Word: mi
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...they came, from the Hi River basin, from the trackless plains of sprawling Russia and from Moscow. Bigwigs of the Soviet Union, turbanned Kazaks. soldiers of the Red Army, peasants and nomads all came to "Big Bill" Shatov's party. Big Bill had just completed the 1,475-mi. Turksib Railway, linking Siberia and Turkestan. Nothing was too good for him. Soviet orators praised his lurid past as a frequently jailed I. W. W. roustabout all over the U. S. As the senior U. S. Bolshevik in Russia, beaming Big Bill cried, "We old ones have built this road...
...comparable to the practice flights which are part of Italian Air Force routine. But the 1,500-mi. drive through fog and the terrible threat of ice-on-wings, was the most severe hurdle. Then came the "downhill" laps to Shediac, N. B., to Montreal and finally to Chicago. A sad note was injected into the jubilation at Chicago when, at the Italo-American dinner, the toastmaster called the roll of Balbo's crew. Each man in turn arose to applause, answered "Present." At the end of the list the speaker called "Sergeant Ugo Quintavalle." (Sergeant Quintavalle had been...
...citizenry with nature is largely limited to the spectacle of a strip of park lawn and a few trees which have valiantly withstood the ravages of factory smoke. City shut-ins are likely to forget that all one needs to penetrate a wilderness of 13,000 sq. mi. is a car. a fortnight and a few dollars. The National Park Service does the rest. These are popular Western spots...
Biggest, best known and second oldest national park is Yellowstone, tucked up in Wyoming's northwest corner. Last week hundreds of vacationers were pouring in through its east portal, Buffalo Bill's Cody. For about 50 mi. you follow the Shoshone ("Stinking Water"), whose warm springs never let it freeze, before you are in the park proper. You bed down that night in the Government log lodge at Yellowstone Lake, fifth highest in the world. This year the guides are taking parties of four over to Shoshone Lake for a chance at the big Mackinaw trout. Molly Island...
Each section carries some 175 students, mostly young women, who get three hours college credit for studying geography, history, biology or journalism. The college is usually on the road by 6 a. m.. travels about 200 mi. per day. sandwiches lectures in whenever convenient. Each trip lasts seven weeks, costs $174 per person...