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Word: copse (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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That is a task the police have been trying vainly to accomplish for years. Last year the cops jailed no fewer than 2,000 of Taoka's men for brief periods. "But," admits Masaru Sawada, the policeman who commanded the operation, "kicking them endlessly in the seat of the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: JAPAN: Putting the Mafia to Shame | 10/17/1977 | See Source »

But Zamora's parents believe their son has been mentally disturbed since he witnessed a close friend drown two years ago; they even sent him to a therapist ten days before the crime. The Zamoras will also testify Ronald was a confirmed TV addict who spent at least six...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Law: Did TV Make Him Do It? | 10/10/1977 | See Source »

"Cambridge cops are paid to get you into trouble. Harvard cops are paid to keep you out of it."

Author: By Francis J. Connolly, | Title: Gorski Left His Marks | 10/7/1977 | See Source »

"They tell us we're professionals now, that we're supposed to be scientific cops just like on T.V. Christ Almighty, people pay $7000 a year so their kids can go here, and they want me to play Kojak with them. No way," a Harvard policeman with over 10 years...

Author: By Francis J. Connolly, | Title: Gorski Left His Marks | 10/7/1977 | See Source »

Unfortunately, the ethnic strain runs out elsewhere in the Square. Jonathan Swifts' boasts Guiness stout on tap which obviously merits a few brownie points from the IRA, but there's something wrong. Maybe it's the music--no bagpipes--or the bartenders--too many straight noses and not enough freckles...

Author: By Francis J. Connolly, | Title: Behind the Green Bar | 10/6/1977 | See Source »

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