Word: coupes
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Unfortunately, a great many assumed that the University had delivered a coup de grace. But nothing of the sort really happened. When the Rockefeller Foundation withdrew its support, representing 75% of the School's income, the University rushed to the rescue with an oxygen tent...
...permission to have it written up for Liberty in six installments by six promine Weiman, S. S. Van Dine, John Erskine. Last November the first installment appeared, accompanied by the President's picture on the cover, an article inside explaining the story's origin. A loud editorial coup, The President's Mystery Story was snapped up by Holly wood, which has made from it an adaptation which reeks of New Deal propaganda and good melodrama...
...these, probably carries off the acting honors. He represents a scenario writer who would much rather be back in Vermont writing a book of the soil, and who consequently treats his associates, especially the cowboy and the preposterously pedantic boss, with highly amused condescension. His greatest coup is the bringing to prominence of Happy and Happy's mother. Mario Brown in the part of the latter throws some new light on the art of being an ingenue. She gets into some very messy mixups, but remains refreshing and panies actors and audience alike by her completely casual way of recounting...
Bald and affable William Christian Bullitt's great dream came officially to an end last week. When in 1933 President Roosevelt revealed, as his first great diplomatic coup, the fact that the U. S. had recognized Russia, he simultaneously announced that his good friend, rich young "Bill" Bullitt, would go to Moscow as first U. S. Ambassador to the U. S. S. R. Recognition and appointment were a consummation for which Philadelphia's Bullitt had yearned and worked with increasing ardor ever since he went from the Peace Commission, supposedly on behalf of Lloyd George and Woodrow Wilson...
...attempted coup by militarists in Japan early in March was precipitated by their resentment of (1 the sending of a civilian as Ambassador to China, 2 the strong showing of liberal parties in the recent elections, 3 the refusal of the Emperor to appoint a liberal as Premier, 4 the appointment of Koki Hirota as Minister of War 5 the action of Parliament in cutting army and navy budgets...