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When the Marines withdrew in 1933, they left behind a "non-partisan constabulary force" of local recruits organized, trained and supplied by the U.S. Because of his facility in the English language, Anastasio Somoza, an ambitious Nicaraguan officer, was designated to command this National Guard. One of Somoza's first...
Federal Judge Willis W. Ritter of Utah once hauled in nearly 30 postal workers for contempt of court because mail-sorting machinery in Ritter's courthouse was noisy. He freed 29 felony convicts simply because no attorney was present at their parole hearings. Once he had a reporter confined for...
SOON AFTER Longshoe befriends Davis, Mr. Nett (Bob Maroff), the prison guard assigned to Davis's floor, launches into an unexpected harangue of the newcomer. Nett reveals Davis's crime: the clean-cut prisoner is a convicted child rapist. The guard felt prompted to indict Davis before the inmates because...
A scoreless second half featured much of the same. "Winthrop's offensive execution was superb," said K-House mentor Mike Faught, "but our defense was there when it counted."
The Crimson on this day wasn't even a shadow of the team that had looked so indestructable against the Big Green. The offense played like it was seeking sympathy, the defense gave away yardage like it was going out of style and Harvard's overall execution and tackling were...