Word: copse
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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The vast dragnet had at least one salutary effect: the capital's normally thriving crime rate was down 30%; there were simply too many cops on the streets. The police presence was also meant to prevent any follow-up terrorist attack, although that deterrent failed to stop Red Brigades...
There was not time enough to order up special Israeli antiterrorist squads to arrive on the scene before that fatal confrontation-perhaps the most tragic failure of all. The police commander at the roadblock gave a blanket open-fire order to terrified traffic cops, and their wild fusillade when the...
Would more television viewers prefer a program in which a) three beautiful young women solve crimes, unencumbered by bras, b) two handsome young cops solve crimes, unencumbered by civil liberties, or c) three not-so-young and not-so-handsome reporters solve crimes, encumbered by a camera crew?
Cape Cod is synonymous with sun, beach, party, friendly cops and melting creamsicles. There are also crowds. In fact, Cape Cod in the summer is quite similar to Florida during spring break--any number of bars resemble the Eliot House Happy Hour.
Ted Morgan is a man loopy with love for his new country, and the result is a book that is both refreshing and breathless. It has been a long time since anyone serenaded the present reality of the U.S. in such a hyperbolic manner. He cheers on conservatives who roar...