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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Against a background of the broken-body horror of civilian bombings in the Chinese war, a convincing psychological problem is finally resolved. This is the substance of "Disputed Passage," a Paramount picture patterned on Lloyd C. Douglas's best seller which seems to have imbibed much of the spirit of the original...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Moviegoer | 11/18/1939 | See Source »

...Cesarewitch stakes, what the weather would be like on Boxing Day, how long Noel Coward's latest would run, whether or not Adolf Hitler would strike. Last week Lloyd's offered a brand new type of insurance: against death or injuries inflicted on the King's civilian subjects by the King's military enemies. Rate for this air-raid insurance: ?1 of premium for every ?100 of insurance. Rate for London is the same as that for Leeds or Rosyth or Dover or anywhere else; i.e., Lloyd's thinks that the attack, when it comes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREAT BRITAIN: Lloyd's Guess | 11/13/1939 | See Source »

Described in the government release as "the most thorough and efficient training in the world," this course includes a salary of $75 a month for each cadet, and a bonus of $500 upon return to civilian life after three years of active service...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ARMY BOARD TO INTERVIEW CADET PILOT ASPIRANTS HERE | 11/10/1939 | See Source »

Methods in a "scientific and humanitarian program" for defense of civilian populations against submarine and air bombers were the topic of a talk by President Karl T. Compton of M. I. T. in the Adams House Upper Common Room last night...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Compton Talks on Civilian Protection | 11/7/1939 | See Source »

With the announcement telephoned from Washington yesterday that the final contracts are on the way, Harvard's civilian pilot applicants will take to the air by the end of this week, according to Dr. William Bollay, instructor in the ground course...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: GOVERNMENT APPROVAL SENDS PILOTS INTO AIR | 10/31/1939 | See Source »

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