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Major Martin had done his job and done it well. His body still lies in the cemetery at Huelva, where burial was arranged by the British vice consul. The inscription on his gravestone bears the name "William Martin." There is no mention of his rank...
...McCormick of the Detroit Free Press [TIME, Dec. 14] ... The article reminded me of a somewhat similar incident: When I acted as Mexican consul in Kansas City, Mo. during President Venustiano Carranza's time [1917-1920], it was my duty to talk with every Mexican in the state penitentiary and secure pardons for in nocent ones who did not have interpreters at their trials. I found one man whom the warden had no record of, but who had been in prison (working in coal mines) for over five years. Investigation proved that he merely accompanied a convicted friend from...
...Chief Justice of U.S. courts in West Germany, was struck a mortal diplomatic blow, sure to budge him from the bench. Vacationing in the Canary Islands, Clark, who had vowed he would sit tight even though his commission expires this month, was suddenly telephoned by Robert D. Hale, U.S. Consul General in Madrid. The threat, on Washington's orders: Clark had to hand in his diplomatic passport or face arrest for his obstinacy. He capitulated, gave Hale the credentials, got in return a new passport, which will expire Jan. 28. In an outraged huff, Clark announced that he would...
...Good Will: "France is at a decisive moment of her existence. I personally believe we should introduce some of the elements of the U.S. Constitution. We need strong men in government, energy without despotism. I am often struck by the historical parallels of the Directoire and the First Consulate. Under the Directoire, everything seemed to be going badly, with the corruption and weakness of the government and the seeming irresponsibility and apathy of many of the people in the country, but it needed only a Bonaparte to come along as first consul and say, 'It's over...
...British residency, genial British Consul Jimmy Windrum and his Texas-bred wife Lois were busily making arrangements for a dinner dance: Jimmy himself anxiously supervised some electrical repairs made necessary by an ailing generator. Later on, when the royal reception was in full sway, someone unwisely plugged in an electric guitar and the whole works blew again, but nobody seemed to mind in the least...