Word: uniforms
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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This was understood by Italians as a reference to the Chamber session with every Deputy in uniform at which Premier Mussolini reacted to original British blandishments which preceded The Deal (TIME, Dec. 16), thus: "The Italian people listen to words but base their judgment upon acts!" After the acts of the British in first holding out and then withdrawing favorable terms, the Fascist Press printed last week, and most Italians believed, that the whole maneuver had been an "Eden Trap." If Italy had walked into it by accepting the terms, Italians were told, the next British move would have been...
...attention by alighting with a devastating crash almost on top of His Majesty in what was then Ethiopia's only airplane (TIME, Nov. 10, 1930). During the current struggle, Addis Ababa has seen Harlem's "Black Eagle" flapping about in Sam Browne belt and natty uniform but denied a commission in Ethiopia's Imperial Air Force. He was several times kindly received by Haile Selassie, once to deny hotly that Italians had hired him to assassinate the Emperor...
...view of sunspot effect on radio was presented last week in Science by Radio Section Chief John Howard Dellinger of the U. S. Bureau of Standards. Dr. Dellinger had noticed a curious fade-out of daytime reception of high-frequency signals, occurring at almost uniform intervals approximating 54 days, twice the sun's rotation period. These mysterious mufflings, lasting a few minutes, were perceived this year on March 20, May 12, July 6, Aug. 30. Accordingly Dr. Dellinger predicted another fade-out on or just before...
...jackets of blue gabardine with crimson trim, two small H's on the collar lapel, a blue cap with a small crimson H, blue knickers, red stockings, and a red tie, all go to make the uniform of the Ski Team members...
...occasion I have seen a military officer, in full uniform and commission, a second lieutenant, beaten in the same fashion but without music and formality in the main corridor of the infantry gate of the great historic barracks of army headquarters of Aleppo', Northern Syria, by the direct order and in the personal presence of the Brigadier General, Ahmed Shevkey Pasha...