Word: border
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...four long years of War France and Britain tried in vain to break Germany's 435-mile trench stronghold from the Channel to the Swiss border. For four years of Depression the U. S. Government has tried in vain to break the deadlock in the building business, to move the nation's heavy industries once more into open country. Commander Hoover used exhortation. Generalissimo Roosevelt tried a more tangible method of as sault. In May he drew his plans. In June Congress approved them. In July organization began. Last week was launched the great housing drive whose unwritten slogan...
...back up this demand for action, the Saar Commission sent to Geneva a report stating that Saar police can no longer be relied on and are now hand in glove with the Secret Police of Adolf Hitler across the border. Up to a few months ago Saar Catholics, offended by Nazi attempts to bring their church to heel in Germany, were expected to influence the plebiscite strongly, but by last week the poll seemed so likely to favor Germany that a frantic rush had begun by Saar citizens to climb on the Nazi bandwagon...
...Japanese Army has decided to adopt a stronger attitude than before in the event of future Soviet provocations." Meanwhile Moscow made an even stiffer threat, hurled by Soviet Vice President Kuznetsov of C. E. R. Said he: "The Soviet Government will protect the railway employes. The defenses along the border are now complete and the Soviet will not be forced to sell too cheaply. The world powers understand the danger of Japanese armaments. . . ." As the week closed, nervous Mr. Hirota's friends insisted that despite the break in negotiations he would soon be prepared to haggle again with Ambassador...
...Austria, was stopped at the frontier by German guards who refused to allow her German chauffeur to leave the country. Miss Farrar offered to pay the extortionate 1,000-mark fee for an Austrian visa for her chauffeur, was turned down. Leaving her car and driver at the border, she hiked five miles into Salzburg, arrived a little late for Beethoven's Fidelio...
While the Ruttledge expedition was struggling on the north face of Everest, the Marquess of Clydesdale and Flight Lieutenant D. F. Mclntyre took off in specially built planes with supercharged motors from Purnea, near the Nepal border, and flew a scant 100 ft. over the mountain from the south. In three hours they were back in Purnea (TIME, April...