Word: plazas
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...organization existed whose purpose was to uphold the Republican regime of President Alessandri. Even members of the individual cells did not know its full strength. Last week they were out in the open, in uniform, pounding down Santiago's broad Boulevard Alameda from the Jockey Club to the Plaza de Armas. Chileans grew round-eyed as they passed, line after line, 10,000 strong, to the music of 24 bands. Most of the units wore blue overalls with overseas caps and belts, country regiments were in khaki or grey. None bore arms, but newspapers learned that the Fascist White...
...stepped into the big station plaza a roar of "Banzai!" from 20,000 Japanese throats made his controlled face work, his toothbrush mustache jump up & down. The Emperor sent him a cask of sake (rice wine) and a case of fish, had him to luncheon at the Imperial Palace. To his countrymen Matsuoka's statements were a model for homecoming Japanese statesmen...
...wall has been waiting for hours. In spite of the burning sun, the enthusiasm has never abated, and the low hum of the densely packed mob is steadily increasing in volume. There is a stir on the small balcony of the building at the extreme end of the plaza, a short, black-shirted, uniformed figure steps briskly to the balustrade, and the low hum swells instantly to a tumultuous roar which becomes ever louder as the minutes wear by. On the balcony the little man throws back his head, swings himself to and fro with both hands on the rail...
Announcement was made last night of the receiving line for the Military Ball this evening at the Copley-Plaza. The ball, after many weeks of careful preparations, promises to be the chief social event this year of the Military and Naval Science Departments...
March 3 has been set as the date for the fifth annual Military Ball, to be held at the Copley-Plaza...