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...missing body, a map, a code. British mystery fans and chess buffs alike are turning from P.D. James and Agatha Christie this summer to a real-life riddle that police have yet to solve. Was Theresa Terry murdered? If so, where is her body? The riddle has drawn in the chess columnist for the London Times as well as dozens of would-be Sherlock Holmeses...
...map: the unnamed suspect told the police that Terry had committed suicide and that he had buried her body, but he refused to say where. Instead he handed his interrogators two sheets of paper. One contained a crude map with three rough drawings of what could be outlines of countries. They were marked by Roman numerals. The other listed what looked like obscure chess moves...
...only is its Sunrunner computer-designed and wind-tunnel-tested, but it is also assisted by a scout vehicle carrying weather-forecasting equipment and by a rolling metal shop (complete with lathes and drill press) to help make any needed repairs. The Michigan racers have a computerized map of every traffic light and speed zone along the course, a film crew and a public relations manager...
...What is more important is not the map but the process," says Smith, who does not grade the final products. "The kids take something they're completely terrified of in September and in June draw the world and make it beautiful and enjoy the process. When they arrive here, I tell them they'll end up with 150 countries, and they tell me, 'No way.' As teachers, we face kids who have attention spans of 20 seconds. This takes nine months and goes against everything American society is pushing. This is rote memory, enriched by mnemonics and practice...
...there somewhere. I hadn't heard of half of them," admits Leila Nesson. "Now I can figure out better what's going on in the world. I'll always know that Angola is in Africa and not just over there somewhere." Says Eleanor Pries, as she examines her final map: "We saw our originals and we just laughed...