Word: chiles
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Chile. Most detailed of Gunther's chapters are on the ABC countries-Argentina, Brazil, Chile. Chile controls the Straits of Magellan, and most of the Germans in Chile liye within easy troublemaking distance of them. These Germans are "the most typical German colony in the Americas. . . . Here a powerful race-conscious group of native-born and Chilean Germans live like Germans in The Reich." The Chilean Army was German-trained for more than 20 years and deputies in the Chilean Congress recently charged that 95% of its officers are pro-German. The "semi-militarized" police are also German-trained...
...Chile, Mr. Marcus admired and bought a hand-worked copper cigaret case. He couldn't buy any more because its maker, a silversmith, really felt it beneath him to work in copper. There Mr. Marcus planted a seed for the future: to glamorize copper work, he offered a prize to the schoolboy who. could make the best handmade copper gadget...
...business. Typical answer: "Less hot air and charity and more business. That can only be accomplished by lower duties." In this Edward Marcus heartily concurred. From his trip he had already found Latin American specialties that could replace many Paris imports: crocodile billfolds from the Argentine, fine gloves from Chile, laces from Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, etc. All too often the U.S. duty makes them prohibitive...
Captain Wiedemann suddenly turned up in Rio de Janeiro last week by plane from Europe (TIME, Sept. 15). To reporters he said expansively that he had a "special mission" in South America that would take him to Argentina and Chile. On hearing this, Deputy Damonte sent police to the Buenos Aires airport, announced that he would question Wiedemann closely the moment he arrived...
...life with Anna Lee is pure nonsense, but perfectly harmless and done in the usual smooth Colman manner. Ronald and Anna make a charming couple, and your heart is with Ronald in his efforts to keep their happy little home inviolate against all comers attracted like bees to honey-chile Anna. Father-in-law Charles Winneger maintains a respectful neutrality, and so long as his sponging concession is assured he doesn't care much who the victimized son-in-law is. Gilbert Roland (the cad) was still in the running when we left, but our bets are on Colman...