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Word: pistoles (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Fighting; lying; drunkeness; tumultuous and indecent noises; and going on roof of old Harvard or cutting lead from same." The penalty was ten shillings for "Profane cursing an swearing; playing cards or dice; neglecting analysis of scripture; walking or other disturbances on the Sabbath; and firing gun or pistol in Yard...

Author: By Richard A. Burgheim, | Title: Treasurer Cabot Invests $308,000,000 | 6/14/1954 | See Source »

...West Royal Avenue house, the cops found four small TNT bombs, three hand grenades and a .45 pistol. From a house near by they hauled a former congressman who admitted that he had just been talking to Sánchez Arango. When police asked him about what, the man replied, "Baseball...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CUBA: Hairbreadth Escape | 6/7/1954 | See Source »

...over the border into Tanganyika Territory. Last week one of Tom's ebony tribesmen had seen something moving among his coffee trees and, thinking it was a mere lion, he had charged it with his spear. Instead of a lion, a lion-man sprang out and pointed a pistol at the charging Chagga. The pistol misfired, and the Chagga's spear drove through a Mau Mau terrorist, whose hair was plastered with red clay into the shape of a lion's mane...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TANGANYIKA: Invasion by Lion-Men | 5/31/1954 | See Source »

Rent Control. In York, Pa., Landlord Pietro Pennine and his wife Josephine wound up in jail after Tenant Randal Marvel complained they had collected his $11 rent by covering him with a pistol, then taking the money from his wallet...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, may 24, 1954 | 5/24/1954 | See Source »

...Talker. In Portland, Ore., Donald Blank held up Service Station Attendant Hugo Nelson, lost his pistol in a scuffle, was arrested while he tried to talk Nelson into giving it back...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, may 10, 1954 | 5/10/1954 | See Source »

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