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...press conference, Manry said that he plans to go back to the copy desk but has no intention of letting fame slip by. Besides writing articles for the paper on his voyage, he will turn out a book. The title, he added, will not be The Old Manry...
...time the clay track was the consistency of soft fudge. Unlike flat-racing thoroughbreds, who plant their hoofs, then pick them straight up-and often revel in the softer footing of an "off" track-trotters slide their hoofs slightly forward each time they take a stride; they tend to slip and get mired in the mud. That is exactly what happened to Noble Victory: twice in the three-heat race, he broke stride; in the third heat, the best he could do was third. "He seemed like he was anchored," said Dancer disgustedly. "He just couldn't handle...
When Foreman Melt Williams announced the verdict after two hours' deliberation, four white spectators distinctly heard him say, "Guilty." But the courtroom was noisy, and Judge Harold Smith apparently did not hear. He requested a written verdict. Someone had handed Williams a slip of paper, he had signed it, and it was brought to the clerk. It said: "Innocent...
...verdict expunged on the ground that a six-man jury must be unanimous. Then, if Judge Smith can resolve the issue of possible double jeopardy, D'Andrea may be retried. Ironically, illiteracy is unlikely to be an issue. Had the foreman signed the guilty slip in the same mistaken manner, D'Andrea could have raised that issue as a denial of fair trial. For the mo ment, though, he is delighted with the verdict of his illiterate peers...
...elastic long John ($5.95) for use under slacks; Warner's has put a tiger's stripes on its tank suit ($19), also offers a cobra-skin pattern if stripes don't suit. Most stylish are the Courreges-inspired underpinnings of Formfit-Rogers. The full slip ($9), in white with black banding, can easily double as a nightdress or a playdress...