Word: copse
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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But that celebration marked the end of an era--after that, the ethnics took over. From 1900-1930, Velucci insists, the Irish "had complete control of city hall, lock, stock and barrel. They had control of the school department, they had the mayor and the city council. There were Irish...
The University theater opened in the Square sometime in 1926 and it put on two movies nightly--one silent and one talking--and the place was well patronized. One hot night a few mischievous students gathered outside of the theater and started annoying a couple of Cambridge cops for whom...
In all previous protests stretching back to 1976 the Clams had had an accord with Seabrook local cops. After all, the town had voted repeatedly against the plant, and the utility brought in state troopers to do the dirty work of macing and clubbing. In all previous actions it had...
But the protestors did not retreat, hanging on the shoulders of the road and creeping back onto it only to be dragged off again, while dozens ran down to block the bus which held the prisoners. Isolated individuals began singing and soon the air was filled by the old church...
Agry blacks charge that far more than "one or two bums" have used their police badges to mistreat blacks for years. Well after the emotions of many blacks had been vented in the rioting, their bitterness toward police persisted. "It's always a shame when someone gets hurt," said...