Friday, April 17, 1931

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The Headlines

PARIS CHEERS KING ALFONSO AS HE JOINS QUEEN IN EXILE; SPAIN GOES BACK TO WORK; MONARCH LOOKS VERY TIRED Face Lined by Strain, He Wearily Smiles Thanks for Crowd's Acclaim. HE MAY REMAIN UNTIL JUNE Refuses to Discuss His Future With Newspaper Men--Heavy Guard Thrown About Hotel. KING'S MANIFESTO ISSUED Public Learns He Did Not Renounce Throne--Foes Assail His Attitude. Crowd Besieges Hotel. Alfonso's Face Shows Strain. Envoy Joined Sovereign Earlier. Cambo Also in Paris.

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Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse

On This Day

• After negotiations between Catalan and Spanish provisional governments, the Catalan Republic proclaimed in April 14 becomes the Generalitat de Catalunya, the autonomous government of Catalonia within the Spanish Republic.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Sirimavo Bandaranaike (1916)
• J. P. Morgan (1837)
• William Holden (1918)
• Thornton Wilder (1897)
• Pedro de Valdivia (1497)

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Tech Check

Electric Guitar, Electron Microscope & Radio Telescope.

Cost of Living (1930)