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Connecticut's Republican ex-Governor John Lodge, 51, narrowly defeated in last November's election, was nominated as Ambassador to Spain, replacing Career Diplomat James C. Dunn, who will take over the U.S. embassy in Brazil. Brother of Chief U.N. Delegate Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., he will go to Madrid as soon as his appointment is confirmed by the newly convened U.S. Senate...
...Butler until recently, and was "not acquainted with his qualifications for passing judgment on great men." Great men with whom South Bend Lawyer Paul Mulholland Butler, 49, has associated are largely limited to fellow Hoosiers, notably Notre Dame Football Coach Frank Leahy, whose team Butler boosts devotedly, and ex-Governor Henry Schricker (1941-45, 1949-53), whom Butler served as a political troubleshooter. Two years ago, Butler unseated burly Frank McHale, Indiana Democratic boss for 15 years, as the state's national committeeman. To contrast him with McHale, Indianans call lank (5 ft. u^ in., 156 Ibs.) Paul Butler...
...Vargas was determined to run for President in 1950. So was the flamboyant Adhemar de Barros, multimillionaire ex-governor of Sao Paulo. Shortly before the election, the two made a deal. Adhemar agreed to withdraw from the race and back Vargas. Vargas agreed to 1) accept a member of Adhemar's party, the social Progressive Party, as his vice-presidential running mate, and 2) support Adhemar in the 1955 presidential election. For the Vice President slot, Vargas foxily insisted on Café Filho, a nominal P.S.P. member. He reasoned that his old enemy would be less troublesome...
...Weight for All. In the most important single race in Brazil's nationwide elections (TIME, Oct. 18), Underdog Quadros was up against ex-Governor Adhemar de Barros. Jânio and Adhemar are both magnificently mustachioed, and Adhemar is almost as expert as Jânio at platform histrionics, but there the resemblance ends. Adhemar, 53, multimillionaire proprietor of a well-oiled political machine, is expensively tailored, hearty of mien and exuberant of speech...
Married. Ensign William P. Hobby Jr., U.S.N.R., 22, son of Texas' ex-Governor William Hobby and Oveta Gulp Hobby, Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare; and Diana Stallings, 23, daughter of Playwright Laurence (What Price Glory) Stallings; in Blanche...