Word: strikingly
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Feeling their way along the 1,000-mile Spanish front for a soft spot to strike next, last week the Rightists struck Madrid. Taking advantage of the shift of thousands of Leftist Spain's best veteran troops to other more pressing areas, Rightist troops drove their way into Parque del Oeste, succeeded in momentarily scaring Leftist defenders of the University City salient...
Representatives Hamilton Fish, Jr. '10 of New York and John T. Bernard of Minnesota, who were speakers at peace demonstrations yesterday morning at both Sanders Theatre and M.I.T. forget their differences in praising the Harvard peace strike when interviewed after the meeting...
...Although a spontaneous anti-war demonstration by a million college students would have an enormous effect on Congress, the peace strike, controlled as it is in most colleges by radicals, ordinarily does the cause of peace no good," declared Representative Fish. "I am glad Harvard stayed clear of Communism in its peace demonstration...
...doubtful if "Un Carnet de Bal" deserved the Venice award as the greatest picture of 1937. It is far from great; although they may strike American audiences as novel, the trick plot and twisted cynicism are old stuff on the European screen. But Julien Duvivier, master of French directors--he has made better films than this--has given "Un Carnet" the touch of the artist, which combines with competent acting and force photography to make the picture thoroughly worthwhile...
Almost $1,000,000 is the possible fine to which the Young Communist League is liable, according to U. S. Postal Regulations, for their illegal week-end distribution of folders supporting today's peace strike...