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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...chairs, questioned for as long as 24 hours and often beaten. The officers sometimes were careful to leave no bruises: one technique was to cushion a suspect's head with a phone book and hammer it with a heavy object. But on other occasions, the newspaper reported, officers beat suspects with lead pipes, blackjacks, brass knuckles, handcuffs, chairs and table legs. At times, other suspects were forced to watch the beatings through one-way windows and told by officers that they would get the same treatment if they did not cooperate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Cops on Trial | 8/27/1979 | See Source »

...Congress and thus welcomes the Republican advice. The Republicans, on the other hand, are worried that Carter may continue to stumble so badly that he will be denied the nomination. The G.O.P. leaders do not want this to happen because they figure Carter would be the easiest candidate to beat...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Of Minestrone and Mondali | 8/20/1979 | See Source »

...call me that. You fight me, pig," Little Joe retorted, obviously taking the whole incident far more seriously than his enemies. "You meet me here at midnight and I'll beat the shit out of you, you understand? Little Joe ordered, and the men across from him agreed with amused nods...

Author: By David A. Demilo, | Title: Of Wolves and Men | 8/17/1979 | See Source »

...earth, a promised land for the collegian, a magnet for Wellesley women. But a day will come when you will want to leave the Square. After all, it is only six streets wide and three deep, and if you don't want to feel like a cop walking a beat, you can only stroll for a half hour...

Author: By William E. Mckibben, | Title: Pinball, Disco, Food. It's Found in Cambridge | 8/17/1979 | See Source »

...beat the Confi Guide for straightforward, no bullshit advice about what courses you should take. It's on sale for only $2 at registration, around the campus or at the Crimson, 14 Plympton...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: You can choose courses blind, or you can read the Confi Guide. | 8/17/1979 | See Source »

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