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...Nobody notices human suffering in all this fuss about machinery and the Five-Year-Plan," complained a flashing-eyed non-Communist oldster. "The things I fought for - Freedom, Equality. Happiness - somehow the Revolution has lost sight of them!" No grumbler is Bomb Boy Michael Frolenko. ancient, grizzled Chief Assassin (there were 20) of Tsar Alexander II, who "liberated"' Russia's 20,000.000 serfs. After the bombing "the Emperor . . . presented a terrific sight," writes his eyewitness-nephew, Grand Duke Alexander, "his right leg torn off, his left leg shattered, innumerable wounds all over his head and face...
...assassin with Prince Felix Youssoupov of Rasputin; brother of Marie, best-selling Grand Duchess (The Education of a Princess and A Princess in Exile...
Engineer Pascual Ortiz Rubio has had a terrible term. His troubles began two hours after his inauguration when a would-be assassin bloodied his face (TIME, Feb. 17, 1930). He finally had to admit, "A situation of political crisis has existed from the beginning of my administration, making the work of my Government weak and insignificant." Last week after denying for several days in succession that he would resign, Mexico's harassed Great Engineer resigned...
...didn't you know," interrupted Presiding Justice Eugene Dreyfus, "that the French President does not direct the policies of the country?" "I always read in the papers." replied Assassin Gorgulov humbly, "that he presided at Cabinet meetings and that he was called the Head of the State so I thought he directed the policies of France...
...plea of insanity by Assassin Dr. PaulGargulov was denied by the Court which found him sane last week, fixedhis trial tentatively for July...