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The Dominican Republic in the American Press: United States newspaper coverage of the island, gathered and translated for readers in both languagesLa República Dominicana en la prensa estadounidense: la cobertura de la isla en los periódicos de Estados Unidos, reunida y traducida para lectores en ambos idiomas
March 10, 194810 de marzo de 1948 · Atlanta, Georgia · The Trujillo Era & DictatorshipLa Era de Trujillo y la Dictadura

Atlanta daily world

SourceFuente: Atlanta daily world · Atlanta, Georgia · March 10, 194810 de marzo de 1948
https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn82015425/1948-03-10/ed-1/?sp=5

In contextEn contexto

The Trujillo Era & DictatorshipLa Era de Trujillo y la Dictadura · 1924–1960

Rafael Trujillo ruled for 31 years. US papers reported the 1930 hurricane that leveled Ciudad Trujillo, the 1937 Haitian massacre, sugar commerce, WWII U-boat sinkings, Tito Mella's Compañía Naviera Dominicana shipping fleet, and Trujillo's Washington lobbying.Rafael Trujillo gobernó durante 31 años. La prensa informó sobre el huracán de 1930, la masacre de 1937, el azúcar, hundimientos de submarinos en la Segunda Guerra Mundial y la flota de la Compañía Naviera Dominicana de Tito Mella.

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The Atlanta Daily World reported that Brooklyn Dodgers first baseman Jackie Robinson reported to spring training in Ciudad Trujillo, Dominican Republic, where he was greeted enthusiastically as a baseball hero. Local spectators and schoolchildren cheered his appearance in the dugout, batting practice, and drills at first base. Robinson arrived fifteen pounds overweight but aimed to improve upon his .297 batting average from the previous season.

El *Atlanta Daily World* informó que el inicialista de los Dodgers de Brooklyn, Jackie Robinson, se incorporó a las prácticas primaverales en Ciudad Trujillo, República Dominicana, donde fue aclamado como una auténtica gloria del béisbol. La afición deportiva y nutridos grupos de escolares lo ovacionaron con fervor en la caseta de jugadores, durante sus turnos al bate y en los entrenamientos en la primera almohadilla. Aunque Robinson se presentó al terreno con quince libras de sobrepeso, aspiraba a superar su promedio ofensivo de .297 bateado en la temporada anterior.

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The passage where this article was found, copied from the newspaper page itself, reading errors and all. This is exactly what the summary above is based on.El pasaje donde se encontró este artículo, copiado de la propia página del periódico, con sus errores de lectura y todo. Esto es exactamente aquello en lo que se basa el resumen de arriba.

box an exhibition bout at Copen

hagen against Danish heavyweight

Joe Weiden on April 2, Promoter

Bernhard Madsen announced at

Copenhagen last Friday.

Madsen said he has guaranteed

Louis 20,000 kroner (approximate

ly $4,000 for his appearance at Co

penhagen.

Jackie Robinson

Now Working Out

With Brooklyn

CUIDAD TRUJILLO, Dominican

Republic—(NNPA)—Jackie Robin

son, the Brooklyn Dodgers’ first

baseman, arrived in training camp

here last Thursday and went thru

his first workout with the team.

Regarded here as a baseball hero,

every move Jackie made on the

field was applauded by the natives.

School kids, eating their lunch in

the grandstand, shouted when they

spied Jackie in the dugout, applaud

ed him when he took his turn at

batting practice, and cheered every

time he hit the ball.

Jackie reported over weight by

fifteen pounds. He hit .297 last sea

son and figures to better that mark

this year. He worked out at first

base.

Mays Joins Vet

In Plea For

Ferdinand Smith

NEW YORK (ANP) Dr. Ben

jamin E. Mays, president of More

house college and George B. Mur

phy, Jr., national commander of the

United Nations and Allied Veterans

of America, were among the 50 pro

minent Americans coming to the

defense of Ferdinand Sipith, now

interned on Ellis island.

Last week this group sent an

open letter to President Truman

asking him to stop the continued

arrest of non-citizens by the justice

department for alleged affiliation

with the Communist party and

theii- political opinion.

Five of these prisoners, including

Ferdinand Smith, active leader in

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

Atlanta daily world. (1948). Atlanta, Georgia, 1948-03-10. US/DR Newspaper Timeline. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn82015425/1948-03-10/ed-1/?sp=5

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Atlanta daily world, 1948-03-10.

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