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...post-mortem indicated death by asphyxiation: the victim had suffocated in his own blood after breaking his nose. But two of Simeonov's countrymen had just come forth with bizarre tales suggestive of a cloak-and-dagger conspiracy concocted by the legendary S.M.E.R.S.H. Since one of the two, Georgi Markov, 49, a friend of Simeonov's and also a BBC broadcaster, had just been murdered in diabolical fashion, Scotland Yard was asking some very stern questions about Simeonov's "fall...
...mystery began Sept. 7, as Markov was walking near Waterloo Bridge to the BBC's External Services Building. In front of a crowded bus stop, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his right thigh and turned to see a heavy-set man carrying an umbrella. "I am sorry," the man muttered in a thick accent, then hopped into a taxi. The same evening, Markov developed a high fever. Four days later he died, but not before telling friends that he thought he had been stabbed by a poison-tipped umbrella wielded by a Communist agent...
...blast off H-bombs in the guise of atoms for peace; Minister of Higher and Middle Specialized Education Vyacheslav P. Elyutin, 52, a metallurgist, moved on to take over the organization of higher education in the U.S.S.R., says: "Science is the discipline of the 20th century"; Health Specialist Alexander Markov, 58, public health expert, who has since January 1954 headed the Health Ministry department that services the Kremlin, hence is the man who must sign the death certificates of dead Communist leaders...
...Royal Concerto. Two days later, the world's most prestigious violin prize went to U.S.-trained Jaime Laredo, still a week short of his 18th birthday and the youngest winner in the contest's history. (Runner-up of last week's contest: Russia's Albert Markov...
...Crimson jayvees will line up with Wally Bregman and Dave Silverman at ends, Pete Maloney and Baird Pfahl at guards, Tony Caimi and Herb Grossman at tackles, Captain Buzz Vonderlage at center, Joe Conzelman or Walt Greeley at quarterback, Dinney Finney and Bob Alpert at halfbacks, and Lee Markov in the fullback post...