Word: doored
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...hour before sunrise one day last week, Sheriff Jenkins Hill of Clarke County, Ala., drove up to a Thomasville undertaking parlor, swung open the back door of his new Chrysler, and told an attendant to get a "friend" out of the car. The attendant found the body of Moses Jones, a Negro, sprawled on the floor like "you would throw a dead hog." Stocky Sheriff Hill explained he had been forced to kill Jones, a prisoner who had "grabbed me and attempted to get my gun." There were no witnesses to confirm or refute the familiar story; there rarely...
Paul D. Sheats '54, president of the Council, said last night the Committee had just learned that candidates had circulated posters, held door-to-door campaigns, and distributed mimeographed letters to large numbers of students...
...panorama scanned in this scenic tour of Thurber land is varied enough to suit any reader's taste. Mystery fans will probably find "The White Rabbit Caper" most to their liking. Out Spading Spade, it begins, "Fred Fox was pouring himself a slug of rye when he door of his office opened and in hopped old Mrs. Rabbit . . ." One of the choicest in the autobiographical vein is a little item called "There's a Time for Flags, or (Notes of a man who bought a curious Christmas gift)." The Thurber Diaries are like none other: "Dec. 15--Yesterday morning...
...MacLean, followed last year by the similar disappearance of MacLean's wife and three children from their home in Geneva, still ranks high in the hearts of British mystery lovers as one of the top unsolved riddles of the age. Last week's rap on the door sent a new blizzard of speculation swirling through pubs and drawing rooms. But in point of fact, except for the lack of official documentation, the mystery surrounding Burgess and the MacLeans has grown fairly thin...
...News and signed a contract to pay $1,525,000 for it. But Smith was forced to call off the deal when, as Smith said, Sackett "failed to put up financial and collateral requirements" (TIME, Nov. 23). Last week, with the paper still at death's door, Smith finally found a buyer: Clinton D. McKinnon, 47, a successful San Diego newspaper publisher and businessman, former Democratic Congressman and a vice chairman of the state's Democratic Central Committee...