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...above the Supreme Court in New Jersey is a Court of Errors and Appeals. This court, reviewing the evidence, noted that only two of the 40 policemen at the scene had feared a riot; that the only hint of trouble "which would be entertained by a person of a firm and courageous mind" was when some of Baldwin's marchers had, perhaps accidentally, brushed against policemen in passing. "Judgment reversed," said the high court last week, unanimously...
...William Bull is a Privy Councilor of His Majesty, a member of Parliament, and senior partner of the respected firm of Bull & Bull, Solicitors...
...Alfred Mond was aboard the Lutzow. So was Irénée du Pont, representing the world potent E. I. du Pont de Nemours chemical firm of Wilmington...
...variation of famed tiddledywinks. An ashtray is placed on the floor. The players (any number from two to eight), equipped with dimes and quarters, squat. In turn, they use their quarters to try to flick their dimes into the ashtray in a graceful arc. It is a game requiring firm thumbs, keen eyes. It was invented by that skillful player, John Cowles, 29, who is to Des Moines what a dynamo is to a powerhouse...
...Fairchild firm manufactures an average of one airplane a day, including luxurious passenger planes and sporting flying boats. Out of the 12 planes to reach Greenly Island (where the Bremen is), 10 were Fairchilds...