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...President himself, confined to Washington by the Korean war, did not entirely abandon plans for invading Ohio, and he planned at least to bombard the No. 1 Republican position by radio before Election Day. Taft's opponent, State Auditor Joseph T. ("Jumping Joe") Ferguson, was adding to the fireworks with a far more effective campaign than even his supporters had expected, although he conceded that a Democratic victory would come more from votes against Taft than from votes for Ferguson...
...Arizona, Mrs. Ana (Anastasia Frohmiller, 59, popular, thrifty state auditor since 1926, the Democratic nomination for governor over five male aspirants. Her surprise victory made her a heavy favorite to beat Republican Howard Pyle in November;* Arizona has had only two Republican governors since it came into the Union...
Peter Meihsl, 25, is a graduate of the University of Vienna. He will study government and political economy. His countryman, Franz Stanzel, 27, has been enrolled as a special auditor in G.S.A.S. He was graduated from St. Pankraz in the American Zone...
...crisis over, Professor Levi settled back into his quiet routine. Two peaceful years passed. Then, this summer, the Professor received the blow. Going over some 1948 accounts, the state auditor calculated that it had cost Italy 50 million lire ($80,000) to keep the examiners waiting. The auditor demanded that Professor Levi pay the full amount...
...lire a year, said he, "I cannot earn so much in my life." The ministry was inclined to agree ("After all, it was an accident which could happen to anyone"). Unfortunately, said ministry officials last week, the case was out of their hands. The demand of the auditor v. Professor Levi still stood. It made no difference that the missing envelope had turned up 93 miles from Rome, its seal still unbroken...