Word: crackings
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...court-martial to try all more or less authentic Reds on whom the White victors could get their hands, much as the defenders of Málaga set up after the civil war began a "people's court" to crack down on any Spaniard who seemed to be more or less Monarchist or even middleclass. That an orgy of Spanish vengeance did not at once erupt in Málaga last week, as it has erupted after almost every previous White victory in Spain's civil war, seemed to be due to the fact that decisive in taking...
When the Musicians' Union in Mexico City decided to form a symphony orchestra, they asked Chavez to head it. They gave their first concert in September 1928, soon won a subsidy from the Government. In his nine years with the Mexican Symphony, Chavez has built up a crack 90-man personnel and the most open-minded audience in the world. Workers flock to the free concerts he gives for them on Sundays...
...Notre Dame's crack basketball team, paced by Forward Johnny Moir and Center Paul Nowak; its major intersectional game of the season, against New York University; 52-26; in New York...
Coach Clark Hodder's Freshman sextet faces two difficult assignments over the week-end. Today it journeys to Concord, N. B. to encounter at 2 o'clock a strong St. Paul's School team which already has to its credit a surprising victory over the crack Yale Freshmen. On Monday it faces another strenuous contest with the powerful Dartmouth Freshmen at Hanover...
...corrupt court and marry her. He guesses that Rudolph was approached by Hungarian separatists at this critical time and accepted a proposal that he split off Vienna from Budapest and rule at least one half of the Kingdom decently. When his revolt starts and the guns begin to crack, however, Rudolph realizes that all governments are alike, that rulers must kill to rule and that every state is run by an inner ring for profit. On top of this sudden conversion to political atheism, Rudolph loses faith in Mary and there is nothing left but despair. When the sun comes...