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Weary of submitting the teeth of his gift horse to the suspicious scrutiny of Egypt's political leaders (TIME, March 1 et seq.), John D. Rockefeller Jr. last week withdrew his offer to build in Cairo and endow a ten-million-dollar "Temple of the Unfolding Life of Man." A finishing touch to the farce was added by Mr. Rockefeller. His last letter to King Fuad of Egypt explained that the gift was withdrawn "to relieve the Egyptian Government of embarrassment." Still fumbling about for reasons for Egypt's reluctance other than the seemingly true one? Egypt's political misgivings...
...tomatoes and lemons from the 1929 ranks and then, after a few moments of Senior forbearance, back again. For 20 minutes the exchange of fruit and other missiles continued ,broken only by a brief Senior charge which sent the Freshmen tumbling back upon each other. The victorious battlers, however, withdrew to their former position to continue the begging and then the first egg was fired...
...those who had argued that the settlement was all that Italy was financially able to pay?that it was either so much or nothing?were ahead of him. Senator Fess moved to reconsider. Senator Smoot promptly moved to table the motion, thereby cutting off debate. Later Senator Smoot withdrew his motion...
Dictator General Theodore Pangalos was administering Greece as a dictature when the week opened. None the less, he had ordered a presidential election and announced himself as a candidate, after directing that the polling be "postponed" in districts not favorable to him. The only Opposition candidate, M. Demerlis, prudently withdrew the night before the election. President General Theodore Pangalos was administering Greece as a Republic-without-a-Parliament when the week closed...
...Fascists, and gave rise to rumors which still brand Premier Mussolini with the suspicion of having instigated the assassination. One by one 20 of the more prominent arrested persons have been released by the public prosecutor or set free under the last general amnesty. Recently the wife of Matteotti withdrew from all participation in the prosecution which her attorneys characterized as "judicially and morally nil." Last week there began the trial of five men who are regarded widely as mere scapegoats. If convicted, they may be sentenced for 4% to 24 years...