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...crash, had a persuasive witness-the car thief. Donald Smith, 18, who is now in jail as a youthful offender, testified that he downed 18 beers at a firemen's carnival, jumped into Gorski's car, found the key dangling from the ignition lock, and sped off at 70 m.p.h. Gorski insisted that he had hidden the key in his glove compartment, but the jury believed the car thief. Gorski's lawyer, Edward Tyler, will appeal the verdict. "The real question is how much a person can be expected to foresee," says Tyler...
Friday morning at 8 p.m., Gilday surprised Mrs. Ruth Palmer, a 79-year-old widow, in her car and forced her to drive him to Salem, where he let her off and sped away...
Gilday took the driver's seat and sped onward toward New Hampshire. The chase began again with police finding and losing their suspect. Again at speeds over 100, Gilday raced down the back roads, often sliding off onto the shoulder and spinning back on. He abandoned the car in Atkinson, N.H., where he promptly stole another, police said...
...policemen in the patrol car set out in pursuit of the late-model blue-and-white sedan-license number SC-1-that had sped through a red light in Washington, D.C. Siren howling and red light flashing, the squad car chased the offender for a mile. When he finally pulled to the side of the road, the driver handed over his license. Result: no ticket. Later, South Carolina Senator Strom Thurmond explained: "The police department informed my office that the officer was inexperienced and expressed regret that the incident occurred." Under federal law, while on official business a member...
Falling Stock. Greek Deputy Premier and Interior Minister Stylianos Pattakos sped to the airport along with the Lebanese ambassador to Greece. Hurrying to the control tower, Pattakos established radio contact with the plane, which had landed and taxied to an open space 250 yds. away. The hijackers threatened to shoot anyone who approached...