Word: copse
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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British counteraction was swift and drastic. Thousands of Kikuyu tribesmen fled in terror to the mountains as troop carriers and armored cars rumbled through the native reserves kicking up clouds of red dust. Kenya cops tracked down "suspects" with bloodhounds, arrested thousands of Kikuyu who got in the way. The...
To the airport cops who arrested him, he explained that he was broke, out of work and hungry. He had hoped that wherever the plane took him he might learn to read and write, then become a pilot. "I'm going to grab that animal again, when they let...
The three players promptly reported the bribe offer to Maryland Coach Jim Tatum. "Why didn't you kill the guy?" Tatum growled at Quarterback Scarbath. Then Tatum called the cops. Against L.S.U., the fired-up trio and their teammates ran up a 34-0 score before Tatum relaxed and...
Aspirin Parties. Kellerman, an ex-G.I. started his assignment by getting a short haircut, putting away his horn-rimmed glasses, and dressing in a tattered lumber-jacket and an old pair of Army pants. Late one night he was driven to Riverhead (pop. 4,892), the county seat 60...
One of the reasons Tracy left Hollywood after more than 20 years was that he was tired of being typecast as a newspaperman: he was the original Reporter Hildy Johnson in Front Page. But so far, the role of TV sleuth still interests him. He can even see fine distinctions...