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leaned forward from the back seat of his Lincoln limousine, which had been halted in Matawan, N. J., by Policeman Sproul, to answer the policeman's question. Certainly, replied Mr. Rockefeller, the officer might stand on his runningboard and his chauffeur ("Phillips") might overtake a speeder the officer desired to apprehend. Mr. Rockefeller sank back again into the cushions, peered out at a mile of landscape which slipped by in about one minute, watched the officer hand their quarry a summons, handed the officer five new dimes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Sep. 12, 1927 | 9/12/1927 | See Source »

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