Word: fraud
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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HITLER claimed the famous century philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche as the philosopher of Nazism. Now, 58 years after Nietzsche's death, a German professor has proven that Nietzsche was grossly misrepresented through a conscious fraud perpetrated by a scheming woman. What Nietzsche really believed and how his views were distorted is reported in FOREIGN NEWS, Her Brother's Keeper...
Behind the smile, Ydigoras was very much in earnest. A onetime follower of Dictator Jorge Ubico (1931-44), Ydigoras had fought two elections in the past four months. When he ran behind in the first, his followers cried fraud, rioted in the streets and forced the government to nullify the results. With the support of an amalgam of big landlords and conservative Roman Catholics, he won the second election six weeks ago with a 39% of the vote in a four-man race. But until the victory was confirmed by Congress, the threat of mob violence hung over Guatemala City...
...comprises 50% of their stock. "It may look like hell on a hanger," says a Dallas retailer, "but get it on 'em and they love it because it's so comfortable!" But many shapely women shun it, say it is a fad as well as a fraud despite its "subtle sexiness." Less shapely women find they look even sadder in a sack...
...Honduras' Julio Lozano seized power during an election mixup in 1954, two years later claimed victory in a fraudulent election even before the ballots were counted; when his cops capped the fraud by firing into a crowd of demonstrators, he was ousted by a military junta, died in Miami last August...
...elder Insull was jailed in Turkey while, awaiting deportation to the U.S. for trial, and again for a week in Cook County while his son raised $200,000 bail. But he was found innocent of all charges: mail fraud, embezzlement, and violation of the bankruptcy laws...