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| | TIME Magazine Archive Article -- Blatz Band -- Sep. 3, 1934 |
 | | A marching band is the commonest occurrence in Nazi Germany, but at the sight of this one Berliners stopped, gaped, cheered. |
 | | When the bandsmen, with fl crepe on their arms in honor of President von Hindenburg, reached the Sportpalast, largest auditorium in the city, 15,000 ticket holders shouted "hoch" and gave the Nazi salute. |
 | | Even such a cautious commentator as white-bearded Frederick T. Birchall, the New York Times Pulitzer prizewinner, announced that it was a "major event" in the Berlin season. |
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