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Word: bronx (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...President's regular traveling companion is a burly Irishman from The Bronx, James Rowley. 46, the special agent in charge of the White House Detail. In crowded reception halls, he moves at the President's elbow; when the President makes an address, Rowley is a pace behind him, impassive and alert; when the President rides in a car, Rowley sits in the front seat. Rowley went to work as a bank investigator at 18, but continued to go to school nights, nine years later earned his law degree from Brooklyn's St. John's University...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: The Dangers of Travel | 6/20/1955 | See Source »

...Parent Blankenship, who first announced that he would leave his Bronx home and move to the country, has decided to stay and renew his campaign against juvenile delinquency...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Jun. 6, 1955 | 6/6/1955 | See Source »

...frustrating performance, but Helfand piled up enough points to feel justified in setting down "Honest" Bill Daly, the manager who collaborated with the IBC in giving Vince Martinez a rough deal. Last week Helfand suspended his hearings and sailed for Europe. From Jacobs Beach to The Bronx, he left behind a mob of worried wise guys, convinced that this boxing commissioner meant business. They would have to mend their ways - at least for a while - or hang up their gloves. But there was no hope for any real change. By the nature of things, professional boxing was still the racket...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Frankie & Jimmie | 6/6/1955 | See Source »

...great thing about Walter Alston is that he endures. The Bronx cheers of second-guessing fans bounce off his hide, and needling from his limber-lipped predecessor Charlie Dressen does not faze him at all. His patience is paying off: he has built a team of winners out of last year's so-so Brooklyn Dodgers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: The Gentleman | 5/23/1955 | See Source »

William Blankenship, a research chemist working in New York City, often thought of moving to the country for his sons' sake, but instead he took a calculated risk: he stayed in The Bronx and tried to do something practical about juvenile delinquency. He became a member of the Bronxwood Community Council, which campaigned for street lights on dark corners, provided recreational equipment for teenagers. Blankenship lost: on a Bronx street his own son was shot to death in cold blood by another youth, a total stranger. "We're whipped," said Bill Blankenship last week. "We've been...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CRIME: Return to the Poconos | 5/16/1955 | See Source »

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