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Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Nice book in great condition. Pages in excellent condition. No notes or highlighting. Ex library but does not look like one. Some stamps and stickers in front. See images. Fantastic book.

About the book >.>.> A police officer with a special ability for resolving sticky situations in unusual ways often involving a disarming use of humor was in the process of issuing a citation for a minor traffic violation when a hostile crowd began to gather around him. By the time he had given the offender his ticket the mood of the crowd was ugly and the sergeant was not certain he would be able to get back to the relative safety of his patrol car. It then occurred to him to announce in a loud voice: ‘You have just witnessed the issuance of a traffic ticket by a member of your Oakland Police Department.’ And while the bystanders were busy trying to fathom the deeper meaning of this all too obvious communique he got into his cruiser and drove off In 1938 the Ford Motor Car Co. tried to reach a new group of customers by introducing a car that was smaller than their V8 in size and power. After several years of development they produced a car (dubbed 92A) that was narrower shorter and 600 pounds lighter than the regular Ford. However the small motor cost only $3 less to manufacture and the entire car could be built for only $36 less than the big car. By mid-April the project was abandoned signifying that the company would not expand the range of its models downward (Nevins and Hill (LL)