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...exactly 10 o'clock members of the Grand Council of Fascism, followed by the Italian Cabinet, all in Fascist trimmings & trappings, marched into the great room. Goat-bearded Marshal Emilio de Bono, recalled last autumn from Ethiopia under a cloud, was there. Chin-tufted Libyan Governor Italo Balbo had flown over from Tripoli to attend the party. Near him sat his Fascist twin, Italian Ambassador Dino Grandi, who had sped to Rome from London...
Millions of well-meaning people in Britain are firmly convinced that in demanding Sanctions against Italy last autumn His Majesty's Government was acting from the purest altruism. In last year's "peace ballot" more than 11,000,000 of them voted to support the League up to the hilt. Well aware of these figures, Liberals and Laborites united in heckling the Conservative Government with demands for stiffer Sanctions. Last week Major Clement Richard Attlee, Laborite Leader in Commons, popped off to Paris in an effort to persuade Socialist Leon Blum to come out strongly for a continuation...
...many an hour. When Dr. Eller ceased speaking President Roosevelt warmed him with a smile, told him to turn the $7,000,000 of rich men's promises he had in his briefcase into cash, to start building soon as possible, and to go to Buenos Aires next autumn and tell the whole story to President Roosevelt's forthcoming Pan American Conference...
Chances are that FCC will not force the issue. No action can be taken before next autumn at least, since Baritone Thomas has completed his year's contract with William R. Warner & Co. (Vince Mouthwash), is about to take a vacation. When he appeared on the Golden Rule Mother's Day program in Baltimore last Sunday there was no excuse for him to clash with FCC. Proud Dora Thomas from Towson was present while he sang. When queried about her son John's threat, she said: "I believe he means it. John is a Thomas...
...last autumn after leaving the Securities & Exchange Commission, Joseph Patrick Kennedy went to Europe to rest. Shortly after his return he sat down to write a recapitalization plan for Radio Corp. of America, receiving a fee of $150,000 for his pains (TIME, Feb. 10). Last week Joe Kennedy got another repair job on another cranky bit of corporate machinery...