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Show Headliners MARSHAL HENRI PETAIN The "hero of Verdun" emerges from retirement to serve France Y i in another crisis. ! j Now 82, Marshal j Henri Petain has i, been named am- bassador to new-f new-f ly reorganized In- surgent Spain in 4 j an obvious ges-; ges-; ture to win Gen. Francisco Fran- I v. -4 co's friendship by f A f emotional appeal. Many years ago, M. Petain as instructor in the French war college. Marshal Mar-shal Petain instructed Spain's new iron man, himself a famous Twentieth century militarist. Later, in 1925-2G. Marshal Petain joined forces with Franco in leading lead-ing the expedition that defeated Abd El Krim, Riff leader in Morocco. Mo-rocco. Petain also went to Ma Irid and negotiated an agreement vvith the governor of Premier Prima de Rivera. |