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...Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley, Actor-Producer John Houseman ("For me, it was a madly exciting time") and Poet John Ciardi ("When you're on a mission and you saw a Japanese plane go down, you cheered. This was a football game"). One might also include Irving Goff, Spanish Civil War veteran, OSS operative and the reputed model for Robert Jordan in Ernest Hemingway's For Whom the Bell Tolls...
...Detroit's factories will not be in full gear until the American middle class can once again afford a new car. A break in interest rates would help, but many buyers would still be deterred by steep sticker prices. Even the cheapest Chevrolet costs $5,270. William Goff, 52, a Dearborn, Mich., telephone worker, was discouraged by what he saw last week at a GM showroom. Said he: "I can't believe that some of these cars cost more than I paid for my house." Many people are choosing to repair their clunkers rather than...
Qualls and sophomore Penny Goff (22 points) each notched a couple of baskets and three-and-a-half minutes later, the score was 22-10. Rice finally went into the locker room leading...
...that future prosperity is worth some hardship now. Says Robert Noyce, vice chairman of Intel, a semiconductor manufacturer: "We're somewhat concerned about the transitory period of tight money, but it's part of the medicine we have to take to get the economy to improve." Adds Goff Smith, chairman of Amsted Industries, a Chicago-based equipment supplier: "It's going to hurt a little, but we ought to be glad for a little suffering if it brings the inflation rate down...
...days later Martin's cousin, Charles Goff, 29, swore to police that he not only fired the shots, but also made three threatening telephone calls to a Martin aide to bolster the satanic cult story. The next day Texas Rangers found Martin hiding in a stereo cabinet in his mother's house and arrested him on an old assault charge. Free on bail, Martin denies everything. The grand jury will hear more evidence this week. If Martin is charged, it will probably be with a misdemeanor. Two possibilities: reckless conduct and making a false statement to police...