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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...time (1933), tne U.S. Government sent George Howard Earle III to be its Minister in Austria. He was a sociable man and met everybody. Invited to go hunting on a large Austrian estate, he accepted; he shot bustards there. The great bustard (Otis tarda) is Europe's largest land bird and bears a superficial resemblance to the turkey. It has a phlegmatic temperament and is tardy on the takeoff. Hardly anybody needs a telescopic sight to hit a bustard...
...Tomorrow's meeting," Karson said," will give every member an opportunity to hear a first hand report on AVC's second national convention. Considering the relatively sparse news coverage given this largest gathering of World War II veterans, this report should be of particular interest...
Rain or shine, photographic plates from the largest astronomical collection in the world will be on display, as well as an exhibit of books written by professors at the University. Tickets may be obtained by mailing a self-addressed envelope to the Observatory...
...Arthur Vandenberg himself quickly scotched the suggestion. "Presidential succession," he said, "should first reside in the officer reflecting the largest measure of popular and representative expression at the moment of his succession." That ended that. The succession bill was passed and sent on to the House...
...Called the world's most powerful battleship, the Musashi displaced 72,809 tons fully loaded, sported nine 18-inch guns-the world's largest. U.S. Navy flyers sank it with six torpedoes and numerous bomb hits in the Battle for Leyte Gulf...