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Rabat soon after he returned from the Sultan's palace. El Hajou took one look at them, made a dash for his big white Cadillac, and roared off into the dawn. The police, full of pro-Arafa men, were careful not to catch...
...three straight heats of the President's Cup speedboat regatta on the Potomac River, three-time cup winner Miss Pepsi, driven by Detroit's Chuck Thompson, finished first. But on the final dash, Miss Pepsi crossed the starting line two seconds ahead of the gun and was disqualified. Winner on points (after finishing third in the final heat): Tempo VII, driven by Danny Foster and owned by Band Leader Guy Lombardo...
...into a political stone wall. No official of the police or medical examiner's office would talk. Angrily, Brunt hustled to the office of Mayor Joseph Clark, charged that covering up the scandal "would cost the Democrats the election." Then Brunt went after District Attorney Samuel Dash, convinced him also that the cover-up would be a hot political issue. Two days later, Dash finally made it official: Doris Oestreicher died from an "illegal operation...
...abortion charge. Mrs. Silver was also taken into custody as an accomplice. But the shock of the death-and the investigation-proved too much for her; she was temporarily committed to a mental institution. The story did not stop there. At week's end District Attorney Dash subpoenaed 19 witnesses to find out who had tried to cover up the death of Doris Oestreicher...
Timber Topper. In Pasadena. Calif., after he flushed a midnight prowler from his house, chased him out the back door and was outdistanced in a dash across the yard. House Owner Ronald L. Miller watched while the burglar easily hurdled the back fence, noticed that he wore a pair of spiked track shoes...