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...Moises Padilla was an insignificant figure but a courageous man, a former lieutenant in the U.S. Far East forces and later a local guerrilla leader who fought the Japanese. When election time rolled around, Padilla filed as Nacionalista candidate for mayor of Magallon, a dusty little pip on the map. Governor Lacson, a member of the Liberal Party, who liked to boast that he had 200,000 votes in his pocket, notified Padilla to clear out if he valued his health...
...acid test of deeds, Colombia (pop. 11 million) understands better than any other Latin American country that the Korean war is also its war. To date, Colombia has been the one Latin American government to promise acceptable fighting help for the U.N. forces. The 1,430-ton frigate Almirante Padilla, best ship in the Colombian navy, will sail from San Diego, Calif. next week; a specially organized battalion (1,080 men) is in training for Korea...
...Band earned its epithet early in the program with "The Seafarer," Haydn Wood's arrangement of sea chanties. Tunes such as "Shenandoah" and "Away Rio" were played in a fine, sweeping style in the Band's first performance of the intricate work. A smooth rendition of Jose Padilla's "El Relicario" was the highlight of the second portion of the program...
...Mexico City, Miguel golfed almost weekly with the President. Another hopeful politico, Foreign Minister Ezequiel Padilla, was usually in the foursome. The President liked both "boys," but he liked Miguel a little better and he gave him the nod for the 1946 presidential race...
...there was any doubt about Avila Camacho's election in 1940, there was none about Aléman's last year. He won on a fair count. Mostly he won because more Mexicans knew him better than they knew his professorial opponent, Padilla. During the campaign he had visited every state, called people in and asked to hear their troubles...