Word: m
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Meanwhile, the King's police went out in typical Balkan fashion to get blood for blood. They began a man hunt for Iron Guards in every part of Rumania, but in Bucharest they put on a grisly show. The assassination had occurred at 1:30 p. m. and punctually at 11 p. m. the same night seven young Iron Guards who had confessed to the murder of Little Hercules were brought to the spot where the assassination had taken place, forced to reenact it under police floodlight and then executed, in situ. The executioners were seven Rumanian soldiers, each...
...confident Allied view is that if Germany should strike again from Aachen, the Belgians could hold her until French and British forces could come up at least to the canal and the secondary defense behind the Liége forts. In command of Belgian defense is General E. M. Van den Bergen, who has been busy on plans and works since the Belgian Parliament voted to intensify them...
...m "Can you help us if necessary? This guy still chasing...
...m "Will probably want you soon. He's catching up fast...
After closing all London shows when war began, the British Government fortnight ago announced that theatres more than a mile and a half from London's West End could stay open until 10 p. m. Instantly members of the leftwing, nose-thumbing Unity Theatre Club-whose Babes in the Wood last winter razzed "Wicked Uncle" Chamberlain-laid down a tape measure, found that their playhouse lay just outside the proscribed area. Next instant song & lyric writers rolled up their shirt sleeves, sweated for 36 hours on end, turned out a Sandbag Follies in 20 scenes, which opened last week...