Word: tales
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...tale grew even more incredible as he told it: a rich old rancher named Jimmy C. Henderson, who is doing 50 years for shooting his common-law wife, had befriended Franks in prison and had given.the boy a total of $19,000 to "help him go straight." Checking proved that the whole story was good as gold, and that Franks had already dribbled away about $6,000 of the money. (Sample investment: a big red & white teddy bear for his ninth-grade bride...
Tired out from a hard day of counting his money, Baron Scipion du Roure was strolling along Promenade des Anglais in Nice one afternoon when he bumped into an old acquaintance, Inspector Raymond Alberto of the Nice police force. Over pernods, the inspector grew confidential and unfolded an amazing tale of espionage and adventure. Later, he introduced the baron to lean, elegant-looking Lieut. Colonel Berthier of the French intelligence...
Thanks for your May 18 story about Christopher Draper, England's "Mad Major.'' True, a rather pathetic tale of stunt flying, but let's give the old boy his due - once upon a time he was the Bill Bridgeman [TIME, April...
...talked to the FBI. Last week the State Department made public the fearful little episode, declared Cristache Zambeti persona non grata and kicked him out of the U.S. The Rumanian took a plane to Europe, muttering: "A frame-up. I never saw him." The Voice of America beamed the tale to 40 countries around the world. And the Georgescus went back to New York-to wait...
...story that the Admissions Office doesn't know how to choose freshmen is an old wives' tale. Nevertheless, coaches still claim that they are not getting a sufficient number of athletes...