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...costs a country's treasury anywhere from $45,000 a year (for little nations like Costa Rica or Liberia) to $450,000 a year (Britain, France and other great powers). Five years ago frugal Costa Rica decided that even $45,000 was more than a League membership was worth, withdrew in a huff when she was dunned for nonpayment of dues. Mexico thought it was worth while. Fat Foreign Minister Genaro Estrada, who surprised his friends last year by marrying a Mexico City socialite, cabled formal acceptance to President of the Assembly Nicolas Titulesco. The message contained a carefully wrapped...
Fame bounded into the surprised but ready hand of Buffalo's Professor Frank Alexander Hartman last week. Professor Hartman, whose favorite pastime is handball, returned the serve deftly, then withdrew from, the popular game of publicity. Too many newspaper stories can ruin a scientist's professional standing...
...England had to do was let a sea- plane dawdle seven times around the 32-mi. triangle at Calshot to take permanent possession of the Schneider Trophy last week, since Italy and France withdrew from the race (TIME, Sept. 14). But everyone knew the British flyers would try to better the winning speed of 1929 (328.6 m. p. h.), and the straightaway record (357.7 m. p. h.) made a week later by Squadron Leader A. H. Orlebar...
...State but then a member of the Shipping Board, President Wilson asked that the sale be deferred. Mr. Colby said the Board would buy the ships, pay I. M. M. the same price. Contracts were drawn up and signed by I. M. M.. but eventually the Shipping Board withdrew. Mr. Franklin's company still owns the ships, now not worth, he said, more than one-fifth to one-tenth...
Rebels made a grand raid on Santa Clara city, seized food and stores, killed 30 men, then withdrew to the mountains. Santa Clara is the heart of the sugar district. With sugar at 2? a pound it is now the heart of unemployment and hunger. The province gave the anti-Machado leaders their fiercest recruits. President Machado rushed there from Havana to take charge of operations and keep an eye on his own generals to be sure that none of them went over to the rebels...