Word: beached
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Pretty Edith, mother of three, continued to meet Jules in Detroit and Chicago, and when he suggested they spend Memorial Day weekend together at a house party, she was willing. After a wild, 200-mile drive across Michigan, Dr. Small caught up with them at a beach cottage near Allegan. Jules was playing cards with two other men when Dr. Small entered the house. "Which one is Lack?" asked the dentist. "I'm Lack," said Big Jules, flashing his warmest smile and extending his gladhand. Then Dr. Small fired two bullets, and Lack dropped dead...
...battles in wars over the centuries: Courtrai, Passendale, Ypres ("Wipers" to the Tommy of World War I), and Armentiéres (whose "Mademoiselle" was invented to wipe out the memory of grimmer realities). In World War II, the tragedy and heroism of Dunkirk were played out on a Flemish beach...
...next day, Burlington produced an even bigger surprise; it announced that it wanted to buy control of Goodall-Sanford, Inc. (Palm Beach suits, plastic-coated fabrics, etc.) in the open market. This came as a shock to J. P. Stevens & Co. (the family firm of Army Secretary Robert Stevens), which was also planning to buy Goodall-Sanford, even had its men taking inventory in the plants. But it was even more of a shock to Goodall-Sanford executives, who apparently had not been informed by Burlington of its plans...
Short Hop. An eight-passenger, open-sided bus for transport in factories, shopping centers, airports, etc. is being sold by Autoette Inc. of Long Beach, Calif. The battery-powered bus averages 10 m.p.h., carries passengers back to back like an old-fashioned street car, comes equipped with a recharger that plugs into an ordinary electrical outlet. Price: $1,295 f.o.b. Long Beach...
Marriage Revealed. Viveca Lindfors. 33, Swedish-born Hollywood cinemactress (The Raiders); and George Tabori, 40, somber-themed Broadway playwright (Flight into Egypt); she for the fourth time, he for the second; in Malibu Beach. Calif.. July...