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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...
Later 82-year-old Mother Gorgulov was arrested for stealing grain. She pleaded that she was almost starving. Her case dropped out of the Soviet Press. Last week letters received in Warsaw declared that Mother Gorgulov had been "executed as a grain thief...
...Gorgulov insisted that he was a "Green Russian," founder of the "Green Fascist Party" (non-existent). In jail he expressed a desire to found the "Green Religion," asked for a green robe, green sheets and green vegetables, was granted only the vegetables...
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...
Born. To Mme Paul Gorgulov, relict of French President Paul Doumer's assassin (TIME, May 16, et seq.); a daughter; in Paris...