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...receiving its O. K. does the Treasury wipe off the debt in question the amount of the gift. Biggest contribution thus far was from a Jugoslav who left his entire estate, all of it tied up in property, to vindicate Jugoslavia which has welched $825,000. Selling the property bit by bit, the Treasury had realized $1,100 up to last week. Next largest contribution: $1,000 from the estate of a Frenchman who died in Massachusetts...
...night I arrayed myself in all my jewels and made a tour of the Moscow night clubs. I was watched constantly by two Soviet detectives and a very nice young man from the United States Consulate. It was a bit bloodcurdling, but I went bravely through with it. There was no envy of the gems I wore in the eyes of those who observed them in Moscow that night. There was only hate. It seemed to revive the memory of old Russia in them and often that night I could almost feel the guillotine at my throat. They hated...
...tennis world, there are about five blokes who are as good as each other. In order to win. a bloke needs a bit of luck...
...looking model at Chanel's and who loyally bore him two children in the face of his impudent infidelities knew anything important about his machinations, except that he was a crook. Yet because she had once had possession of the bundle of check stubs which is the most notorious bit of Stavisky evidence to date she was clapped into La Petite Roquette prison last March, and there she has remained, except for a few brief excursions to testify behind locked doors before examining magistrates and parliamentary investigating commissions. Those who caught a fleeting glimpse...
...took over the reins of the Freshman eleven last year and brought an involved Notre Dame system to them for the first time. The intricacy of the plays held the youngsters back for a while but when the steam-roller started, the destruction was terrific. Dartmouth and Yale both bit the dust on the short side of a very long score. Lamar, the Varsity boxing coach will be coaching his first year of Freshman football.SHAUN KELLY, JR. '36, considered likely All-American material. Injuries kept him out of several games last season...