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Dates: during 1940-1940
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...train went on. Four days later it pulled to a stop in a town where the Renaissance settled permanently, Florence. The Führer drove to the medieval Palazzo Vecchio, and under a portrait of Machiavelli, who once worked in the room, he and Benito Mussolini and Foreign Minister Count Ciano spread out their papers. At that moment the Italian Army was poised to reach its armored fingernails into the flesh of Greece. Hitler explained all he had done. Satisfaction was enormous. This was the 18th anniversary of Mussolini's march on Rome, and after the genial conference...
...VICTOR). Featured is Billy Butterfield, whose muted trumpet beats Muggsy at his own game. Also heard are Johnny Guarneri, playing a harpsichord (!),, and Nick Fatool, whose drumming is reminiscent of Krupa at his best. Whole record jumps like hell. Reverse in Keepin' Myself For You, and makes good dancing...Count Basic cuts two sides of fast blues entitled The World Is Mad (OKEH), and stars the tenor sax of Lester Young, who plays some almost unbelievable jazz. Jo Jones and the rhythm section are exceptionally good...Harlan Leonard and his Kansas City Rockets show a lot of clean ensemble polish...
Winthrop House proved to be a strong hold of Republicanism, opposing a third term by a 111 to 39 count. The Freshmen also backed the utility magnate heavily...
Italy carries away top honors in The World in Flames with three picture-stealing scenes. The first shows bearded Count Dino Grandi on a visit to Washington in 1931 announcing that "Italy-a wants-a peace-a. Italy-a wants-a cooperation-a anda understanding-a amonga all-a the nations-a of the world-a." The second is Mussolini standing on a speaker's platform puffing, pouting and pleased over the cheers of his people. The third reproduces one of the most tragic and dramatic moments in modern history-Haile Selassie pleading for aid before the League...
NEWS AND NEW RELEASES. The one and only Grover Sales (who found out you can get an education at Harvard without registering) tells the story of the infamous Boston Hot Club in the October issue of the Hot Record Society Rag. Jam sessions with Count Basie, raids by the Beantown police, George Frazier's night in jail are all featured in Grover's account of the club's decline and fall. . . . Eight-neat fans may add to their list Teddy Powell's DECCA recording of Teddy's Boogie-Woogie. It's fast jump, with a gang of good choruses. . . . Will...