Word: chesting
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Without uttering a word, Tsafendas drew the dagger out of its leather sheath, plunged it three times into Verwoerd's chest and once into his neck. The House looked on in horror, too stunned to move. Verwoerd tried to raise one arm to protect himself, then, confused, used it to brush back his hair. He slumped over, blood spurting through his shirt...
...Jackie on his left. The first shot was not fatal; the second was. The time between the two bullets' impact was between 4.8 and 5.6 seconds, said the commission. Connally, too, had been badly hurt: a bullet slammed into his back, tore across a rib and out his chest, shattered his right wrist and entered his left thigh...
...slow down before it struck-presumably because it had just passed through the President's neck. Also, the injury in Connally's wrist was such, said the doctor who treated him, that Exhibit 399 had apparently begun to tumble end over end when it emerged from his chest and that it crashed blunt-end first into his wrist. There was some damage on the bullet's flat...
...anchorages" -to which car owners can attach shoulder harnesses, which are supposed to be more effective than current seat belts (when the harnesses themselves will become standard is still uncertain). G.M., Chrysler and A.M.C. will introduce steering columns that collapse, accordion-fashion, under impact, thereby lessening the danger of chest and abdominal injuries to drivers. Ford has a somewhat similar device and, beginning with the 1969 model year, will start producing cars with collapsible front ends designed to crumple systematically and cushion collisions...
...Parker) in Reel Two, and for the next 80 minutes is dogged doomward by the police (Barry Sullivan), his wife's father (Lloyd Nolan), a former mistress (Janet Leigh), and his own conscience. The few amusing moments are provided by Actor Whitman, a young man with a large chest and a small talent who apparently intends to portray Modern Man in Search of a Soul, but actually looks like a beach boy stumbling around in search of a lost volleyball...