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...late as two months ago the Republican Presidential nomination in 1936 was generally regarded as an empty honor for which no sane man would seriously strive. Since then, however, has come a distinct change of opinion among G. O. Partisans. President Roosevelt might be unbeatable by himself but, if a third party of disgruntled Leftwingers under Senator Long or someone like him should enter the field, the Republican nominee might have a bare chance to slip through to success. Some such idea was definitely in the air last week as Republicans began to stir out of their long lethargy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: POLITICAL NOTES: Stirrings | 4/8/1935 | See Source »

...Vladimir Horowitz, with all his stage fright, was a match for the lusty Briton. Horowitz played the Tchaikovsky Concerto with his hands racing all over the keyboard, tossing off trills and smashing out chords as if he were a Rubinstein. Horowitz was 24 then and an instant sensation. But sane critics were chary with their praise for playing that had more flash than meaning...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Prime Pianist | 4/8/1935 | See Source »

...refer here to the unfortunate hesitancy and suspicion with which student organizations at Harvard have reacted to the invitation of the Continuations Committee of the Armistice Day Anti-War Conference requesting participation in a sane review of the peace problem. But the CRIMSON's success in creating the erroneous impression that Anti-War Strike, N.S.L. and Communism are synonymous terms has prevented wide and whole-hearted support of a move which it has itself editorially supported namely, the promotion of peace. Until last year's affair can be forgotten, or unless the CRIMSON takes steps to rectify its inadvertancy, only...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE MAIL | 3/25/1935 | See Source »

...present, Jumper Sohn will confine his new technique to leaps from airplanes. Said he last week: "House tops are out. That's where Darius Green* was nuts-and he cracked up. I'm going at this thing in a sane...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Transport: Wing Man | 3/11/1935 | See Source »

...retired fireworks manufacturer, pioneer "Prince of Pyrotechnics"; in London. He put on such spectacles as "The Last Days of Pompeii," "The Chariot Race of Ben Hur," "The Battle of Gettysburg," "The Siege of Vera Cruz," "The Destruction of Jerusalem" and "The Battle in the Clouds." Stringent laws and "safe & sane Fourths" brought reverses; his company was finally sold...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Feb. 25, 1935 | 2/25/1935 | See Source »

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