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...Moslem world, not only in British-controlled Aden, Irak and Palestine, but also in the Sudan across the Red Sea. Refueling at Aden, the cruiser Enterprise, one of the fastest in the British navy, tore on toward Hodeida. Word reached British authorities in Aden that among the Saudite loot in Hodeida were great quantities of Italian-made munitions. The Red Sea is only 100 miles wide at Hodeida, and on the other side lies only partially pacified Italian Eritrea. Blushing at having backed the wrong horse, Italy dispatched the destroyer Turbine. France, too, was on the defensive, fearful lest...
...point of a submachine gun three robbers held up Bank of Montgomery, Grant County, La., departed with an undetermined amount of loot. The bank's president swore the leader was John Dillinger's "living image...
...Democrats' mouths. Always he carries a pocketful of 25? pieces which he hands out to Kansas City bums who are useful on Election Day. Rich and full of honors, he lives in a fashionable $100,000 mansion which burglars once robbed of $150,000 worth of loot including 480 pairs of silk stockings from his daughter Marceline's trousseau. Again & again he says: "I'm just an ordinary fellow who was able to keep his word...
...quit politics, President Grau granted complete autonomy (including freedom of expression) to the University of Havana, plus an annual grant of at least 2% of Cuba's revenues. ¶ A cloud on Cuba's horizon remained the Negro problem. Negro crowds have used political excitement to loot shops, steal liquor. Lately white women have been insulted. Splashed on fences, a slogan has appeared: NEGRO, GET YOUR WHITE WOMAN! WE ARE EQUAL NOW. Immediate result was the organization last week of a new secret society, headed by white Cubans and U. S. residents of Cuba, who took the name...
...right, my boys!" the President suddenly exclaimed. "I'll resign." He dashed back to the Palace, drove next morning out of Havana to his estate. Through Havana spread the electrifying word: "Machado is through! Loot the Palace...