Word: cubas
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Rome, Copenhagen, Havan, Torquay, Warsaw and New Orleans last week a conspiracy began to close in against France. Six nations' tennis teams eliminated six others from the second round of international Davis Cup play. The U. S. defeated Mexico; Australia, Cuba; England, Rumania; Denmark, Jugoslavia; Poland, Holland; Italy, Egypt. The French, defending Davis Cup champions since 1927, were alarmed, but not by numbers. They knew that only three nations had a chance and that at least one new tennis phenomenon must be found to take the Davis Cup away from France. Failing the phenomenal, aging (32) Henri Cochet would...
Subsidiary fiestas were held by the Spanish colonies in Mexico and Cuba. In Fontainebleau, Alfonso XIII & family spent the day playing golf, made no public remarks on the proceedings in Madrid...
...South America, slithers across the islands of the Caribbean and flicks all Central America with its tail, a U. S. salesman can now hurry with never an hour lost on a train. For Pan American Airways Corp. (holding company for the system) announced the purchase of practically all of Cuba's air transport industry, the 14 airports, eleven planes, 850 miles of route, of Campania Nacional Cubana de Aviation, S. A. Though Compania Nacional will be operated as an independent unit, its personnel kept intact (largely as balm to Cuban national feeling), it will be coordinated with Pan American...
...regards the attitude of Cuba towards the United States," he said, "the United States has little direct political supervision over the Republic of Cuba, except that it reserves the right to intervene in case of emergency. Through economic conditions Cuba is thoroughly ties up with the United States. In late years a great deal of money has been loaned to Cuba by the United States to help carry over the sugar industry, which has been in difficult circumstances and $120,000,000 alone was borrowed to build the road which now transverses the entire island. Thus Cuba feels more dependent...
Delegation heads from 13 countries were present, representing the United States, England, France, Germany, Cuba, Canada, Austria, Hungary, Bulgaria, Ireland, Sweden, Italy, and Abyssinia. Although Turkey, Japan, and China were not in attendance, they have been consulted and are in favor of the body. Wolfgang Magnus of Germany, chairman of the initial committee, also explained the methods which the league will use. Speeches by A. D. Cadman '34 who will be the English delegate, Ulrich Kersten gr.L of Germany, and R. F. L. W. de Visme 1G, representative of France, followed...