Word: reportedly
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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However, if the father of Pablo Picasso was, as you report, Blasco Ruiz and his mother's name was Maria Picasso, then his name would have been Pablo Ruiz y Picasso which will explain why he is known by his mother's name. Now, if he had been born out of wedlock, his name would have been Pablo Picasso, and his father's name would not have appeared in his name...
...came right after Capital's in Harry Hopkins' mind. Now that the Government has strengthened its arm, "Labor's contribution . . . must be tolerance and fairness. . . . Labor must fully realize that under our economic system, businessmen have to make money to hire workers." Secretary Hopkins revived a report current in January but then disavowed by him: that among his major assignments is to do the job left undone by Secretary of Labor Perkins-get A. F. of L. and C.I.O. to bury the hatchet. "Business," said Business' new servant, "finds it difficult to progress in face...
Anti-Guamsters gathered aside in the House and sarcastically hummed Sousa's Stars and Stripes Forever. When Mr. May suggested that the issue was, "Are we Americans or Japanese?", report was that 20 votes switched against...
...Polish Sejm are run uniquely. The candidates are limited to those favored by the oligarchy of Polish rulers who control the landowning, manufacturing, cultural and military groups that do the nominating. The Government never has to worry much about its majority in the Sejm. Nor does it have to report some of its most important decisions to the "people's representatives." Colonel Beck once a year makes a "courtesy" speech on foreign affairs before Parliament, but he is careful not to give away any secrets to listening foreign diplomats...
...colonel of horse artillery, then commander on the Lithuanian-White Russian frontier. Later he became military attache in Paris. That period in Colonel Beck's career was ended abruptly by the French, who asked him to leave. Stories differ on why the French disliked the Colonel. One report was that the Colonel was too curious about French military secrets; another connected his name with that of a German blonde who was also a spy. One thing is certain: the French still can't stand Colonel Beck...