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From 1910 until last week Uruguay acted like South America's model republic. Long trained to die in annual revolutions against dictators, Uruguayans had since 1910 had no revolution, no dictator. Their secret was a unique Constitution that split executive power between the President and an elected National Administrative...
...little more than an hour after taking off, the Akron was nosing above a cloud of fog northeast near Philadelphia. From 30 miles to the south lightning split the sky. In another hour it was crashing on all sides of the Akron, but she continued to ride steadily. By 11 p.m., the lashing of wind and rain became severe. When the executive officer...
...characterized as "deplorable" (TIME, March 27). Both Secretaries hurried directly to the White House from a conference on another of the nation's fuels: the Governors' oil conference. Convened to settle the question of proration (now on the verge of complete breakdown), the conference at once split into the usual two factions: big producers for proration, independents against...
...Lebrun would dissolve the Chamber and order an election unless the Socialists, by withdrawing their opposition, made it possible for his Cabinet to raise the general French income tax rate 10% and cut the salaries of civil servants receiving more than $470 yearly. Meeting in caucus, the Socialist Party split, the majority faction bolting away from Party Leader Leon Blum. Famed as a Cabinet killer, M. Blum overthrew Premiers Herriot and Paul-Boncour. He favored overthrowing Premier Daladier last week. Paris grew feverish with excitement as midnight neared. The last day for voting credits to tide the Cabinet through March...
...event inaugurated just last year, the 150-yard medley swim, brought the entire natorial competition to a breath-taking finale, when B. S. Wood '33, trailing behind E. E. Stowell '34 until the last length, eased himself into the lead to win by a split-second margin. In the 100-yard back stroke event, C. W. Breed '36 set up a new tournament record when he covered the distance in 1 minute, 5 2-5 seconds...