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...Hypocrite. In Frankfort, Ky., police looked for an escaped convict named Donald Roberts, 20, who could be identified by the slogan tattooed on his chest: "CRIME DOES...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, Nov. 20, 1950 | 11/20/1950 | See Source »

...storm gathered and brooded over the flat Florida swamplands, Convict Angelo Massina, 30, sat tensely in the prison truck, making his plans. When the truck stopped for a traffic light outside Winter Haven, Massina jumped down and lit out across a field toward an orange grove...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FLORIDA: Tough Break | 7/3/1950 | See Source »

...side of law and order" he learned the names of the two suspects, broadcast a plea to "B.M." and "J.G." to surrender. Later, the two men sought by the cops-Benedict Macri, a garment manufacturer whose shop the union had been trying to organize, and John Giusto, an ex-convict -were indicted for murder...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Out of a Deep Freeze | 6/26/1950 | See Source »

...speeds or overparks doesn't have a chance before the judge," he said. "But let a pilfering politician steal public funds, and you'll have to sweat blood before you find 12 good and honest men to convict...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Bookies in Square May Live On Police Fix, Says Fingold | 5/24/1950 | See Source »

...usual effect of such presidential pardons is to restore a convict's civil rights, but under the law of Massachusetts, Curley had not lost his rights. Nevertheless, from somewhere at sea, 75-year-old Jim Curley sent word to Harry Truman that he was "deeply grateful...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: POLITICAL NOTES: Going-Away Present | 4/24/1950 | See Source »

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