Word: mira
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...proud of being a Spaniard now that the Spanish people are fighting to save their own culture." Luis Mira, former professor at the University of Barcelona and inspector of psychiatry in the Spanish Republican Army, said at a meeting sponsored by the Teachers' Union in behalf of the Spanish Refugee Campaign...
...Spanish people are still fighting to preserve their freedom of thought," Mira continued, "and the reason Franco is suppressing all the liberals in Spain is his fear of being assassinated...
...Mira went on to explain why the army has always been so prominent in Spanish politics. "Constant invasions of Spain," he said, "made a strong army necessary, and the army became so powerful that it has always remained an important factor in Spanish politics...
...French Paramount Players do themselves justice in this film. Liane is effectively portraited by Edith Mira, who appeared in "Les Trois Mousquetaires"; Rosine, secretary to Liane, is charmingly interpreted by Susy Vernon; and Constant Remy is convincing in the role of Santerre, the melleur en scene. The action never lags, and the technique of introducing brief interludes of comment from the outside world is employed with restraint...
...Hindu name, she explained, comes from Mira, a Rajput Princess who gave up her position to become a worshipper of Krishna, and Bai a feminine suffix. She is also called Mirabehn, which means Sister Mira...