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Word: burglarized (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...burglar movie has 999 lives. And for good reason: the suspense of the well-planned caper, the guaranteed palm-sweating factor in window-ledge gymnastics, the romantic appeal of the Lone Wolf against Society. He Who Rides a Tiger is a low-budget British import that delivers all these with a handsome bonus as well-some real characters worth caring about...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: A Cat with Character | 9/20/1968 | See Source »

...give your exact address when you advertise valuables for sale. In numerous instances, the professional burglar meticulously searches the want ads to discover what you have for sale, what time you will be in so the merchandise can be inspected, and what your address and telephone number...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Home: Advice from a Burglar | 9/6/1968 | See Source »

...Never leave just a small light burning when you are leaving home. This has been used as a disguise so much that even the novice burglar comprehends that it is a falsehood and that no one is within the dwelling. When leaving your home for a shopping trip or an evening out, turn your radio on so that it can be heard by anyone standing near your front or rear door...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Home: Advice from a Burglar | 9/6/1968 | See Source »

...average burglar comprehends that any time during the hot, humid months that he can discover a home with air conditioners turned off, the odds are great the home is vacant...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Home: Advice from a Burglar | 9/6/1968 | See Source »

...Anderson get their facts askew through careless checking or the fear of losing a story. Pearson, for example, claimed that Kennedy's Profiles in Courage was ghostwritten. The Kennedys promptly produced evidence to the contrary. Pearson taunted Secretary of Defense James Forrestal for fleeing in fear when a burglar held up his wife; in fact, Forrestal was elsewhere and unaware of the robbery. Not long after the accusation, Forrestal committed suicide, and many people blamed Pearson for contributing to his depression. "There were awful moments when I woke up in the night," Pearson later wrote repentantly, ''fighting...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Corruption Within | 8/23/1968 | See Source »

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