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The job of Under Secretary of State is officially defined as "principal assistant of the Secretary of State in the discharge of his various functions, aiding in formulation and execution of the foreign policies of the Government ... In matters which do not require the personal attention of the Secretary of...
Zachariades carried his campaign against Ploumbides right up to the end. After Ploumbides was found guilty and confined to a sanatorium to await his execution, Zachariades broadcast taunts at the Greek police: "Why does Ploumbides live? He will be taken secretly out of Greece to reap his reward for betrayal...
Things were even getting a bit thick in London. BBC Announcer Donald Gray, a ruggedly handsome six-footer who lost an arm on the Normandy beachhead, has a deep, quiet voice that thrills British housewives (said one: "It makes me all relaxed to listen to him-I think he'...
Another foray into national politics came as a climax to his long-standing protest against the Sacco-Vanzetti decision. On the 20th anniversary of the execution, in 1947, Schlesinger presented a plaque honoring the pair to the Governor of Massachusetts, requesting that they be honored in the same manner as...
Conviction under the Act can carry maximum penalty of $20,000 or 20 years in prison or both, as well as loss of voting privileges. Another aspect of the bill is directed at discharging all State employees whose answers to the loyalty questionnaire show "reasonable grounds" for dismissal. Execution of...