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Word: ranchers (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1930
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...light planes, the Barling NB3, same ship in which the late Urban Dite-man, Montana rancher, insisted on undertaking another unsuccessful trans-Atlantic passage, was most efficient, highly airworthy. The GeeBee, a newcomer from Springfield, Mass., has full releasable controls so that the pilot need not beat his student unconscious if he "freezes" to them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AERONAUTICS: Manhattan Show | 2/17/1930 | See Source »

Living above a cigar store is only one of President Hipölito Irigoyen's minor idiosyncrasies. Aged 76, he looks about 60. He quit law school as a young man to become a cattle rancher, became independently wealthy before entering politics. Twice elected President (1916 & 1928) he is today virtual dictator of the Argentine. Because of his beef income, he gives his salary to charity. He has been aptly called a "Radical Autocrat...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ARGENTINA: Unique Irigoyen | 1/6/1930 | See Source »

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