Word: portland
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Reading the national Scoreboard, Stassen was even cockier. When he first arrived in Montpelier last week, he was "reasonably sure" of 200 first-ballot delegates. By the time he left Portland, five days later, he thought he could count on 230 (against Dewey's estimated 350 and Taft's 200 to 250), including 17 of New England's 30 votes. Said Stassen confidently: "I would not change places with any other candidate at the moment." Who did he think was the man to beat? Replied Stassen with a grin: "Mr. Truman...
Extreme Cruelty. In Lawrence, Mass., Mrs. Jeanie R. Gordon sued for divorce, said that her husband threw her parrot out the window when the bird snitched on him for coming home late. In Portland, Me., Raymond Bracey, seeking a divorce, complained that his wife not only served him pea soup for breakfast and dinner but put pea-soup sandwiches in his lunch...
BERNARD K. FRANK Portland...
Reminder. In Portland, Ore., Mr. & Mrs. Roger Clark were saved from a plunge over a 50-ft. embankment when their car struck a sign: "Drive carefully and avoid accidents...
...weather was back to normal. In Portland, Me. the temperature dropped to 8.9° below; in Los Angeles it soared...