Word: arsons
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...majesties that they were named for. Launched in 1968, the Queen Elizabeth 2 was never as regal as the old Queen Mary (now a dry-docked tourist attraction in Long Beach, Calif.) or the first Queen Elizabeth (which sank outside Hong Kong harbor last January, the victim of suspected arson). Still, the Q.E. 2 retained, in its original design, at least some of the proud aura of the days when Britannia ruled the waves. But a $4½ million face-lifting, unveiled last week, seems to have turned the only Queen still afloat into a bit of a tart...
...summit has not been pretty," said Gold. "We have learned of deals involving the sale of narcotics, extortion and loan-sharking, corruption, coercion, bookmaking, policy, assault and robbery, burglaries, counterfeiting, hijacking, receiving stolen property, forgery, possession and sale of weapons, labor racketeering, stolen-auto rings, untaxed cigarettes, insurance frauds, arson of businesses, the cutting up of autos and boats, prostitution and violations of Alcohol Beverage Control Laws...
...when their citizenship was denied by the government. Amin had originally promised the country's 23,000 Asians who are Ugandan citizens that they were not affected by the expulsion order; then he declared that they too would be forced to leave "because of acts of sabotage and arson." Later he reversed himself again and said that the citizens could stay on if their papers were in order-a strong hint that many more would be deprived of their citizenship for technical reasons. By last week Amin was suggesting that the country's 11,000 European residents (mostly...
...fire, which broke out simultaneously in at least three separate areas last week, caused speculation about arson and sabotage, particularly since Tung is an ardent Nationalist, while many workers on the ship are from Communist dominated shipbuilders unions. However, heaps of highly inflammable construction materials still on board could have been the accidental cause. For London insurance companies, the loss could total $8,000,000. For those who loved the ship, the loss was irreparable. Mourned Tung: "We restored her to her former glory. It makes...
...quite busy until they made the mistake of setting fire to a barn owned by the brother of a Houston fire department official. An investigation of the blaze led to the Genoa firehouse, and the overeager fire fighters were exposed. Explained one of the firemen charged last week with arson: "We'd hang around the station on the night shift without a thing to do. We just wanted to get the red light flashing and the bells clanging...