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Show Lithuania Elects Smetona President Kovno, Lithuania Antanas Smetona Smet-ona was elected president, of the Lith uania by the diet Monday and immediately imme-diately took the oath of allegiance to the constitution. He succeeds Dr. Kas-Imir Kas-Imir Grinius, who formally resigned the office after he and his ministers had been overthrown by a military coup d'etat. Charges that his government govern-ment was too friendly with soviet Russia was the cause of Dr. Grinius' downfall. Smetona was the first president pres-ident of Lithuania, having been elected elec-ted to the office when the country became be-came independent. Dr. A. Stulginski also a former president of the republic, repub-lic, was chosen president of the diet The town was gaily decorated in honor of the change of administration. |