Word: ticos
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...diplomat and author of heavy works on jurisprudence, Ruiz Guiñazú rose from obscurity to president of the League of Nations Council because Argentina alphabetically led off the member nations. Descendant of an autocratic Spanish family and stubborn stickler for legal details, he is temperamentally simpático with Acting President Castillo but out of tune with popular sentiment. Officially quiet under "state-of-siege" orders, Argentines began the New Year with a spate of "last-time" hilarity, as if they realized there might be significant changes by New Year...
...Buenos Aires' farewell. The two Presidents drove down to the dock in a downpour of cold summer rain. Not only did 10,000 drenched soldiers present arms along the line of march, but many times as many soaking Argentineans turned out to wave farewell to this simpático Yankee. For once Franklin Roosevelt consented to ride in a limousine on a bad day. The car's roof was plastered with the sopping petals of flowers thrown from balconies. At the waterside President Roosevelt stopped to shake hands with the Argentine chauffeur, who beamed from...
...temple, a simple pediment upon four columns, is being constructed in the centre. Through this portico the exits and entrances to the palace will be made. Mr. J. L. Smith of Boston supervised yesterday afternoon the painting and decorating of the palace. The main walls of the central por- tico will be colored and surmounted by ornamental borders in conventional Greek design. The rest of the structure will be stained a yellowish brown tint to indicate the wear of time...