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...through the heart with a single .38-caliber bullet. Chaney had three slugs in his body and, according to an unofficial autopsy, had been brutally beaten. "In my 25 years as a pathologist," said Dr. David Spain of New York after examining Chaney's body at his mother's request, "I have never witnessed bones so severely shattered...
...long-impending irritation finally arrived this week. A publishing firm in Lexington, Mass., wrote to request something or other and included in its return address a number, 02173-8087. So here it finally was, the unrememberable nine-digit ZIP code. Actually the awesome thing was officially "implemented" in the fall of 1983, but only 4% of all items in the mail carry "ZIP + 4." The target of this particular request could not recall ever having been asked to use a nine-digit return address...
...serve as honorary chairman of a $5 million fund drive for a new Rockwell museum being built just outside the artist's beloved Stockbridge, Mass. This was too close to Reagan's heart. White House Counsel Fred Fielding said he would take the heat for turning down the request, which came from Massachusetts Congressman Silvio Conte. But Reagan insisted: "I want to do it. Norman Rockwell was wonderful...
...plant in Dayton two weeks ago, 49 people were arrested for using and selling cocaine on the site, and 29 GM employees among those apprehended were fired. That capped a nine-month investigation by local police at the company's request, during which undercover agents purchased large amounts of marijuana and cocaine. On Jan. 2, the agents bought half a pound of coke for $14,000. Said Detective Nels Munson: "That's when we knew we had to move...
...President for national security affairs. Our purpose was to review with the President the defense budget for the fiscal year 1968, which was to be presented to the Congress in February 1967. Among the items to be considered was the recommendation of the Chiefs that the budget request include funds for production of an antiballistic-missile system. I explained to the President that the Chiefs had recommended the action, but that Cy and I strongly opposed...