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Word: policemanly (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...When his wife asked a question, the monarch leaned over and the car swerved. It plunged down a grassy slope, hit two trees and fell into the lake. The Queen fractured her skull, died 20 minutes later. The King hurtled through the car's windshield. To the first policeman who came by asking his identity, he answered in a dazed voice: "Rethy, Mr. & Mrs. Rethy" (the name often used by the royal family when traveling...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BELGIUM: A Perfect Golfer | 7/18/1949 | See Source »

Jail, exile, violence and intrigue had been part & parcel of Kim Koo's life for more than half a century. At 19, he killed a Japanese policeman in Korea, served several years in prison. Later Kim Koo went into exile in China, further enhanced his reputation both as an intense Korean nationalist and ruthless political terrorist: To friend & foe alike, he became known as "The Tiger...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: KOREA: Death of a Tiger | 7/4/1949 | See Source »

...Mike. The ex-military policeman among the season's prize rookies is 22-year-old Outfielder Roy Sievers of the St. Louis Browns. Says Umpire Cal Hubbard: "He's terrific. He can hit a ball a mile with a flick of the wrist." The Browns, perennially willing to peddle stars for a price, say he is worth a cool $250,000. The Cleveland Indians, who have pennant hopes, naturally have no price tag on Ray (alias Ike) Boone, 25, a former bluejacket who looked good enough last week to take over Player-Manager Lou Boudreau...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Bumper Crop | 7/4/1949 | See Source »

Inside Job. In Tokyo, Discharged Policeman Keiichi Hashiguchi confessed that he had stolen clothing and over $100 in cash from police headquarters because "[it] was the easiest place...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, Jul. 4, 1949 | 7/4/1949 | See Source »

Added Injury. In Pasadena, Thomas S. Cabo, pinned under his car when it rolled back on him, was taken to the hospital, where Policeman James E. Corrigan served him with one ticket for illegal parking, another for having failed to set his brakes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, Jun. 20, 1949 | 6/20/1949 | See Source »

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