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Despite Chasey's edge right now, the two will probably share the duties again unless something drastic happens. Koenig, who most say has a stronger arm than former Dartmouth standout Mickey Beard, is the better signal caller...

Author: By Bennett H. Beach, | Title: Soaking Up the Bennies | 9/24/1969 | See Source »

...been graduated, and Brown's ends are not a strong point this year, so Marini might find it wiser to concentrate more on a ground game. He has good backs behind him and is a good runner himself. Marini's greatest contribution, however, may be as an experienced signal-caller for the Bruins' sophomore-laden team...

Author: By Bennett H. Beach, | Title: Soaking Up the Bennies | 9/24/1969 | See Source »

...differentiate between values of stamps. In persuading telephone operators to handle calls personally, he suggests saying: "I'm sorry, operator, but I'm blind and do need your assistance." That ploy "is bound to make her feel extremely guilty, and will make it easier for the next caller who wants her to make the connection...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Frustrations: Guerrilla War Against Computers | 9/12/1969 | See Source »

...better get over here right away," the caller told Los Angeles police. "There's a man lying on the front lawn and blood all over the place. It looks like a bad one." It was even worse than the caller thought. When police reached the hilltop home rented by Film Director Roman Polanski (Knife in the Water, Rosemary's Baby) in the fashionable suburb of Bel Air, they found not one body but five. It was a scene as grisly as anything depicted in Polanski's film explorations of the dark and melancholy corners of the human...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Crime: Nothing But Bodies | 8/15/1969 | See Source »

...come out after midnight for any legitimate reason," says Gared Grant, the ferry operator. "It doesn't have to be a case of accident or injury. Our contract with the town of Edgartown requires us to respond to calls after midnight." There is, however, one hitch. When a caller asks for special ferry service, the telephone operator routinely switches the call to the Edgartown police department, which asks if any injury is involved in the request. The question then might be: What do you tell the police operator when you think a woman may have drowned and you have...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: THE KENNEDY CASE: MORE QUESTIONS | 8/8/1969 | See Source »

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