People, Jul. 21, 1958

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Hightailing it back to barracks at Fort Hood, Texas, after a gay evening in Fort Worth, geetar-thumping Private Elvis Presley and three companions were innocently chugging down Highway 81 in his plain ole red-and-white Lincoln when a fan pulled alongside to see if the civvie-clad driver was really the great man at large. Interpreting the glance as a drag challenge, Elvis kicked down on the throttle with the fan in hot pursuit. Also on the trail was an interested state patrolman, who flagged Elvis...

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