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Drives motor boat 103 miles an hr, breaking record set by G Wood; por; illus of boat
Agents seize opium valued at $1,000,000; A Goodman, held
United Kingdom Alliance computes yr's liquor expenditures
Rept on calls used during yr
Pres Machado asks foes for truce; offers amnesty and end of mil rule in return for peace; Amb Guggenheim denies having prompted move
1931William Bast, American screenwriter and author (died 2015)[†]
William Bast was an American screenwriter and author. In addition to writing scripts for motion pictures and television, he was the author of two biographies of the screen actor James Dean. He often worked with his partner, Paul Huson.