Word: assassine
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...fact steadied the country-the Washington administration was on the eve of a change, a New Deal. When that prospect was threatened last week by crazy bullets fired at the President-elect in Miami, people seemed to feel that their faith in the future was also the assassin's target. At a tense psychological moment, Mr. Roosevelt's escape and cheerful reaction had a buoyant effect far beyond anything President Hoover could have said or done...
...President Hoover until he read, tore out and stuffed in his pocket a newspaper clipping that said President-elect Roosevelt would visit Miami in two days. With the .32-calibre revolver, which he got from the pawnshop without need of permit or self-identification, he was a fully equipped assassin...
...Assassin Petroff was taken to jail, Assassin Trojanoff, gravely wounded, went to Alexander Hospital. There last week his troubles seemed to be over. Two policemen guarded the end of the ward. Competent Sister Catherine Konstantinoff moved quietly among the beds. Late at night she paid a last visit to the ward. She bent over Christo Trojanoff, smoothed his pillow, patted his head, then pulled a pistol from under her apron and blew his brains...
When gentle old President Paul Doumer of France was shot and killed by crazed Dr. Paul Gorgulov (TIME, May 16), the Russian assassin's 82-year-old mother performed a striking service to the Soviet State. She testified that her son was a "White Russian," not a "Red Russian" as the Paris Press was screaming...
When mad Paul Gorgulov shot France's President Paul Doumer last May, a group of newsphotographers were witnesses. They had their lenses focussed on the President to snap him as he autographed book for War veterans' benefit. The Picture of the Century-the assassination -occurred at that moment. Bearded Louis Piston, who has been photographing celebrities around Paris for 45 years, dropped his flash, swung his camera overhead, clubbed Assassin Gorgulov with it. Photographer Piston got no picture. Last week it became known that he had been elevated to the Legion of Honor. U. S. newsphotographers are notoriously...