Word: lead
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...mild reminder that China considered the Paracels part of her territory but added, meaningly, that China did not object to French occupation "for the time being." In Tokyo, smarting Foreign Office officials notified French Ambassador Charles Arséne Henry that "stationing of Annamite troops on the Paracels might lead to misunderstandings between them and Japanese workers on the islands," asked that the troops be withdrawn. The French Ambassador blandly assured them that "the interests of the workers would be fully respected...
...sustained stand for civil liberties, free speech or the rights of the individual? We doubt it. Not a pressure group? Why, it has been, on occasion, one of the most arrogant and powerful and vindictive of all the pressure groups. . . . If Doctor Professor Legionnaire Gellermann's tirade should lead to a realistic re-examination of the American Legion by its own member ship it will have done some good...
...President announced the personnel of his commission to study labor laws and conditions in Britain-and Sweden-this summer. Conspicuously absent was a representative of C.I.O., but John L. Lewis would have no part in any study that might lead to altering the Wagner Labor Act. Mostly of good calibre, the Commission was notably mixed, including the president of General Electric Co. and the principal of Mrs. Roosevelt's Todhunter School for Girls...
...Bersaglieri are famed for their ability to move for hours at a steady trot. However, no nimble-footed sharpshooter was brash enough to forge ahead and when the startled populace at Faenza rushed into the streets to welcome Il Duce, he was still in the lead. Congratulating the Bersaglieri on their condition, he gave their commander 3,000 lire ($157) to buy them special mess kits...
This broadcast bread-breaking has been titled The People's Platform, will go on the air July 20. Guests will include knowns and unknowns. Before 8 p.m. air time Professor Bryson, an old hand at conducting forums and group discussions, will lead the talk around to national problems. He hopes his dinner guests will be warmed up and spouting fluently when the concealed table microphones go into action...