Word: fingered
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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During the past six months, representatives of the Seattle police department and the Seattle Urban League have been conducting a survey of Negro crime, in order to develop programs of rehabilitation and prevention. Northern communities have to shed their finger-pointing and false pride, and realize that they too have a responsibility for correcting flagrant racial situations, particularly in housing...
...civic improvements in progress, e.g., three new schools, a $200,000 bowling alley and amusement center. Two years ago Oskaloosa, hungry for an industry payroll to offset the setbacks to farming, almost landed an American Chain & Cable Co. plant, but at the last minute lost out. Putting its finger on the reason, the Iowa Development Commission said: "Poor community attitude." Last week a commission pulse-feeler passed through, asked a workman in overalls what he now thought of Oskaloosa. "Best damned town in Iowa," the workman roared...
...Finger Exercise. In Tokyo, Detective Toshio Asanuma, whose special assignment was to prevent purse snatching on commuter trains, was arrested for snatching a purse on a crowded commuter train...
...Castle, the setting and characters in I'm Not Stiller may be understood symbolically as well as really. Sam's "prison" is his own fear. The "border" at which he is arrested divides fantasy from reality. The "prosecuting counsel" is the accusing finger of a wronged husband; the "defense counsel" is the part of Sam that longs to be at peace with the world...
...Burton finally broke in to say: "I'm sorry, Your Honor, but in the interest of public health and justice, I must bring to the court's attention the fact that Mr. Quinones has just drunk a glass of Epsom salts in which I was bathing my finger...