Word: arrested
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...effective response from official quarters to what can truthfully be described as a national disaster," urged fellow townsmen to protect their lungs with sixpence worth of gauze folded into a six-layer mask and tied over the mouth and nose. The meshes of the mask, said the committee, would arrest most of the soot, while moisture from the breath, condensed on the mask, would prevent passage of some of the chemicals that cause lung trouble...
...small, thin" description fits that of a man who accosted a Linnaean Street lady resident with a knife earlier this week and of a man who was caught in a dormitory at Sargent College last year. In both cases, when the police arrived, they were unable to arrest the accused man "because of lack of proof...
...China turned to the West for help. Now Communists, schooled in Moscow, rule China. The Kremlin has tried to keep them from any contact with us. An example of this was the arrest of our consul in Mukden in 1947. England and the United States desired to recognize Mao, but this Russian-inspired incident alienated us, as the Kremlin planned," he continued...
...asked the agents, did nearly an hour elapse between Hall's arrest and the time he was booked at the police station? Why did Shoulders covertly bring two metal suitcases, containing part of the money, into the police station later? Where did he go in his car soon after the booking? The St. Louis police board ordered an inquiry; Shoulders did not appear at first because of a "nervous condition," but later showed up voluntarily and was questioned for seven hours...
...Prompt Arrest. Despite the restraining efforts of priests and organizers, the threat of violence hung like Spanish moss over the bayous. In Terrebonne Parish, swamp-fire violence flared briefly when four men ambushed and shot three Negro sugar-mill workers, wounding them slightly. The four were promptly arrested. Said Governor Robert F. Kennon: "I feel it is my duty to publicly state that such acts will not be tolerated." Said Jesuit Father L. J. Twomey of New Orleans' Loyola University: "The workers are apparently willing to take whatever risks are involved to free, if not themselves, at least their...