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...court, and though he denied any guilt, there could be little doubt of Oswald's guilt. FBI agents checked the gun and its serial number, traced it to the Chicago mail-order house and found the order slip. It was a 6.5-mm., Carcano, bolt-action surplus Italian military carbine. It had been sent to an "A. Hidell" at a post-office box in Dallas. That name and box number were found later among Oswald's effects. Serial number records showed that Oswald's was the same rifle that had been found in the warehouse. An autopsy...
...their way to owning the world. The forward pass was not invented by the pros; it had been around since 1906. But in the hands of such quarterbacks as Sammy Baugh and Sid Luckman, the pass became the most awesome offensive weapon in the history of the sport -a bolt of lightning that could strike anywhere, any time. Scores soared. The T formation grew flankers and split ends; pro coaches even made room for a third end in the backfield (they called him a "slotback"), began scattering receivers around the field like leaves in a hurricane...
...speaker he is articulate and sincere but hardly eloquent or dramatic. The depth of his supporters' conviction is Goldwater's greatest strength as a candidate. They are people who will work for him, as well as vote for him; their allegiance is proven by their threat to bolt the party, if he is not nominated...
...Haunting. A young woman in a filmy nightie sits bolt upright in bed. Bump. Bump. BUMP. BUMP. The noise comes from the corridor outside her room. Huge feet run past, run back, stop at the bedroom door. Silence. Something is listening. The young woman stares in alarm. Then softly a big body rubs against the door and at the crack beneath it snuffles a gigantic spectral snout. The young woman clutches her throat and-BANG! BANG! BANG...
...with the increasing complexity and costliness of doing business. Small manufacturers-who are not as diversified or as well-financed as the large companies-tend to find themselves squeezed for profits, short on capital, and without enough technical talent. Says President Matthew Meyers of Los Angeles' Alvo Nut & Bolt Co.: "We're paying more to make the product itself; yet because of competition, we are selling it for less and less...