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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Last week Tito pumped up some counterpressure by having the Yugoslav army stage the greatest maneuvers it had ever held. Tanks, with such slogans as "We Are Ready to Defend Our Country!" and "Tito Is Ours," rolled past the well-fed dictator in the Sumadija, a hilly area of Serbia. Belgrade papers printed an officially inspired opinion that the army had shown "exceptional readiness...
Cuauhtemoc, last of the Aztec Emperors, is one of Indian Mexico's greatest heroes. After his desperate temple-to-temple defense of Mexico City against the Spaniards had collapsed in 1521, Cortes captured him, took him as a prisoner on a campaign of conquest through the southern jungles. There, in 1525, the conqueror had the emperor hanged. For more than 400 years, scholars have wondered what became of Cuauhtemoc's body. Last week, in the muddy village of Ixcateopan, 120 miles southwest of Mexico City, the riddle was finally solved...
...weak to run after a long drive, he took himself out of the game. But by that time the Yankees had built up enough of a lead. Despite a last-minute Red Sox rally, they won the game (5-3) and their 16th pennant. Said Manager Casey Stengel: "The greatest thrill of my life...
...Cornell's greatest weapon is its speed. Right halfback Frank Miller spends his Springs running the 100 and the 220 yard dashes for the track team, and the other members of the backfield could probably do the same given the inclination...
...subtlety with which she shrouds the butchery is Mme. Jakubowska's greatest achievement. A Nazi officer killing a child whistles unconcernedly throughout; another SS man calmly plays the gramophone while his henchmen single their victim's flesh with hot pokers. Probably most effective and certainly most pathetic are the scenes showing the girl who was chosen to lead the band as it played the rhythms to which the whole camp marched; during all the thousand crimes which the Nazis committed to the tune of her music, she had to stand alone on her bandstand without flinching...