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...gravest mistakes was to underestimate his antagonist, bear-shaped District Attorney Henry Menasco Wade. Belli referred to him as a yokel and a hog caller. But Wade's slow twangy drawl and furrowed face camouflage a tough, sharp mind. Under Wade, says a veteran Texas trial lawyer, Dallas County has "the toughest prosecution in the state of Texas." During the trial, Wade made a sparrow-and-peacock contrast with Belli; he played the earnest, rumpled country boy v. the gaudy city slicker, complete with red velvet briefcase. And Wade certainly knew that in the eyes of a Texas jury...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Lawyers: Casus Belli | 3/27/1964 | See Source »

...audience was evacuated at 3:30 p.m. when an anonymous female phone caller told police a bomb had been placed in the theatre; the afternoon's showing of "The Wheeler Dealers" was finally resumed...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HST Bomb Scare | 1/27/1964 | See Source »

...phone rang. Young Frank answered, then said: "You have the wrong room. This is 417." But the caller didn't have the wrong room. He had asked the switchboard operator for Frank Sinatra Jr., and Frank had inadvertently told him what he wanted to know...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Crime: There's Nothing to Be Sorry For | 12/20/1963 | See Source »

Another reason for the plethora of points is Eli quarterback Ed McCarthy. McCarthy was the starting signal caller in last year's varsity game against the crimson, and his passing and ball-handling this year have many observers wondering why Pont isn't saving him for The Game tomorrow...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Freshman, J.V. Gridders Tackle Elis; Yardlings Must Patch Defense to Win | 11/22/1963 | See Source »

...caller can make a direct-through connection to any phone in the network. And he need dial only a few digits - regardless of network size...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World Business | 11/22/1963 | See Source »

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