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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...plain view of some ten miles of Franco entrenchments. The Communist stronghold was in the partly completed Government buildings on the old race-track course in northeastern Madrid, less than two miles from the Franco trenches in University City. At one time the Communist revolters surged down the Paseo de Recoletos to the famed Plaza de Cibeles, on which are located the buildings of the Banco de Espana, the central post office and the War Ministry. They were driven back by a tank attack...
...Casting-of-the-week: big-mouthed Edward G. Robinson as big-nosed Cyrano de Bergerac...
...Consultation Hours held in House Office, Master's Lodgings, De Wolfe...
Callahan, Columbia leader, triumphed in the 300-yard individual medley in 3:34.2, a new National Intercollegiate mark. The old record of 3:39.6 was set by former Yale leader Macionis in 1936. The Lion captain beat Al Van de Weghe, Princeton star by two yards in the final, after each had won his heat in the preliminaries. Ed Kent, Columbia; Frank Ferguson, Colgate; Huldane Wilson, Yale and Barnett Phillips, Yale finished in that order behind the leaders. This is the first year that the 300 individual medley has been contested in the League championships, and Callahan's record should...
...World's Fair luncheon for visiting mayors in Manhattan Amos 'n' Andy (Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll) broadcast an extracurricular skit. Amos: "De emblem o' de fair is really bee-yutiful. Dat tall tower reminds me of de Washin'ton monument; an' dat big ball reminds me. . . ." Andy: ". . . of Jim Farley's haid." They were followed by New York City's little Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia, who assumed an accent and ad-libbed: (As Amos) "No mail today. ... I knew you should'n'a made dat crack about Jim Farley...