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...Line. In Detroit, Thomas Oliver, charged with threatening to bump 1946 model cars with his ancient jalopy, explained: "I hate people who own new cars...
There had been the by-election in Pontiac, Quebec, lost to a Social Crediter, and the by-elections in Toronto-Parkdale and Portage la Prairie last week, lost to the Progressive Conservatives. The worst bump was raised by Portage. The Liberals had not only fought hardest there to keep the seat, Liberal for the last eleven years, but the election had been decided on an important national issue (TIME, Aug. 5). The farmers had shown that they did not like the wheat agreement, under which Canadians sold wheat to Britain at far less than the world price. Yet the Liberals...
...slung, short (104-in. wheel base), but ingeniously designed two-door six-cylinder sedan. It seats three in a front seat, two in the narrow rear seat. Other features: independent suspension of front wheels (no axle), and universal joints in the rear axle designed to take much of the bump out of bumps. Proposed price: around...
...serve as a temporary basis for establishing that security, but that is only a short-term answer to the problem of peace," he said. In this connection he declared that the question always would arise as to how far security measures should go and "where will your army bump into the other fellow...
...through 'Jenny' several seasons ago in "Lady in the Dark," first-balcony subscription spinsters bravely acquiesced before the onslaught of the general delight. With a play as hilarious as it is a perfect starring vehicle, it is now Helen Hayes' turn to toss her admirers a wicked bump...