Word: joined
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Between Brooklyn, N. Y. and Honolulu, Hawaii, lie some 5.500 miles of land and sea. All that Ben Fleigelmann of Brooklyn thought he had to do to make that trip was join the U. S. Army Air Corps and get assigned to Luke Field, Hawaii. In a high moment last November, Mechanic Fleigelmann decided to fly back 2,400 miles to San Francisco in a Douglas B18 bomber, which can fly 2,000 miles with a full load and the usual crew of six experienced men. Inasmuch as Private Fleigelmann was not even one experienced flier, he was lucky...
...Reynolds called his movement. The button he will issue spells out VINDICATOR. A red-white-&-blue feather in the hat is a further insignia. Last week Senator Reynolds said he figured on 1,000,000 by June for a convention at St. Louis. He thought 5,000,000 would join eventually. Said he: "If I am selected to head the movement, I should be highly honored. This is a mass movement of Americans to restore America to Americans...
...three conditions: 1) that Spain would be freed of foreign influence (meaning Italians and Germans); 2) that a Government be established through a plebiscite (meaning the probable displacement of Generalissimo Franco); 3) that the liquidation of the war be accompanied without persecution so that all Spaniards could join in reconstruction. On the other hand, Generalissimo Franco, answering inquiries from London and Paris, was reported to have demanded unconditional surrender. Despite the crescendo of peace reports, it seemed more than likely that Dr. Negrin and his loyal ministers would soon transfer the Government back to Madrid or Valencia. They had nothing...
...faculty have been asked to join in the drive and a comparatively few faculty members have contributed $25,000 to date...
Dilliard said that he is also going to join Granville Hicks' discussion group on American civilization...