You Can Help Nab Hit And Run Drivers
A Metropolitan Toronto Police hit and run squad head urges citizens to help catch flee drivers within 30 days. He notes that every driver who leaves the scene is committing an offense and stresses careful witness descriptions, license numbers, and physical clues. He cites cases where witnesses provided crucial leads, underscores the value of even tiny details, and urges the public to remain calm and thorough in reporting information.
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Toronto
Canada
Metro Toronto
Bardot Surprised by Paris Window Washer Incident
In a retold tale, Brigitte Bardot reportedly stepped from a Paris Ritz shower to find a window washer gazing up at her from outside. He yelled in French asking if she has never seen a window washer before, a moment Bardot allegedly stared at in stunned silence.
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Bennet Cerf
Brigitte Bardot
Paris Ritz
Miss Bardot
Boat replaces refund in flooded land sale tale
A realty salesman learns the land he sold is underwater and asks about refunds. The boss rebukes him and orders a motorboat instead, turning misfortune into a new sales pitch.
Birds and gardens mix with centennial plans and politics
A reader notes a week of bird sightings at Ginger Farm plus home landscaping with viburnum. She recalls a Centennial 1967 planning talk, discusses socialized medicine and political views, and ends with a tale of a kind gesture at a grocery store that yielded stamps.
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Partner
Joy
Press Club
Vida Peane
Centennial Committee
Canada
Europe
Honeymoon Murder Plot Ends With Guillotine and Escape
Madame Giraudin's second marriage to Vere Goold leads to a Riviera debt and murder. In Monte Carlo the couple kill Danish widow Mrs. Levin to steal diamonds, dismember the body, and attempt to flee to Marseilles. Goold confesses after his wife’s conflicting tale. she is guillotined, he given a life sentence, later dying in prison.
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Madame Giraudin
Vere Goold
Monte Carlo
Estelle
Giraudin
Chéri
Mrs. Levin
Mrs. Goold
Marseilles
Ithetter
Lyons
Hotel de Lovoyre
Mme. Castellazzi
Bristol
Mme. Castellozzi
Hotel du Louvre
Mr. Goold
Thiny
Jim
Iis
Goold
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Don Saunders
Hal Tennant
Sally
Rita Tushingham
London
Princess Margaret
Clarence House
Pittsburgh
Michigan Air National Guard
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