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...lack of evidence. That night, a gang formed in the street outside Bowman's home. Through a peephole he had cut in a window shade, William Bowman watched their "victory parade," which included cars roaring over his lawn. A few nights later, egg was smeared on the windshield and hood of Bowman's car, bottles were smashed against his house, and rocks were thrown through open windows onto his living-room floor. Bowman's new insurance agent cancelled his auto, home, business theft and damage policies...
...Bowmans' ordeal was a middle-class neighborhood of raw houses that rise up from the Pacific Ocean south of the Golden Gate Bridge. In April 1960, the terror began. The windows were shot out of their living room with a BB gun, and next day the windshield of their car was smashed with a volley from a pellet gun. Between April 15 and July 30, the living room windows were shot out four times and the car's windows were blasted seven times. On July 18, white paint was poured over the car and caked overnight. Then...
...ambitious personality of his Intourist guide. In one felicitous phrase, he marveled at the lack of a cultural and technological middle ground between "the outhouse and outer space"; in a fine vignette, he explained why all Russian traffic comes to a halt when a rainstorm begins: motorists keep windshield wipers locked away in the trunk when not in use. since spare parts are all but unobtainable. Reporting that many Russians have a thorough knowledge of American art and literature, he related a talk he had with one man about the late Abstract Expressionist Jackson Pollock. "He died in an auto...
...windshield of his car is a poem that begins Grant me, O Lord, a steady hand and watchful...
...freshmen were not helped by riding to new Haven Saturday morning in a bus that was (1) stopped by a state police car; (2) slid into the police car; (3) went 20 extra miles so the driver could sign for bond; (4) lost the use of its windshield wipers through mechanical troubles; (5) suddenly found itself with no reverse gear; and (6) leaked...