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Elected. Maurice Duperrey, French industrialist and linguist (French, Spanish, English, German, Italian, Esperanto); to the presidency of Rotary International; at the 28th annual convention in Nice. Backed by France's No. 1 Rotarian, genteel President Albert Lebrun. Maurice Duperrey breaks the longtime U. S. grip on Rotary International's presidency. Rotary-International's immediate objective: improved Franco-German relations...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Jun. 21, 1937 | 6/21/1937 | See Source »

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