Word: davidson
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...corpus delicti-"often used erroneously to designate the physical body of the victim of a murder" (Webster). Actually, corpus delicti is the "substantial and fundamental facts necessary to the commission of a crime." Britain's last murder-without-body was in 1934, when a poultry breeder, Thomas Joseph Davidson, drowned his eight-year-old son. He was sent to prison for life...
...Davidson 6, Varsity...
...swing through the South during the next week will be Barnaby's testing ground. Monday the Crimson will disembark in Charlottesville, North Carolina, to meet Davidson College, and the next day will take on North Carolina State. A jog north to Annapolis and from there to West Point will complete the vacation circuit...
...only nebulous spot in the Crimson lacrosse picture is a shortage of good midfield men. On the attack last year's high scorer Dick Bezanson, former Freshman star Paul Davidson, and letterman Charley Gregg provide a strong scoring punch, while defensemen Rob Snow, Bob Graham, and Bob Forsyth head a strong protective squad. Captain Hans Eatin is, of course, the leading midfield man, with Don Louria, Dave Abbot, and Bob Smith as returning...
...much-needed corrective. Said one national farm leader: "We can't say officially that the price drop is a good thing. But it is. The farmers have known that runaway inflation is dangerous to them. That's why you don't hear much grumbling." Said Bill Davidson, an Iowan who went to Europe last fall with 21 other farmers for a hard, first-hand look at conditions: "We needed to get hurt, if we didn't get set for this...