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Word: rome (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...splendiferous arrival in Rome was made last week by Ministerpräsident General-Oberst. In stature Mussolini is definitely a small man and Italians were surprised that Göring did not turn out to be larger-they had expected a bulging Gargantua in corsets, but Göring has really trained down, and Germany is training down, hard. Herr Göring gave a good account of himself at Rome in a fencing bout with Signor Mussolini, expert duelist. Commented a professional fencing master who witnessed the 20-minute bout: "Mussolini was faster and more agile. He showed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INTERNATIONAL: Butter v. Might | 1/25/1937 | See Source »

...that "the Red agents of Moscow" must not be permitted to remain in Spain, and raised the issue of the Bank of Spain's great gold hoard, now seized and in large measure cached abroad in bank accounts of members of Spain's Red Cabinet. Berlin and Rome thought something should be done about that. Neutral diplomats thought Der Führer and Il Duce, by the conditions they laid down, were simply throwing the whole issue of intervention in Spain back into the hands of London's luckless 27-nation Non-intervention Committee...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INTERNATIONAL: Little World War | 1/18/1937 | See Source »

...Rome Sir Eric Drummond, the British Ambassador who attempted to dissuade His Majesty's Government from springing the booby trap of Sanctions, and explained over the long-distance telephone time after time that Benito Mussolini is no booby, last week had the satisfaction of signing with II Duce's son-in-law, Italian Foreign Minister Count Galeazzo Ciano, a general Anglo-Italian pact of conciliation, appeasement and concord. Having affixed their signatures, the Briton and the Italian clasped and shook hands with particular vigor and warmth. The Eagle of Fascism had made peace with the British Lion...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INTERNATIONAL: Fascist Eagle & British Lion | 1/11/1937 | See Source »

...highest official quarters the pact of Eagle & Lion was said to have been supplemented by a verbal "gentlemen's understanding," not strictly binding, but to the effect that London and Rome anticipate: 1) cessation by the extremely powerful Italian radio station at Bari of its anti-British broadcasts in the languages of the Near East; 2) disintegration of the British ''Mediterranean accords" with France, Yugoslavia. Turkey and Greece, made at the time of Sanctions and considered by II Duce as menacing Italy; 3) easy going by Italy from now on in the Spanish Civil War, and even...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INTERNATIONAL: Fascist Eagle & British Lion | 1/11/1937 | See Source »

...killing them all, they are stripping them naked, dragging them through the streets, plundering the houses, and sparing not even children. Blessed be God who has converted the French princes to His cause! May He inspire their hearts to continue as they have begun!" When the good news reached Rome, the Pope held a solemn Mass of thanksgiving. A contemporary diplomat thus reported how Catherine emerged from the bloodbath she had ordered: "She looks ten years younger and gives me the impression of a person emerging from a grave illness or who had just escaped from some great danger." Once...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Mother in Politics | 1/11/1937 | See Source »

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