Word: cars
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Marty's long-smoldering hatred for his father came to an explosive boil two weeks ago when his old man took his car and $40 in grocery money, went off on a drinking spree with a woman. That night Marty and his mother caught up with the couple in a taproom, demanded the money. Marty's face turned white when his father snarled: "I don't have a cent left. We were over in Jersey and we had a good time." Telling his mother "I can't stand this any more," the boy got into...
...wanted. Marty told him to aim so the shot would hit him in the chest. Carefully Ray Edwards aimed the rifle, squeezed the trigger, and shot Martin Daniels Sr. square in the chest. In the resulting confusion, the boys ran out of the cemetery, jumped into Marty's car and drove to the Edwards apartment in Germantown...
...hours after he had exhorted Britain's Automobile Association that "anything is worth trying to reduce Britain's horrible casualty figure," Prince Philip tried to stop his elegant green Lagonda convertible when a Morris slowed for a turn, failed to brake fast enough, clonked into the tiny car. The Morris pilot hopped out in a huff, "thinking 'Some stupid clod's hit me,' " melted immediately when Philip cheerfully took the blame. Damage to Queen, Prince and commoner: none. To Philip's prestige as president of the auto association: sufficient dents that a London columnist...
...Victor, a yard shorter, a foot narrower and 1,000 Ibs. lighter than a Chevrolet, is a 55-h.p. wrap-around-look car that gets 35 miles per gallon. It is expected to sell for about $1,800 v. Chevrolet's cheapest price of about $2,000. The Opel, which approximates the Victor in performance, will get a face-lift before appearing...
...Nouveau Poor. In Los Angeles, Bookkeeper P. Marjorie Wright, 31, arrested on suspicion of embezzling $20,000, said she spent about $5,000 on clothes and a car, but burned the rest for fear her friends would suspect her if she spent more...