Word: portico
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...From the portico of the formal, old-fashioned building in Berlin that used to be the assembly hall of the Prussian upper house, last week fluttered a flag embellished with five interlinking rings. It was the flag of the International Olympic Committee, the five rings symbolizing the brotherly accord, in sport, of five continents. Inside the former Herrenhaus met delegates from 45 nations to the Olympic Congress. They talked all week, making plans and taking cognizance of plans already carried out for the Tenth Olympic Games, to be held in Los Angeles in 1932.* Women's Events. Count Baillet...
...along more leisurely. In all that day President Hoover greeted 6,348 officials and citizens, the largest New Year's reception in many a year. The warm air in the White House, the heavy scent of flowers, perfume and outdoor clothing, drove the President out on the rear portico for fresh air twice during the three-hour ceremony. As he returned the first time, he said to Mrs. Hoover: "First down...