Word: copse
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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But things get slightly out of hand when the master of the house, his divorced wife, and sundry assorted veterans, children, and cops move into the mansion. Up to a certain point the story seems fairly credible. But several scenes, particularly the one in which two patrolmen are so overcome...
Other headlines caused only a stir. California had its eighth sex murder since the unsolved Black Dahlia killing. Manhattan's East Side had three Prohibition-style street-shootings in two days, and one victim spoke in a manner worthy of radio's "Gangbusters" before cashing in his chips...
Proper Names. In Haverhill, Mass., William Peach was married to Annie Cann. In New Orleans, cops stopped an unlicensed hotdog business operated by Messrs. Irving Veal & Louis Baloney.
Old, Sweet Song. In Washington, D.C., when cops arrested George Munson while he was thrashing Lillian May Barrett, he explained: "I wanted to find out if we were still engaged." In Detroit, Romeo St. Amour was taken to jail after shellacking wife Juliet.
Running Start. In Ada, Okla., three convicts sawed their way out of the local jail, were momentarily delayed when their getaway car refused to start, made it after some helpful cops gave them a push.