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1941Michael Mansfield, English lawyer, academic, and republican[†]
Michael Mansfield is an English barrister and head of chambers at Nexus Chambers. He was recently described as "The king of human rights work" by The Legal 500 and as a leading Silk in civil liberties and human rights.
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HANOVER, N.H., Oct. 11 -- Dartmouth's Indians, successfully met their first major test today under the coaching regime of Tass McLaughry and rallied to beat the Red Raiders of Colgate, 18-6.
pre-war trends reversed
Van Doren, Carl; Secret History of the American Revolution
SYRACUSE, N.Y., Oct. 11 -- After being halted on the 1-yard line in the final minutes of play, Syracuse blocked a Holy Cross endzone punt, recovered for a touchdown and a 6-to-0 victory before 10,000 fans today in Archbold Stadium.
Moscow the Goal The Russians have an old saying about their venerated capital on the Moskva: "Above Moscow there is nothing but the Kremlin; above the Kremlin, nothing but the sky." twelfth-century manor settlement hewed out of virgin pine forest on the rolling plains, the town came in time to be the holy, the white mother city of Russia.
discussed by G N Nelson
Further expansion of loans and discounts, smaller holdings of cash, slight declines in deposits and total resources, and little average change in holdings of government securities characterized the statements of the leading Wall Street banks for the quarter ended on Sept. 30.
Greenland: U S Navy reveals discovery of German radio station; equipment disposed of and personnel evacuated; small Norwegian ship and personnel, supporting station, being brought to U S port for examination
Women and children evacuation ordered, Moscow
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Oct. 11 -- Football was first played at Michigan in 1879. In 1893 the first Pittsburgh eleven went into action but it was not until today that the Wolverines and Panthers crossed paths on the gridiron. After what happened to Pittsburgh this brilliant afternoon, however, a soundly thrashed Panther squad could have waited a half century longer and still not have missed much.