Mexican corrida season opens at Sports City in capital
The article notes the start of the formal corrida season on the first Sunday in November with events held weekly or more, culminating in April. It highlights the appeal to North American visitors, many of whom become aficionados, while about 30 percent exit early. The capital’s Sports City hosts the grand ring worth ten million dollars with a one thousand seat arena.
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Manolete
Arrtaz
Manoclete
Arruar
Zere
Bullfighter’s Reputation Stakes Contract Offer
Aplex of notes on bullfighting stars Manolete of Spain and Carlos Arruza. The piece discusses how a matador’s bravery and cape handling influence contract value, with speculation that a top bullfighter could command $25,000 per shift. It compares Arruza’s fame to Babe Ruth.
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Manuel Rodriguez
Manolete
Spain
Carlos Arruza
Arruza
Babe Ruth
War Laws Pose Conversion Problem in Utah
Utah faces converting wartime statutes to peacetime rules as the Legislature convenes in January. Governor Maw cites emergency measures on women in mines and theaters, under 18 work allowances, and military salary tax exemptions, plus postwar liquor allotments, with many laws lacking termination dates.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Herbert B. Maw
Post War Autoists Reveal Priorities for Better Cars
A AAA survey finds motorists favor improvements over radical change. Major desires include better visibility, quieter interiors, rust resistance, and easier jacking. Women drivers prioritize utility over appearance, with 70 percent seeking improved road view. The average AAA car is seven years old and many respondents own used cars.
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Detroit
American Automobile Association
AAA
Wolski Drives Poland's Vast Postwar Repatriation Efforts
Wladyslaw Wolski, 45, vice minister of public administration, leads Poland's massive postwar relocation of about 6 million people. After two years, he says 75 percent of the task is done and aims to finish by year’s end, coordinating expulsion of roughly 5 million Germans and the return of 4 to 6.9 million Poles spread across Europe and Germany. He reports 3.1 million Poles already back in homeland by August, with 3.5 million more awaiting in British and American zones of occupied Germany.
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Warsaw
Poland
Wladyslaw Wolski
Publi Administration
Nisat
Finis
Wolski
Germany
London
Wattenstadt
Halendorf
Poles Contend With Massive Repatriation After War
Polish official Wolski discusses postwar resettlement in the western territories and repatriation from both east and west. He cites 2,000,000 Poles moved west and a projected 5,000,000 to farm and build by 1946, with 1,704,713 from western Europe and 1,300,000 from the east by August. He notes expulsion of about 1,000,000 Germans to Germany and claims British and UNRRA hindrance of Polish return, plus Ukrainian and Russian displacement related concerns. He mentions forced labor in Warsaw and Polish Workers party ties.
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Poland
Wolski
Berlin
Lower Silesian
Olsztyn
Allenstein
Erat Prussia
Warsaw
UNRRA
Polish Workers Party
Soviet Russia
Phonographs and Juke Boxes Drive Record Disc Demand
Phonographs and juke boxes push yearly demand for record discs to between 150000 and 900000 copies, indicating strong consumer appetite for music hardware and consumables this year.
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