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Word: copse (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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Four of the eight policemen had been suspended by the department for their conduct in the disorders. Seven of the eight were charged with beating various newsmen or students. The eighth, Lieut. Carl Dobrich, was charged with two counts of perjury stemming from his denial before the grand jury that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Chicago: Eight Plus Eight | 3/28/1969 | See Source »

Dearth of Suckers. Actually, the Block's heyday has long passed. While miniskirted hookers are still out in force, most of the bars and strip joints are half empty. There are fewer suckers to buy endless rounds of watered-down drinks (at $2.50 a shot) for B-girls who...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: THE CITY: REQUIEM FOR THE BLOCK | 3/28/1969 | See Source »

Well, it seems this city got a new police commissioner last July and, boy, I guess it needed one. A year after those awful riots and all, the ghettos were still rumbling and the cops were being charged with brutality, inefficiency, corruption and so forth. So this new commissioner-his...

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

The members of the Mod Squad are not so sanguine. "Three kids working for the cops like that, it's not what you'd call realistic," says Williams, 28, who was among the first actors to adopt Afro-style hair and dress. "It's just entertainment. Every...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Programming: Telling It Like It Isn't | 3/21/1969 | See Source »

Man Tan Line. Though they do not lug revolvers and they frequently debate quitting the force, the Mod Squadders are in fact good TV cops. When they catch a criminal, usually after a long chase, they beat him up as thoroughly as do the toughest TV heroes. Nor is the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Programming: Telling It Like It Isn't | 3/21/1969 | See Source »

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