Word: copses
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Realizing that many people, especially ghetto blacks, are afraid of violent overreaction by law-enforcement officials, Kansas City Police Chief Joseph McNamara has imposed a tough policy on the use of weapons. In response, K.C. cops last year fired their guns at people 80% fewer times than in 1973 and...
Across the country the demand is booming for security guards. Banks and office buildings are now hiring professional guards who often have police backgrounds, in place of elderly pensioners who used to double as janitors and messenger boys. Denver has 2,469 private cops, compared with a police force of...
Black Cops
Someone told me that PANIC consisted of one thirtyish black guy who worked in the public library music room, so when I'd waited for half an hour or so and the cops agreed that the demonstrators probably weren't coming--"they must have gone to the beach," one cop...
Halfway through the eighth, my third game out this year--I think the Sox were behind, but with a nice night and a couple of beers, maybe passing around a joint, even the Ford City sky-writing planes, let alone the Fenway Frank ones, can seem friendly and informal--these...