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...night to give the impression that he was airborne. Several promoters and at least two foreign governments, Willy reported, wanted to see his designs. Trouble was, it also brought Willy into view of the authorities. Last week British occupation authorities descended on cousin Johannes' place and began a solemn investigation of Willy's goings-on. Willy ruefully put what little money he had left into the hiring of a lawyer...
...Mexico City's resplendent Palace of Fine Arts, a glittering throng gathered this week to witness the inaugural ceremonies of a new President. The leaders of Mexico and the envoys of 57 foreign governments, in braid-crusted uniforms or solemn full dress, watched as a gaunt man in a plain black suit stepped forth. Adolfo Ruiz Cortines had come to take his oath as President...
Columnist Eleanor Roosevelt felt that a recent interview with an FBI agent was worth recording. The agent, she wrote, "tried to be very solemn as he asked me about the loyalty and competence of John Foster Dulles, our future Secretary of State. This agent's behavior was a wonderful feat, keeping a straight face while making such an inquiry. I'm afraid I smiled openly ... I was visited again with questions about another impeccable character. So, I want to reassure any of my friends who think that the FBI is not on the job and is not able...
Personality: Tall, solemn, methodical, pedagogic, Dulles has a lawyer's passion for detail, a lawyer's caution. He and his wife Janet have three children: John, a mining engineer; Lillias, now Mrs. Robert Hinshaw; Avery, who entered the Roman Catholic Church after service in the Navy in World War II and later became a Jesuit. For relaxation, Dulles has long favored sailing and fishing in Lake Ontario, where he has his own island...
Unusual Child. She has always known what she wanted. She was reciting Shakespeare at five. Her mother, who has hovered and brooded over her talented daughter since she was a solemn baby, recalls that Claire would have nothing to do with dolls, that in fact she hated dolls. She didn't much like other children either; she much preferred to learn poetry, in order to recite...