Word: switzerland
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Moritz, Switzerland, Jan. 8-Douglas Fairbanks, Sr., actor, and Lady Ashley, divorced wife of Lord Ashley, arrived here today from Paris and registered at the Palace Hotel...
...indulges in verbal orgies about the Universality of Rome, but as a practical, pragmatic ruler Premier Mus solini knows exactly where the U. of R. stops today, namely, at Italy's frontiers. With characteristic prudence, II Duce did not permit his Fascist Party to be represented in Montreux, Switzerland last week at the first World Conference of Pax Romanizers. President of the Action Committee is hopeful Fascist Eugenio Coselschi, devoutly anxious to be considered Dictator Benito Mussolini's intimate friend. To mild Montreux ("warmest winter resort in Switzerland") went as his guests the leaders of vaguely Fascist groups...
...Hoyt has a world-wide reputation as the leading poodle breeder of the U. S. Her Nunsoe Duc de la Terrace of Blakeen is one of the greatest in the world, champion of Switzerland, France, England, the U. S. While the socialites stood around, Mrs. Hoyt told how her prize poodle last winter had dragged his mistress on snowshoes all the way from her Katonah home to the New York Central railroad station in order to get to Boston in time to win another championship...
...that engineered in Russia. Dr. Fainsod emphasized that it resulted from the weakness of the Second International. He stated that its three main purposes were to consolidate the world revolution, to stop the Allies from sending armies into Russia, and to meet the challenge of the Berne Conference in Switzerland, which Lenin thought was reviving the idea of the Second International...
...This text presents very little that is new," frankly observed Walter Hugh R. Wilson, U. S. Minister to Switzerland, as he presented it to the bureau of the World Conference for Reduction and Limitation of Armaments. Basically the U.S. proposes that each state assume responsibility for all manufacture of arms within its borders, proceed to control such manufacture through a uniform system of licenses, and forward full information on all munitions deals to a "Permanent Disarmament Commission" paid for by "a special chapter in the budget of the League of Nations...