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Word: copse (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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Well, as you know, I'm a founding member of the Peekskill Police Advisory Panel (PPAP), so of course I had to interview this Spreen. What a guy! Back of his desk was a huge Valentine from some high school kids inscribed: "Our cops are tops! With luv to...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: From Detroit, with Love | 3/28/1969 | See Source »

The next thing you know, honey, the whole city is behind Spreen. He delivers some pretty corny slogans, such as "Robins be welcome, robbers beware," but they eat it up here. Actually, the crime rate went up the first two months of this year. Seems it was a pretty mild...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: From Detroit, with Love | 3/28/1969 | See Source »

He's cutting red tape so that any police offenses can be reported quickly, and he isn't pussyfooting around with any cops who are found guilty of brutality. He just fired one, reduced a couple of others and disciplined a fourth. Quite a guy, this Spreen. He...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: From Detroit, with Love | 3/28/1969 | See Source »

By week's end London obviously had misgivings. The Defense Ministry, also known as "the Minigon," said that some chutists would soon be replaced by about 100 engineer troops. In Anguilla, some 300 islanders staged a tumultuous demonstration at occupation headquarters, mauling British Commissioner Lee and all but taking...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World: BRITAIN'S BAY OF PIGLETS | 3/28/1969 | See Source »

The Heironymus bummer began shooting on the isle of Malta. But "the editor of the Times of Malta started a campaign about the decadent film unit," he says. "Suddenly there were cops everywhere. They were pressuring me not to shoot the scene where I make love to Mercy in the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: l-Piece | 3/28/1969 | See Source »

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