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Word: prowls (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...student countered by accusing the police officer of abusive treatment in arresting him. When he protested his innocence the officer called for assistance from six policemen and two prowl cars...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Cambridge Police Arrest Junior for Insolent Conduct | 10/22/1955 | See Source »

Official New York went into furious action. Cops filled the tanks of their prowl cars so that they would not have to waste a minute during errands of rescue. Extra patrolmen were stationed in waterfront areas. The fire department sent extra pumpers to vulnerable Staten Island. Civil Defense stayed open all night, its rescue trucks on the ready. The Coast Guard warned shipping, mobilized crews of emergency workers. Airlines canceled flights...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Hurricane's Way | 10/3/1955 | See Source »

...audiophile is on the prowl for the utmost realism, he will have gone binaural, with double sound channels and speakers, in the manner of cinema's stereophonic sound. At present he can use this expensive setup only to play tape and the records of one small company (Cook...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Hi-Fi Takes Over | 2/28/1955 | See Source »

...special-detail fireman may prowl among the couples at the candle-light supper planned for next Saturday by the Freshman Union Committee...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Union May Hire Fireman to Come To Candle Dinner | 2/5/1955 | See Source »

...sell their products, the Swansons also go right to the housewife. Clarke Swanson likes to prowl supermarket food counters, see for himself how housewives shop. Says he: "I watch them pick up a package, drop it, pick up another, look at the picture. Finally, they put something in the basket. Then I ask them why." One thing he found was that the picture on the package was just as important as the price tag. As a result. Swanson packages all have bright, tempting wrappers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MODERN LIVING: Help in the Kitchen | 12/20/1954 | See Source »

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