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...Gustavo Cuervo Rubio, for help. Under Cuervo's guidance he plunged across the street, burst into the Council shouting: "Unconstitutionality!" Like a match in a powder keg, this touched off a fiery debate. Presently Mayor Menocal gave up, sat down. Now thoroughly humiliated-as the Communist-keyed majority of the Council intended he should be-Mayor Menocal decided they all might just as well hold the induction ceremonies in the Municipal Building...
...line by May 1939, at least that sum each year thereafter until the claims, unofficially estimated at $10,000,000 to $15,000,000, are settled. As his commissioner President Roosevelt promptly chose Lawrence Lawson of the U.S.-Mexican International Boundary Commission. President Cardenas named Gustavo P. Serrano, now Mexico's water man on the same Commission...
There were two candidates. Both were millionaires, both were machine-backed professional politicians who have long aspired to the presidency. Smallish but strongly built Candidate Gustavo Ross, who made his millions as a stockmarket operator and now annoys Chileans by keeping most of his money safely abroad, was supported by the Liberal, Conservative and Agrarian parties. His potent backers were Chile's hacendados, the Agrarians. whose previous man had been President Alessandri...
...financial contributors to the rising. Among them were Santiago's Ford dealer, Carlos Orrego, and a University student named Mario Perez who had planned to study engineering in the U. S., had spent his money on guns instead of books. Listed for assassination were Lion Alessandri, his family, Gustavo Ross, rightist candidate for President in next October's election (he is supported by the President who cannot by Chilean law succeed himself), many another rightist leader and editor...
...Louis fortnight ago Mrs. Charles Fricke watched without concern her son Gustavo, 15, crawl into the family living room on hands & knees. He often played that way on the floor with his small brother Eddie. Gustave lay on the couch for a while, complained that his stomach was hurting, crawled off to bed. Next morning at schooltime he stayed in bed. About noon he crawled downstairs, changed his clothes. His father, home for lunch, noticed that his son was pale and glassy-eyed...