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Died. General Alfredo Baldomir, 63, ex-President of Uruguay (1938-42); in Montevideo. A friend of the Allies early in World War II, dapper Baldomir used police-state methods to suppress pro-Nazis in his government, but gave Uruguay a more democratic constitution before he bowed...
...their country's history, 860,000 Uruguayans went to the polls this week to decide between democracy and Argentine-backed reactionaries, between neutrality and a pro-United Nations course. Overwhelmingly they chose democracy and the United Nations. As their new President they elected the candidate of President Alfredo Baldomir's Colorado Party, 61-year-old Lawyer Juan José de Amezaga, ex-Ambassador and League of Nations delegate. As Vice President: hemisphere-minded Foreign Minister Alberto Guani...
With this triumph over the Fascist-minded National (Blanco) Party, acceptance of a new Constitution drafted by President Baldomir seemed a certainty. It would replace the outworn Constitution promulgated eight years ago after a coup d'état by the late President Gabriel Terra, which gave minority parties a disproportionate voice in public affairs...
Only hitch in the program was the failure of La Cadena to pick up President Rios of Chile, President Baldomir of Uruguay. President Rios canceled...
Throughout the rest of Uruguay the people remained calm. They raised few questions when President Baldomir explained over the radio that he had acted drastically because the Herreristas "wanted a government with a Nazi attitude." They accepted his statement that he would not run again for President. They-the white-collar and working classes, which form the main Government support-cheered when President Alfredo Baldomir pledged...