Word: veterans
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Soviet Red Army soldiers now in Spain, are changed every few months, operate mostly under false names, keep in the background as much as possible. Many have not been of Russian nationality, one is known to have remarked with a grin, "I have five perfectly valid passports, one American." Veteran New York Times Correspondent Herbert L. Matthews names as non-Spanish Leftist Generals Kleber, Lukacs. De Gorieff (also called Van Rosen), Gall, Walter and an anti-Nazi German , General so leery lest his real name be found out that he is called only by the common Christian name of "Hans...
Probable starters for the Yardlings are Don McSweeney and Lub Lubchansky, forwards, Homer Peabody, center, and Bob James and Fran Simpson, guards. James will have the job of holding down Pete Dudan, Andover high scorer, while Peabody tangles with veteran Dick Mayo...
...Veteran Tom Bolles advised the Yardlings to take a look at the Varsity and remember the 1940 Olympics. "The bulk of next year's Varsity is very apt to be composed of Sophomores'," he said...
...week in Hollywood, 56-year-old Actor McWade, in the oppressive regimentals of a Civil War officer, went wearily over & over a scene with James Stewart in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Benefits Forgot. He couldn't seem to smooth out his lines. Finally he got them straight. Veteran Director Clarence Brown shouted orders, "Cut, save the lights," and rubbed his hands. "Fine," he exulted, "fine. That was the last scene, Bob. You're all through now." White-haired Actor McWade scuffed off the set, sat down in a canvas folding chair, slumped over, died...
...Veteran of five wars, worried-looking Major-Gen. Sir Georqe John Younghus-band has for two decades lived in the Tower of London guarding Britain's crown jewels (intrinsic value: $30,000,000). He reported that two thieves had entered his Tower apartment, absconded with his radio...