Word: combatting
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...used a sawed-off shotgun to kill a taxi driver. Says Lewis Mitrano, assistant district attorney in Philadelphia: "The black community is increasingly supporting the efforts of police because it's the black community that suffers most from youth crime and violence. This attitude has done more to combat crime than all the federal funds that have gone into social projects, important as they...
...combat rising crime the Communists agreed to extend the powers of the police to interrogate suspects and detain them without charges for 48 hours...
Some traditions instituted by Ben-Gurion remain. Israeli generals reach high rank early, and with plenty of experience: in addition to army training schools, they have seen ample combat at various levels through several wars. They also retain the tradition of retiring early, usually before they are 50. Thus most have a long civilian life ahead of them. Dayan, for instance, left active service nearly 20 years ago, but he is only...
...wills or pseudo-wills have appeared, prompting an army of lawyers to do combat for various relatives and other claimants. They range from a maternal aunt, through ninth cousins, to Rice University, the Boy Scouts and Actress Terry Moore, who claims a secret marriage to Hughes. The state of Texas also has attorneys attempting to establish Hughes as a resident at the time of death, which could net $100 million in state inheritance taxes. And finally, there are about ten lawsuits pending against the Hughes estate. Among them: three Texas banks trying to retrieve loans to Hughes, and the University...
...slender youth in wire-rimmed glasses, loves war games of all kinds-from World War II platoon fights to dungeons and dragons. Says he: "I like to look at the mistakes commanders made in the past, as an intellectual exercise." Colin Camerer has a more direct interest in combat, since he lists as his main concerns "business and power." He adds: "Someone's going to be making decisions, and frankly I want to be there." Eugene Stark, by contrast, has a more modest policy: "I try to appear as normal as possible. If you go around broadcasting that...