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...talk about." Moles & Flophouse. Two weeks ago Fitzgerald and Wilk got a tip that Magrie was on her way back to Chicago. She outfoxed them for a while, but her maternal instinct was her undoing. Late one night last week the detectives spotted her getting out of a cab a block from her sister's house, where her two younger daughters are staying. "She had put on about 25 Ibs., and her hair was dyed black and cut very short," said Fitzgerald. "I said, 'Hello, Maggie.' She turned to me and said, 'You talking...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CRIME: The Female of the Species | 12/5/1955 | See Source »

...medical student, describes the emergency ward at MGH, where he works once each week, as "an on and off business." In the course of a three-hour stretch one evening, Braun remembers helping with two auto accident cases, one Delirium Tremens, two epileptics, a violent neurotic, and three battling cab drivers who had bashed each other's cars and heads...

Author: By Gavin R. W. scott, | Title: 'Decline from Ivory Tower' Spurs Hospital Volunteers | 12/2/1955 | See Source »

...scheduled airlines exploded in anger at the news. They argued that the CAB's decision would lead to cutthroat competition, said that three small lines, for example, could pool their ten monthly flights and run what would amount to a fully scheduled service. But the CAB pointed out that most nonskeds are only one or two-plane operations, are far too small to hurt the big trunk lines. Furthermore, said CAB, it had specifically reserved the right to reduce the number of scheduled flights if nonskeds started ganging up on the most profitable runs flown by big carriers. Said...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AVIATION: More Competition | 11/28/1955 | See Source »

After four years of hearings, the Civil Aeronautics Board last week handed down a decision on U.S. nonscheduled airlines that will result in greatly increased competition throughout the industry. The CAB decided to grant nonskeds permanent certificates as "supplemental carriers," thus give them a real niche in the fast-growing U.S. airline market. No longer need the lines fear that the CAB will ground them if they start stepping up service...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AVIATION: More Competition | 11/28/1955 | See Source »

...partially scheduled basis, make ten flights a month between, any two points in the U.S., advertise and sell the runs as a scheduled service. In all, the ruling affects 49 big and little nonsked lines, but each will have to prove its "individual fitness, willingness and ability" before the CAB issues a certificate. Only line left out: North American Airlines, the biggest nonscheduled passenger carrier, which is charged with breaking so many CAB regulations that its right to fly was suspended by the CAB, then later stayed by a circuit court, pending an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court (TIME...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AVIATION: More Competition | 11/28/1955 | See Source »

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