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...high iron fence on the east side of the White House on Tuesday night and rushed 60 yds. across the grounds. In the struggle to subdue him, a guard fired a shot that wounded the intruder and a Secret Service agent, each in the arm. Leland Modjeski, 37, of Falls Church, Virginia, was treated at George Washington University Hospital, where he was detained for questioning concerning his yet unknown motive...
...fifth time since September, security at or near the White House was breached when a man, armed with an unloaded revolver, jumped over the mansion's fence late Tuesday night. The suspect, Leland Modjeski, was tackled by a Secret Service agent; both men were wounded by the gunfire of a second agent. Modjeski, an unemployed onetime psychology student, was charged with felony assault and firearms violations. Officials said the President was never in any danger and may not have even been a target. Modjeski, they indicated, appeared to be psychologically troubled. Three days later, another man, Andrew Jopling, jumped...
There are Polish names which have significance in contemporary U. S. life: Paul Muni in Hollywood; Baton-wielders Stokowski, Rodzinski; Singers Kiepura, Ganna Walska; Pianist Josef Hofmann; Engineers Pawlowski, Modjeski; Economist Mizwa; Editor Pialkowicz...
...Nicholson, 66, Indiana author (The House of a Thousand Candles, The Port of Missing Men), new U. S. Minister to Paraguay (TIME, Aug. 28); and Dorothy Lannon, his longtime friend and literary associate; in Washington, D. C. Died. Clement E. Chase, 45, bridge engineer, partner of famed Bridgebuilder Ralph Modjeski; when, rocked by a gust of wind, he lost his balance and fell 120 ft. from the Delaware River Bridge; in Philadelphia. Died. Horace Brisbin Liveright, 46, Manhattan publisher and stage producer; of pneumonia; in Manhattan. A onetime bond salesman, he, with Albert Boni, formed Boni & Liveright, Inc., which later...
...Amonag previous John Fritz medalists: Herbert Clark Hoover, Rear Admiral David Watson Taylor, Ralph Modjeski, Guslielmo Marconi, Alfred Noble...