Word: back
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Dates: during 1930-1930
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...Guatemala (TIME, Nov. 18, 1929). And last week, even as Ambassador Edwin Vernon Morgan was off in Paris when the Brazilian revolution broke, Minister Whitehouse was not in Guatemala but vacationing in Florida. Chagrined by the presidential triple play at Guatemala City, he made hasty arrangements to fly back to duty...
...family. He comes home, attracts to himself a girl who was supposed to marry a Russian grand duke, and after difficulties weds her. The whole thing would be much better if it were faster and shorter but it is good entertainment as it stands. Best shot: the crowd going back to London after the Derby...
...copper in Europe, and for a long time U. S. producers seemed to have a gentleman's agreement on price. In copper as in other U. S. industries, however, anti-trust laws prohibit definite price agreements. Copper producers now are attempting to curtail production, but the price was back last week to 10? after its recent jump from 9? to 12? (TIME, Nov. 24). The world copper situation is complicated by potential African production which may soon overbalance U. S. curtailment. Tin. Attempts to curb tin production have been hindered by the rivalry between Bolivia and the Far East...
...city's outskirts one of the Fokker's gasoline tanks ran dry, cutting both motors. Aware that Pilot Crocker, who had never flown the plane before, would not know what valve to turn. Engineer Forberger hastily clambered up through the cowling of his front cockpit and started back over the wing to direct him. Meanwhile the pilot who had no time to lower the plane's retractable wheels, aimed his forced landing at a plowed field, skilfully "skidded her in." Just before landing, he saw Engineer Forberger lose his hold and disappear. Had the plane been...
...Mystic Magazine capitalizes the current faddish interest in astrology and (to quote Variety) "mitt-reading." Its first issue carried an "exclusive" spirit message from the late Conan Doyle -"scooping the Cosmopolitan by a full month." Captain Billy is frankly worshipful toward his Whiz Bang. Wherever he travels he sends back great sheaves of ribald jokes and also, with intense pride, hist monthly editorial: "Drippings from the Fawcett." In elaborate metaphor he voices his love for the common people, liquor and the "pleasures of living"; his hate for Prohibition, reformers, censors, etc. etc. He enjoys referring to himself as "this bristle...