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Grecian Restoration. In 1687, Turkish Janizaries, conquerors of southeastern Europe, were besieged at Athens by the Venetians. During the battle a great store of powder blew up inside the Parthenon, scattering columns, frieze and architraves. Townsfolk used blocks of Parthenon marble for doorsteps and pigpens. A hundred years ago Lord Elgin stole great masses of the sculpture for the British Museum in London, to save them from "local vandalism." Byron berated him. The Greek Government, belatedly renascent, is now reconstructing the torn Parthenon in the semblance of its periclean perfection...
...Yorker (weekly smartchart), quarreled bitterly in the middle of the night with his wife Lois Long ("lipstick"), colyumist for The New Yorker ("tables for two"). They told the police that a deep cut in his cheek was a slip-of-the-razor, not caused by her hurling a glass powder-box at him. Calming down, they decided to separate for one year...
...explosion, probably in the basement of the building catapulted a veritable geyser of flame and black smoke high into the heavens, spraying with a shower of glowing embers the spectators and Business School buildings, which were to the leeward of the raging inferno. Bright, sporadic flashes of newspaper photographers' powder charges lent a Fourth of July twist to a typical New England winter night. By 1.05, half a dozen hardy firemen drew a cheer from the throng when they struggled on the lean-to roof behind the central section of the doomed building carrying with them hoses and axes...
...Under the Colorado State Penitentiary at Canon City, Col, officials last week discovered a ten-foot tunnel dug by convicts since last month's deadly riot (TIME, Oct. 14). In the tunnel were found sledges, drills, crowbars, powder. Alarmed, the officials searched the entire prison, found 300 lbs. of daggers, stilettos, blackjacks, clubs, saws, knives made from files ?all the makings of another violent outburst...
...holding company will resemble Standard Brands, which retains the identity of its units but profits through economy in distribution. Chief unit of Standard Brands was Fleish-mann Yeast Co. with a highly specialized, rapid system of distribution famed in fact and romance. Another was nationally sold Royal Baking Powder. To the new company Kraft-Phenix Cheese Corp. brings an international distribution system that embraces food stores, while the marketing systems of Hershey and Colgate include candy and drug stores. With this nucleus other companies can be added, swiftly expanded...