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PHOTOCOPIED October 2, 2002; NASM PRESERVATION COPY

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Following in Dad's Footsteps

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[[caption]]Gen Earle E. Partritge (right), Far East Air Force commander, pins stars on Brig Gen Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., first Negro officer to reach general rank in the Air Force. The ceremony took place in Tokyo. Davis' father is a retired Army brigadier general. —AP Photo [[/caption]]

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EUROPEAN EDITION
THE STARS AND STRIPES

LATE NEWS

BOSTON, Nov. 2 (UP)—Returns from Massachusetts towns gave Republicans a 35-6 lead in Gosnold in the vote for governor and U.S. Senator. Mashpee voted Republican, 103 to 101, for governor and 104 to 96 for Senator.

Wednesday, November 3, 1954
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