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Most of the men lost their driving judgment. But one improved for a time. His explanation: he was so nervous from being around cops that the liquor steadied him. After 15 pints had gone into the human guinea pigs, the police took their subjects gently home in police cars...
...Forces commands or to the British. But the boats are delivered by Consolidated's own Flight Operations. Flying boss of F.O. is a huge-boned, broad-faced airman named Russ Rogers, who in 1939 was flying a PBY (the Cuba) for Standard Oil Heir Richard Archbold in New Guinea when Rube Fleet decided to set up his own delivery service. Frank Learman, traffic manager of the new F.O., got him on the radio telephone, told him he was wanted...
...more annoying circumstances: receiving a writ from a process server. By way of the Seattle sheriff's office, His Majesty's Government notified Sir Thomas of its claim that he owed some $5,000 in back income taxes. The heir to Beecham's pills ("Worth a Guinea a Box") pleaded ignorance of the claim, cabled his solicitors to pay the claim, if just, or fight...
...preparing its monthly survey, the Sovereign staff makes up a list of about 150 guinea pigs distributed strong the four classes, and chosen on the basis of four consideration whether they are working their way through college, what part of the country they come from, whether they are on Dean's list and whether they are from a private or public school...
...diamonds may be found near by. But the significance of the discovery had nothing to do with diamonds. It had to do with the fact that hitherto gorceixite has been found only in Brazil, whose bulge, if slid eastward around the globe, would fit neatly into the Gulf of Guinea, against the shores of Sierre Leone and the Gold Coast...