The Getty boy, J. Paul Getty III, was kidn*pped ten days ago, and now his kidnappers say they are going to cut his finger off to prove they are serious. Mr. Big Bucks himself, J. Paul Getty, said he’s against paying any ransom because it encourages kidnappers. I bet not paying it encourages kidnappers to become murderers.
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When I arrived at the Patersons’ for dinner, Roy had not returned from the office. His wife, Louise, met me at the door. Their youngest daughter, Becky, immediately vied for my attention away from Karen.
When Becky and her mother went upstairs to pick out a different shirt to go with Becky’s pink hip-huggers, Karen said, “I just turned sixteen two months ago. My sister’s only eleven. Can’t you tell? I swear, at times, she’s so boy-crazy it just about drives me up the
