americans, is facing in tomorrow's City Commission elections the most serious threat in thirty-two years to his continued domination of Jersey City and the Democratic party in the state of New Jersey.
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FORD PEACE TALKS TO RESUME TODAY; Auto Maker Grants Request by Reuther but Bars Public Debate Asked by UAW Head FORD PEACE TALKS TO RESUME TODAY
co-UAWA talks to resume at Reuther request; Reuther demand for pub debate on issues rejected; Reuther comment; Rouge workers offer back-to-work plan, lr to Ford; Ford rejects Detroit and Dearborn Mayors offer to mediate; many plants to close
Smyth and Dean Appointed To Atom Board Vacancies; SMYTH, DEAN NAMED TO ATOMIC BOARD
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Notable Births
1949Miuccia Prada, Italian fashion designer[โ ]
Miuccia Bianchi Prada is an Italian billionaire fashion designer and businesswoman. She is the head designer of Prada and the founder of its subsidiary Miu Miu. As of October 2021, Forbes estimated her net worth at US$4.8 billion. In August 2021, Bloomberg estimated her net worth to be $6.6 billion, ranking 430th in the world.