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...unpunished. . . . The United States loudly professes to champion righteousness and humanity, but what can you think when you review its policy toward Cuba, Panama, Nicaragua and other Latin American nations? Nowhere in the society of nations do we find the pacific spirit which we call Japanese 'kultur.' We must shake our fist in their faces...
...Duce Benito Mussolini has never been one to bow to mass opinion, nor is he above giving the retort discourteous to those who dare criticize his actions. Five weeks ago there were murmurs of disapproval when he jolted the entire Fascist organization with the biggest shake-up in years, deposed ministers right and left and assumed two Cabinet posts himself. The hopes of those who felt that Fascism should have outgrown the necessity for such moves were withered last week by Il Duce's announcement that he was thinking seriously of taking over three more Cabinet posts, the Ministries...
...time to say good-by came. I said 'Well, goodby, Bert. I'll see you again sometime.' He said 'Goodby, May.' I wanted to shake his hand in farewell but he had already shaken hands with thousands and his hand was swollen and paining him. We parted without a handshake...
...understood and liked such talk. That night the first B. & 0. train rolled west carrying 800 veterans, their wives and children. Next day two more chuffed off from the siding near the camp. With a brass band the Mayor was there to shake hands, kiss babies, distribute small change. The evacuation was well under way after ramshackle cars were given a free tank of gasoline and $1 to start them over the mountains...
Pole Vault. Bill Miller of Stanford lay on his back in the sawdust pit, looking up at the bar, 14 ft., 3 in. over his head. The bar was jouncing and shaking but the huge, pleased roar of 85,000 spectators did not make it fall. Japan's little Shuhei Nishida, grinning broadly, helped Miller to his feet. Amazingly, Nishida had vaulted higher than Bill Graber or George Jefferson, two U. S. contestants who had been expected to fight it out with Miller for the Olympic championship. At 14:3, Nishida had tried three times and missed, then watched Miller...