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Talented children who emerge at the local competitions are assigned to a Stutzpunkt (base), usually in the district capital, where they train alongside accomplished older athletes in sports clubs. The children live in dormitories and attend so-called sports schools, which are similar to regular schools except that lessons are scheduled not to interfere with training hours (which can total as high as 35 a week for swimmers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Sportwunderland | 6/5/1972 | See Source »

...Langmann announced that the Nazi Party and German Labor Front had been voluntarily dissolved. The Government replied by arresting twelve Germans, went ahead with its report, which traced Nazi activities directly to Minister Langmann. Three German gliders, one parachute and a dismantled radio station were found in a Nazi Stutzpunkt (strong point) near Montevideo and police in automobiles and airplanes began combing the country for more Stutzpunkte...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SOUTH AMERICA: Awake at Last | 6/24/1940 | See Source »

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