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After the war he played both sides of a Socialist split, formed his own group in Aubervilliers, married the simple, homely daughter of Socialist Leader Dr. Georges Claussat. He has since kept Madame Laval in the background. He began to prosper as a legal fixer, moved to a swank home in Paris, wangled an amnesty law for defeatists through the Chamber, and snuggled up to influential Joseph Caillaux...
...Background to Disaster was laid in December, when the Navy Department "accepted the vessel and 'full responsibility' therefor." Few steps to safeguard...
...condition; faulty equipment was not replaced. Robins Dry Dock & Repair Co., subsidiary of Todd Shipyards Corp., which had the contract to convert her into a naval auxiliary vessel, took inadequate precautions against fire. Authority was undefined. Although the committee found no evidence of sabotage, opportunities for it were "abundant." Background to Chaos was laid when Washington ordered the Normandie made ready to sail for Boston on Feb. 14. Workers protested that it would take much longer. Washington insisted. For weeks rush orders, counter-rush orders kept contractors and subcontractors in a whirl...
This time it's strong John Wayne, who owns the gold mine, v. Randolph Scott, who doesn't but wants to, with slinky Marlene Dietrich in the background, always ready with a knife or a hard word. As Cherry Malotte, proprietor of Nome's Great Northern saloon, she is back in her Destry Rides Again role −a Bad Girl with a nugget heart...
...anyone who will poke around a little there will be much of interest to be seen and heard. In the first place, one or two of the forthcoming college dances are offering music that should be fairly satisfying to the discerning listener, while serving as an appropriate background to the festivities. There is, for instance, in the offing, Andy Kirk, who has an experienced colored band that can even perform current popular favorites pleasantly, although its chief accomplishments are in a more exciting vein. Like all colored bands of its stature, Kirk's has its share of soloists, although...