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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...flights when the weather is too good. They are both in China-Eurasia Aviation Corp. (partly German-owned) and China National Aviation Corp. (partly owned by Pan American Airways)-and the reason for their idiosyncrasy is that their courses lie over Japanese-held territory, and Japanese aviators like to shoot down any Chinese plane in sight, civil or military. Each line has had one plane shot down, several wrecked on the ground, many chased by the Japanese. Fourteen passengers have been killed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CHINA: New Route, New Factory | 11/13/1939 | See Source »

...Armistice Day medley will be the featured music while the band forms the letters HARLOW to the tune of "He's a Jolly Good Fellow" and a cannon shape from which it will shoot groups of players to spell ARMY...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Band to Rival Cadets | 11/11/1939 | See Source »

...Russian demands were pared down. > When one Baltic Minister brought up the question of what was now to become of Communists whom Baltic States had jailed, Bolshevist No. i answered: "What you do with your own Communists is your own business. They are Trotskyists anyhow. If you must, shoot them, and if you can't handle them, I'll help you." > Once Dictator Stalin remarked: "You know, Communism has not worked here so well either...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: RUSSIA: Negotiator Stalin | 11/6/1939 | See Source »

These ships combine speed, range, armor and gun power which would make it unwise for Britain to send out anything less than a Hood, Repulse or Renown, battle cruisers which could shoot Deutschland to bits with 15-inch guns at 25,000 yards, without fear of the German's eleven-inch reply. Britain's next best bet would be heavy cruisers of the "London" class, but Deutschland could penetrate a "London's" armor at 15,000 yards, whereas "London" would have to get within 8,000 yards to use her eight-inchers effectively...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AT SEA: Deutschland at Large | 11/6/1939 | See Source »

Dave Glueck of the American: "Harvard, 14 to 7. The Big Green back Green backfield reserves run too thin, and the Crimson is ready to shoot the works this time...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Game Predictions by Local Sports Experts | 10/28/1939 | See Source »

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