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...general in 1930, emerged at the head of the cadets who seized the abandoned government from President Hypolito Irigoyen. In 18 months of one-man government, President Uriburu turned Argentina's adverse trade balance into a favorable balance of $70,000,000, but lost his popularity. His nominee, Augustin P. Justo, was elected President and took office last February. General Uriburu's last official acts were pardoning Dr. Irigoyen, rescinding exile orders against opposition leaders (who issued duel challenges at once). Argentine viewed General Uriburu with mixed feelings when he sailed in March for Paris. Last week sirens...
Into the Presidency of Argentina last week stepped big. solemn General Augustin Justo and out stepped his friend, small, whimsical General Jose Francisco Uriburu, remarking candidly: "The regime which I headed as Provisional President was illegal and it was unconstitutional, but it was based upon Justice and Right...
...Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve, famed critic, was deeply distressed by George Sand's lack of a lover. To her he sent Prosper Merimee. After a week George Sand sent him back. Anxious to please, Sainte-Beuve replaced Merimee with Alfred de Musset, who was to prove, except for one divertisement, eminently satisfactory...
...firing. Fourteen scampered back. When night fell Argentina's "Three Wild Irishmen"-Mario, Eduardo and Roberto Kennedy-still held their wood. In Buenos Aires Dictator-President General Jose Francisco Uriburu pulled his long mustaches and scratched his head. He could not turn over the government to President-elect Augustin Justo with clean hands until the Kennedys were smoked out. ''Trivial and ridiculous fiasco!'' he growled-and called for more troops. Trivial (but not entirely ridiculous) Argentina's latest "revolution" was indeed. With some 100 followers the Kennedy brothers, famed fighters with pistol & knife...
...Where racing resumed last fortnight with reduced stakes and admission fees, when Governor Augustin Olachea of Lower California consented not to increase taxes on racing...