Cordell Hull Profile in Cabinet Closeups
Willi Thornton portrays Cordell Hull as a dignified patient statesman shaping US foreign policy. Hull, 62, has long careers in law, Congress, and Democratic leadership and now guides non confrontational Latin American cooperation and trade ties. Next feature introduces Henry Morgenthau Jr and a California centennial exposition in San Diego beginning July 4, 1934.
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Willis Thornton
NEA
Washington
Cordell Hull
United States
Hull
Tennessee
Congress
Democratic National Committee
South America
Ooen
Russia
Pan-American Union
Distinction of Bearing And Residence Near State Department
The subject resides in a hotel within several blocks of the State Department with his wife, a detail noted in the report.
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State Department
Havana pursuit drives Billings to a Cuban lead on a fighter
In Havana during a scorching early March, J. Smithson Billings plots a repeat visit to the woman once known as Concepcion Villaverde y Bianco while pursuing a Cuban boxing story and a Scheming path to Juanito. He learns of Juanito’s mother Julia and hurries toward Cienfuegos for a possible interview.
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J. Smithson Billings
Havana
Senoras
Billings
Concepcion Villaverde Y Bianco
Key West
Angela
Mr. Billings
Ftn
Newark
Mr. Gartside
Juanito
Bowery
Julia
Tia Julia
Cienfuegos
Cientagos
Cinefuegos
Ston
Johnny Weissmuller
Johnny
Studio
Havana Traveler Plans Morro Castle Visit
A narrator longs to grasp the street tongue as he ambles with a flashy cane. Billings grumbles through stiffness while eating breakfast at 11. He decides to visit Morro Castle in Havana, a destination he has never visited but must see.
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Morro Castle
Havana
Charles Laughton Wins 1988 Academy Award for Return
Charles Laughton returns from London after winning the 1988 Academy Award with all travel and living costs covered by his employers. The Hollywood announcement notes the honored actor’s achievement and praise from his bosses.
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Dan Thomas
NEA Service
Hollywood
Charles Laughton
Wimpole Street
Norma Shearer
Laughton
London
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
M-G-M
Academy
Springfield Woman Survives Niagara Falls Ride in Ball
Jean A. Lunsier of Springfield Massachusetts rode a rubber ball over Niagara Falls on July 4 1928. She survived the plunge in a stunt that drew attention from spectators and local newspapers.
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Jean A. Lunsier
Springfield
Mass
Niagara Falls
School savings plan adoption expands to many US schools
The program reaches over 16 890 schools in the United States with deposits totaling 3 080 685 pupils and a year end sum of 10 332 569 dollars.
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United Stat
Bossi's 1616 design of a stacked double barrel gun
Roman inventor Guilliano Bossi claimed to design a successful gun in 1616 with barrels stacked vertically. The gun featured one over the other rather than side by side.
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Warner Baxter
Baxter
Guilliano Bossi
West Point Cadets Pay Initial Deposit for Uniforms
Cadets must pay an initial deposit of 300 to cover uniform costs. After admission they receive 780 a year, 0.80 for rations, and 0.06 for necessary travel.
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West Point
Rebuilding Blood Health With a Special Tonic
An advertisement promotes 5.5.8 as a tonic to restore blood and body strength. It claims improved color and skin via increased oxygen carrying hemoglobin, urging quick use and noting availability at drug stores in two sizes.
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Sowell
Isle
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