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Benito Mussolini
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12/27/1930 Complete Newsreel. ITALIAN SKY FLEET HOPS FOR BRAZIL - Air Minister Balbo leads 12 planes in flight over Atlantic from Orbetelle to South America. BRITISH RUGBY FANS GET SOME THRILLS - Crowds as enthusiastic as our own see Oxford and Cambridge battle to a tie at Twickenham. WATCH MR. COOLER GET WARMER - His first name is Jimmy, and he lives in Chicago but this is no racket if you don't know how. PARIS SKIING FANS TAKE TO INDOORS - Sheltered from wintry winds, ice addicts of gay Capital indulge in favorite sport. NEWS THRILLS OF 1930. Pictorial review of year(')s outstanding events. Sub. 1 - Vesuvius active again as earthquake rocks Italy. Sub. 2 - Coste and Ballonte fly from Paris to New York and get a big welcome. Sub. 3 - Gallant Fox wins great Kentucky Derby. Sub. 4 - Mussolini stirs all Europe with warning to his "foes" and display of fascist strength. Sub. 5 - Bobby Jones wins four titles in year - here's how! Sub. 6 - Fatal riots attend India's struggles for equal rights. Sub. 7 - John D. Rockefeller makes talking picture debut. Sub. 8 - Tahiti sinks in mid-Pacific - all on board saved. Sub. 9 - Indianapolis auto classics marked by thrilling smash-up. Sub. 10 - New air record set when 19 jump from plane. (HNR Vol.2-No.226)
10/31/1931 Complete Newsreel. PREMIER MACDONALD SCORES TRIUMPH IN BRITISH ELECTION - Prime Minister is upheld as Labor party he quit gets snowed under. PLATINUM BLONDES ARE OUT, GIRLS - Lacquered wig is latest from gay Paree and won't boy friends by surprised! NATIONALISTS(') RALLY STIRS GERMANY - Anti-government forces of Adolf Hitler show their power in the face of Reichstag defeat. PARIS KIDS HAVE OWN THEATER - French capital youngsters perform for their parents on a stage built on roof of department store. GERMAN SOLDIERS GO ON SMELL HUNT - Reichswehr riding school follows a scented trail and gets some lively tumbling practice. SEES U.S. PUSHED IN LEAGUE OF NATIONS - Senator Hiram Johnson, of California, attacks "betrayal" of people in Japan-China dispute. ROME'S FINEST GIVE ITALIANS A TREAT - Cops of the Eternal City put on big parade and of course Mussolini does the reviewing. HUGE AKRON TIES UP TO SKYSCRAPER TOP - Newest air queen anchored at mast of the world's highest building in a very secret test. (HNR Vol.3-No.210)
09/10/1932 KING AND MUSSOLINI REVIEW MOUNTAIN ARMY OF 50,000. Demonstration of Italy's fighting power. (HNR Vol.3-No.300)
04/01/1933 MUSSOLINI JOINS BRITISH PREMIER IN PEACE MOVE. Il Duce at Rome welcomes Ramsay MacDonald on arrival from Geneva. (HNR Vol.4-No.254)
03/31/1934 MUSSOLINI TAKES LEADERSHIP OF EUROPE. Assures peace between three nations in treaty with Austrian and Hungarian Premiers signed in Rome. (HNR Vol.5-No.254)
09/11/1935 [LEAGUE OF NATIONS] WARNS ITALY. France lines up with Britain at Geneva as America, too, makes plea for peace. Sub. 1 - Italy goes on preparing as 50,000 boys bearing guns march by Mussolini in Rome as mobilization of 3,000,000 youngsters for home guard is planned. Sub. 2 - In Addis Ababa speakers exhort excited crowds to prepare for air raids as rainy season nears close. (HNR Vol.6-No.303)
10/02/1935 ITALY STRIKES! "WAR" BEGINS IN ETHIOPIA! Britain takes no chances as England's mightiest warships stand guard at Gibraltar. More sea-fighters are stationed in the Suez Canal to protect Britain's "lifeline of empire." In Addis Ababa thousands of volunteers swarm into Capital as air raid drills are started. Italy's answer shown in first films from Eritrea where thousands of Mussolini's troops pass in review before advancing on Ethiopian border. (HNR Vol.7-No.204)
10/12/1935 Complete Newsreel. ITALIANS PRESS ON IN ETHIOPIAN WAR! -- Victorious invaders drive ahead on the Adowa front. Selassie rallies forces. Sub. 1 - General de Bono, Commander-in-Chief, and Count Ciano, Il Duce's flying son-in-law, are hailed as heroes by troops of Adowa push. Sub. 2 - Cannons go forward as road builders transform muddy trails into modern highways. Sub. 3 - In Addis Ababa, Emperor Haile Selassie presides at great festival as priests pray for army's success. Sub. 4 - While other diplomats pay respect, Italian Minister Vinci-Gugluicci stands by until he gathers his staff from interior. Sub. 5 - Ethiopian troops, presenting a surprisingly efficient appearance, stream away for the front. BRITAIN PREPARES! ORDERS BIGGER NAVY RUSHED! -- Premier Baldwin, Ramsey MacDonald and Neville Chamberlain, Chancellor of the Exchequer, announce Empire's determination to halt Mussolini's African adventure. METROTONE SNAPSHOTS. J.D. ROCKEFELLER, 96, ARRIVES IN FLORIDA -- "Neighbor John" is greeted by townsfolk at Ormond. Interesting views of aged oil king who has determined to reach century mark. WILD WEST COMES EAST WITH PLENTY OF FIREWORKS -- Bucking broncos hit New York with a bang and, as usual, cowboys get all the worst of it. SAFETY BAG AIDS WAR ON CRIME -- Chicago police try out new device to trap bandits and it proves quite a surprise package. REAL THRILLER FOR GRIDIRON FANS! -- Yale Bulldog in sensational come-back snatches victory from surprised Quakers. CORNHUSKERS LOSE TO BIG 10 CHAMPS -- Minnesota wins 12 by 7 in lively battle with Nebraska eleven. DARK HORSE WINS $90,000 FUTURITY -- Last Dollar Dan sunk again as Tintagel 7 to 1 shot, takes rich Belmont classic. (HNR Vol.7-No.207)
10/19/1935 EMPEROR'S PLEA STIRS ETHIOPIA. Wild scenes in Addis Ababa as natives vow fight to death against invading Italians. Sub. 1 - Fifty nations vote to boycott Italy. Intimate views of outstanding personalities at Geneva with Captain Anthony Eden, Britain's League Minister, making plea that brings action. Sub. 2 - Rome, undisturbed by threatened sanctions, rejoices over news of triumphs - 25,000 new Fascist officers march in victory parade before Mussolini. (HNR Vol.7-No.210)
12/30/1935 WOMEN OF ITALY BACK MUSSOLINI. Patriotic fervor in Rome as thousands of mothers join in Faith Day sacrifice. Sub. 1 - A shake-up on the war zone as Marshall Badoglio relives Marshall de Bono as commander in chief. (HNR Vol.7-No.229)
05/06/1936 Complete Newsreel. THE DRIVE THAT WON THE WAR IN ETHIOPIA! -- First films of the "big push" as Italy's army completes conquest of African empire. MUSSOLINI TURNS FROM WAR TO START NEW CITY -- With Abyssinian victory assured, Il Duce drives tractor plow to mark site of Aprilia on reclaimed Pontine marshes. "DRYS" OPEN 1936 ELECTION BATTLE --Fireworks mark party's national convention. The campaign's on! RAMMED SHIP SINKS AS CREW IS SAVED -- U.S. Coast Guard rushes to aid of Canadian Planter in crash off Natucket. FAMOUS WIND-JAMMER WRECKED ON BRITISH COAST -- Herzogin Cecelie goes on rocks off Devonshire after winning grain ship race from Australia to England for eight time. METROTONE SNAPSHOTS. Sub. 1 - "POKER FACE" SWAPS RACKET FOR PALETTE -- Helen Wills Moody works on her paintings in San Francisco for future exhibition in New York City. Sub. 2 - UNUSUAL BEAR CUBS MAKE THEIR DEBUT -- Triplets, born of a kadiak mother and a polar bear father see outside world for first time at Washington, D.C. Sub. 3 - PICK MISS AMERICAN COW FOR 1936 -- First bovine beauty contest ever held is staged at Sabetha, Kansas, with the bossies all prettied up by fair owner. THE BIG FIGHT! Brown Bomber Joe Louis and ex-champ Smeling start warming up. Sub. 1 - At rival camps in New York State, Detroit Dynamiter shows he's not worrying while Maxie tries out new training system. BONE BENDERS HALTED FOR ROUGHNESS. "Rasputin the Terrible" and "Cowboy" Hughes are stopped in New York bout because of strenuous man-handling - (of all things). (HNR Vol.7-No.266)
12/12/1936 HUMORISTS EXHIBIT PICTURES IN A PALACE OF VALENCIA. (Franco, Hitler, Mussolini, etc.). (Unreleased)
03/10/1937 SPANISH REBELS HAIL ITALIAN RECOGNITION! Generalissimo Franco greets Mussolini's newly arrived Ambassador at Salamanca, Insurgent headquarters. Sub. 1 - On many fronts the war goes grimly on - scenes of terror in sectors near Madrid as Government planes rain death on countryside. (HNR Vol.8-No.250)
09/20/1937 MUSSOLINI VISITS GERMANY - Duce arrives in Bavaria - greeted with great joy - Hitler and Duce in Munich - Crowds - flags - wreath in honor of dead. (HNR Vol.9-No.205)
11/06/1937 MUSSOLINI ATTEMTS TO KEEP RED MENACE from other people's door by joining Japan-German anti-Communist pact - Italy - Von Ribbentrop - Count Ciano - Ambassador Hotta - Mussolini. (Unreleased)
05/16/1938 ITALIAN NAVAL DISPLAY IN HONOR OF HITLER in Naples and reception in Rome - King Victor Emmanuel - Mussolini - Hitler - parade - youth - maneuvers - ships - Arabian cavalry. (HNR Vol.9-No.269)
10/09/1938 Complete Newsreel. FIRST FILMS OF CZECH SURRENDER OF SUDETENLAND! Including also first pictures of actual signing of the Big Four treaty at Munich by Hitler, Chamberlain, Mussolini and Daladier! Striking scenes of the march into Sudetenland by the Nazi legions and the homecoming of French Premier and Britain's Prime Minister. LATEST NEWS SNAPSHOTS. GARBO RETURNS TO AMERICA! -- Greta, the Glamorous, back in New York after European holiday, gets rousing reception for one who wants to be alone. 11th CAVALRY IN STIRRING MANEUVERS! -- Dashing across sand dunes near Monterey, California, Uncle Sam's hard-riding troops stage sensational charge. THE SPORTING PAGE. YANKS SWEEP WORLD SERIES! -- Highlights of final game as New York's American League champs rout Chicago Cubs despite last stand of "Dizzy" Dean. COLUMBIA BEATS ARMY, 20-18, IN THRILLER. UCLA BRUINS DOWN HUSKIES, 13-0! TROJANS TROUNCE OHIO STATE BUCKEYES! NOTRE DAME IRISH TAME GEORGIA TECH TORNADO! PENN QUAKERS BITE YALE BULLDOG, 21-0. (HNR Vol.10-No.207)
10/09/1938 Cuts and Outs. MUNICH PACT SIGNED. Neville Chamberlain of England arriving - driving through streets to greet Hitler - involved in meeting with Hitler, Mussolini and Daladier. (Unreleased)
11/14/1938 MUSSOLINI INAUGURATES HIS 20th CENTURY MASS COLONIZATION PLAN FOR NORTH AFRICA WITH 1800 CHAMPION FAMILIES. Naples and on Tirreno Sea - families picked for prolificness and hardiness - 20,000 people of whom 18,000 are potential farm hands - each man has number pinned on him telling to which colony he is going. (HNR Vol.10-No.217)
03/15/1939 DEATH OF A NATION CZECHOSLOVAKIA. Prague scene - crowds - Pres. Benes - Girls parade - planes - Czech troops - Munich Pact - Maps of Czechoslovakia with Sudeten shaded, Bohemia, Moravia and Slovakia marked - German troops Goering, Hitler, Mussolini. SWIFT CABINET changes, Prague - 2nd cabinet formed since Hitler's troops occupied Sudeten - Benes signing resignation. SLOVAK NATIONAL Guard and their "Fuehrer" Dr. Adalbert Tuka - Slovak guards a kind of facsimile of fascist militias of Germany and Italy - even Prime Minister Joseph Tiso presents respects to Tuka. EMIL HACHA elected President of Czechoslovakia, as expected, Prague. SOLEMN OPENING of first Slovak Parliament - Bratislava. (HNR Vol.10-No.252)
04/03/1939 ITALY'S KING EXTENDS OLIVE BRANCH. Victor Emmanuel, opening first session of Italy's substitute for Parliament - a Fascist Chamber - urges peace with all, including France, in speech from throne as Mussolini stands by and listens. (HNR Vol.10-No.257)
05/28/1939 70,000 ITALIAN AMAZONS FORGET SEX AND DEMONSTRATE BEFORE MUSSOLINI IN FULL WAR REGALIA - Rome. (HNR Vol.10-No.275)
12/23/1939 THE NEWS PARADE OF 1939. 1939 HISTORY-MAKING YEAR IN REVIEW. Screen saga of peace and war! Headline events of twelve epochal months packed with international sensations, surprises and tragedies. HAPPY NEW YEAR! -- 1939 dawns with most of the world at peace and is wildly hailed from Piccadilly to Broadway. PEACE COMES TO SPAIN! -- After 32 months of strife, war that cost a million lives ends - famished refugees are fed. NEW POPE OF PEACE! -- Pius XII is elevated to Throne of St. Peter in Eternal City as 262d Supreme Pontiff. WORLDS OF TOMORROW! -- From coast to coast, Fairs are dedicated to peace and progress - San Francisco's Pageant of Pacific - New York's $155,000,000 wonderland. BRITISH RULERS VISIT NEW YORK! -- America acclaims King George and Queen Elizabeth on triumphal tour as war clouds gather in Europe. ZERO HOUR STRIKES! --Germany invades Poland! Berlin Blitzkrieg blasts country to bits - Warsaw is consumed by torch of conquest. RED SENSATION! -- Stalin allies himself with Hitler - Nazis and Reds divide up Poland - Mussolini keeps Italy neutral. U.S. GUARDS OWN PEACE! -- President lifts arms embargo - Navy sweeps sea and air on neutrality patrol. DEATH RIDES THE SEAS! -- Britain battles U-boat challenge and sky attack as Nazis try desperately to break blockade. War on Western Front deadlocks vast armies in Maginot and Siegfried Lines. WORLD OF TERROR! -- Legions of little children with gas masks lead armies of refugees in a Europe gripped by manmade madness. NEW YEAR RESOLUTION! -- America resolves and prays there will be no "blackout of peace" in the Western Hemisphere. (HNR Vol.11-No.229)


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