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Attorney Harry Sacher said the judge tried to "negate" defense statements by his gestures. The way Sacher described them: "You scratched your head and pulled your ear." "When I scratch my head I'm just plain scratching my head," laughed Medina. "I have a habit of doing that and I'm not going to change it just because you don't like...
...have plenty of meat in their smokehouses, though they weren't the kind to crow about it. "I don't aim to get caught if anything happens," said Farmer Clarence Horton. Horton, who farms 200 acres on a 50-50 basis with the owner, started from scratch 20 years ago; the last five years have set him firmly on his feet. He now owns two tractors and a combine; his barn and tool sheds are jammed with plows, harrows, seeders. "I have bought everything I am going to buy," said Horton. "I've got a full line...
...same breed (one of thousands of such embalmed animals found in the Nile Valley), bound into a thin, dusty cylinder with only the ears and sunken face visible; a 15th Century specimen crouched and grinning above a terse warning: "Beware of cats, which lick in front and scratch behind...
...feed-door, and milked the cow "to make things easier for her." Then Partridge greased cow and ramp, and hitched on ropes fore and aft. The vet gave Grady a sedative. While Partridge pushed Grady from the rear, Mach and some neighbors pulled. Out slid Grady with nary a scratch...
...generation is totally guilty of its own sins of omission. A major cause of chronic inaction is the very nature of Council elections. For although the '48-'49 Council has worked hard and long, its life span is only one year: it has had to learn its job from scratch, and the '49-'50 Council will also have to begin at the beginning. In addition, the hijinks often necessary to win elections sometimes mean that the best men do not get the Council seats. These troubles exist wherever there are representative elections. Before long somebody must figure...