Word: events
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...were near Spain's borders. Dictator Francisco Franco refused Adolf Hitler's request for permission to send German troops through to Gibraltar, announced that Spain would defend herself against any attacks from either side. He mobilized an army of some 1,350,000, declared that in the event of any attack on Spain or its possessions, he would seek aid from the enemies of the attacker...
This part of the show in itself makes this Corot exhibition an important artistic event. For those who prefer Corot's later period, there are a score of vaporous twilight landscapes...
...spite of a first-class showing in the season's opening game. Floyd Stahl's Jayvee basketball team lost to Boston's Coast Guard Reserves, 39 to 30. The game, which prefaced the Varsity event, was hotly contested from beginning to end. Best-performers and high-scorers on the team were Warren, Mayer, and Facett, adding eight, seven, and six points respectively to the total score...
This year's ski team will not be selected until after the Club's first meet which will be held at Lake Placid during the Christmas vacation. At this time a four event team will be chosen to take part in cross country, down-hill, slalom, and jumping contests...
...possible endings for Round Five of the Nazi-Russian duel. Some of them: 1) a German victory ("I consider this unlikely"); 2) "Stalin and Hitler negotiate a [temporary] peace" ("highly unlikely"); 3) Germany is defeated, revolutions break out all over Eastern and Central Europe. In this very likely event, thinks Author Scott, "Stalin refuses any interference . . . leaves it to Britain and the U.S. to do as they please in Europe." But he may "participate in the 'establishment of order' along with the Anglo-American troops," then "retire behind his frontiers." "In either case Europe might be blessed with...