Latin America: Bum's Rush

Swept into office by the biggest majority in modern Argentine history (apparently 304 electoral votes to 72), Presidentelect Juan Peron lost no time getting into action. Though he had still to take the oath and receive the sash of office, he bossed the Government that last week agreed to send some food to Europe (but little for UNRRA), released a blandly conciliatory denial of the U.S. State Department's Blue Book charges, and disavowed all desire of dominating its weaker neighbors.-

Then, in a bombshell decree that took Buenos Aires businessmen completely by surprise, the Government nationalized the Central Bank of Argentina and...

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