A Complicated Murder. Vance Horton was an unpleasant fellow, the kind whose name afflicts even hard-boiled men of the world with cold shudders of disgust. He had no friends, but, to counter-balance this, could count on a whole host of enemies. So much so that, when someone more impatient than usual decided to murder him, the police, to say nothing of two amateurs, had suspects to burn.

This volume of Universal Standard Time Data is one of eleven volumes included in DWMSTDP. It is termed "Universal" because it provides a single DOD source for standard time data elements which can be used in the development of labor standards in several occupation categories. This publication applies to all military services and defense agencies. The data contained herein will be used to the maximum extent possible in the development of labor performance standards. The Universal Standard Time Data contained in this volume are to be applied in accordance with the general instructions contained in the Basic Volume and the specific instructions contained in this volume. All newly developed or existing Universal Standard Time Data elements not now included herein should be submitted with back-up motion pattern analysis to the Defense Industrial Resources Support off ice (DIRSO), for review, coordination, and inclusion in the updating changes to this volume. The Basic Volume contains procedures for submitting these data elements.