Word: copse
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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House of Bamboo (20th Century-Fox) is a well-made cops-and-robbers story filmed in Tokyo. Enhanced by the petal-like beauty of the scenery, the story al most makes crime seem worth a try.
HELL IS A CITY, by William Ard (246 pp.; Rinehart; $2.75), features Timothy Dane, one of the more entertaining and intelligent private eyes, but the real issue is good cops v. bad cops. An expert at big-city political shenanigans, Author Ard is also expert at compact plotting and at...
Mayor of Moscow. As a result of Bulganin's efforts, the Moscow Electrical Station fulfilled its target in the first Five-Year Plan in less than three years. Bulganin's reward was an assignment to succeed Kaganovich as chairman of the Moscow Soviet-in effect, Mayor of Moscow...
But it was really too hot to fight; few blows landed with real conviction. Cops soon stopped the festivities with gentle words. Penalties: a $100 fine slapped on each manager by League President Warren Giles, who had seen the Donnybrook in mute rage. Final score (if it mattered): Redlegs 5...
The Hot Corner. In Dallas, a burglar broke into the Third Base Café, took $40 from the cash drawer, loaded up on foodstuffs, left a note of explanation: "The cops told me to get out of town."