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That was the last the law saw of Matt Jones. One night last week, railroad workmen near Lexington, Mo., 50 miles east of Kansas City, found Matt's body bobbing on the swollen Missouri River, a 9-lb. tire chain wrapped tightly around his ankles and threaded through a 45-lb. concrete building block. Al Osborne's lawyer, on hearing the news, averred that Jones's death was "detrimental to my client." But the county prosecutor didn't seem to think so. Without Matt's testimony, the three remaining charges against Al Osborne would probably...
...experimental car's headlights are concealed behind the air-scoop grill which revolves at the flick of a switch. Other features: thermostatically controlled electric seat warmers, fenders that swing up on hinges to make tire-changing easier. Motorists are not exactly clamoring for some of those innovations, but Le Sabre has one feature that is in widespread public demand: built-in hydraulic jacks under each wheel...
...place with a blend of "the fan approach," and a scholar's serious interest in the fine points of the game. His delivery is warmly enthusiastic without drifting into hysteria; his Southern accent is mild, not wild. Most important, he still adores baseball and never expects to tire of it. "Baseball," he explains, "is a vicarious thrill. I get to play all ten positions...
Military & Business Career: Trained as an Army pilot in the same group with Lieut. General James H. Doolittle in World War 1. Mustered out as a first lieutenant, moved to California, joined General Tire & Rubber Co. and eventually became General's manager for eleven western states, vice president and director (now on leave); also became executive vice president and general manager of Aerojet Engineering Corp. Has private pilot's license and flies own plane...
...Liberals still held a top-heavy majority in Parliament (188 seats to 46 for the Tories, 28 for others), but their setback seemed likely to produce policy changes. Among the Ottawa rumors: further steps against inflation; a cabinet shakeup. The government had had a warning that Canadian voters can tire even of the Liberals...