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...with the circumstances surrounding 'his' unfortunate accident." But "in the cold light of dawn," say Pearson and Anderson, the Senator "decided to face the consequences himself." Whatever its implausibilities, the story would explain why Kennedy might have wished to establish an alibi by showing himself at the motel at 2:25. Both Gargan and Kennedy immediately said that the story is false. Another rumor had it that Gargan was indeed driving the car, but everyone who has known the Kennedys agreed that it would be more likely for Joey to take the rap for Ted than the other...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: THE KENNEDYS: INQUEST OF SUSPICIONS | 8/15/1969 | See Source »

...thing is to take your friend to the nearest ferry and, when the ferry is shut down for the night, just calmly stand there and watch him swim across the channel, preferably fully clothed. Now he'll be able to recuperate all by himself in a nice comfortable motel room...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Aug. 8, 1969 | 8/8/1969 | See Source »

...within marriage. Until a new code goes into effect next July, a too ardent lover in Kansas can get up to five years at hard labor for successfully luring his girl friend to bed, and up to 21 years for merely trying. In Indianapolis, simply entering the motel room of a person of the opposite sex (subject to a number of exceptions for relatives, young children and others) is punishable by a fine of up to $25 and as many as 30 days in prison...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Legislation: Modernizing Sex Laws | 8/8/1969 | See Source »

...Nassau Bay motel, across the street from Houston's Manned Spacecraft Center, NASA engineers, secretaries and technicians gathered around the large pool to feast on barbecued chicken and beef and corn on the cob. Before the sun was down the celebrants numbered close to 3,000, and one of them-a shapely blonde-had been heaved into the pool. A man in a business suit dived after her. Another dived after him. A bikini-clad go-go dancer go-goed it on the diving board (to the low-down accompaniment of a group called "The Astronauts"), while leering spectators...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Moon: THE WETTEST SPLASHDOWN | 8/1/1969 | See Source »

Despite the wild enthusiasm, there was little harm done at any of the splashdown brawls. Drunken geologists in Houston paraded around with a decorative boulder they had taken from a motel courtyard, explaining that it was a moon rock. A few barefoot guests at the Nassau Bay motel poolside picked up splinters from broken glasses and bottles. And the four-man police force of the city of Webster (adjacent to the Manned Spacecraft Center) gently arrested a dozen happy drunks. The county sheriff's officers, however, seemed unable to find any wrongdoers. "This was a proud crowd," explained Captain...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Moon: THE WETTEST SPLASHDOWN | 8/1/1969 | See Source »

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