Word: franciscos
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Francisco, believing war inevitable, wanted U. S. action to be constructive. A front-page editorial last month in the conservative Chronicle, calling loudly for a stand against the Dictators, was applauded by 70% of letters-to-the-editor. At the Institute of Pacific Relations' round table talks. President Roosevelt's plan to use all measures short of war was seconded...
...going got tough, five other riders dropped out. Nevertheless, Promoter Parton and his pals had a rare outing, a lot of it in wayside saloons. But as the California line neared they began to drop out. With them disappeared Parton and the plans for a big welcome in San Francisco...
Slim, weatherbeaten Shannon Davidson was the first rider to reach San Francisco. At a pipsqueak reception on Treasure Island he collected the only prize, $750, and headed for home. Day or two later other contestants began to clatter in. One ranch hand, lost, tethered his horse in front of the San Francisco Stock Exchange. All were stony broke...
...right to practice before SEC. SEC thereupon sued to enjoin former SEC Lawyer William J. Mahaney from "continuing to disclose" confidential information to his present employer, Banker L. M. Giannini, who is fighting an SEC attempt to delist the stock of Transamerica Corp. from the New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles exchanges...
Visitors to San Francisco's Golden Gate Fair: Denmark's Crown Prince Frederik and beauteous Crown Princess Ingrid, who are making a 34-day goodwill tour of the U. S. Same weekend, his "farewell tour" almost completed, appeared Pianist Ignace Jan Paderewski...