Word: knocking
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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When the rare brutal cop knocks in a son or daughter's (or one's own) teeth after a minor pot bust, if the press has been forced down the drain, then that cop will be around to knock out some more teeth...
...actual crimes are solved through plodding legwork and tips from informers. Complains Manhattan Detective Lieut. Richard J. Gallagher: "You don't ever get clues like they do on TV." Gallagher points to a sign on his desk reading GOYA/KOD. "That stands for 'Get off your ass and knock on doors!' and that's how homicides are really solved...
...most decisive new weapon in the Middle East fighting to date is the Soviet SAM6 surface-to-air missile, which had never before been used in combat. The Israelis encountered it on the Sinai front while their aircraft were attempting to knock out the pontoon bridges placed across the Suez Canal by the Egyptians. In the first two days of fighting, 40 Israeli planes were shot down near the canal, most of them by SAM6 batteries. The missile was equally devastating over the Golan Heights, protecting the Syrians from the foil fury of the Israeli air force and exacting...
Despite the appearance of Wheaton's stars, Radcliffe kept the play near Wheaton's goal for the remainder of the half. Ann Ballen's knock-in goal was the only other Radcliffe tally...
Considering the shortcomings of the Arab attack, it could have been. On both the Suez and Golan Heights fronts, the Arabs placed emphasis on artillery, armor and infantry troops. They made no attempt to knock out the Israeli air force, their single most deadly enemy. Nor did they bomb Israel's population centers-partly, no doubt, for fear that Israel would retaliate by bombing their cities. Once Egyptian troops were committed east of the canal, they had no way to retreat as long as Israeli jets prowled the waterway...