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...ever find that puma [on the prowl near Shreveport, La.] ? We saw a reference to the beast in your Jan. 21 issue. The suspense is killing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Feb. 18, 1952 | 2/18/1952 | See Source »

...lack of police protection along the banks of the Charles. The area, within the jurisdiction of the Metropolitan police, has been the scene of numerous muggings, which arise from the fact that the M.D.C. police are no longer on foot patrol but instead roam around the country side in prowl cars. It seems obvious that the automotive method of police protection just will not work...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Muggy River | 1/24/1952 | See Source »

...care for according to your standards." Then the Bartons stalked off, leaving five wailing youngsters in court. The startled judge gave them 50? apiece as a soother, then turned them over to the county juvenile home. ¶ In the wooded hills near Shreveport, La., a puma was on the prowl, terrorizing the city's 125,000 residents. Heavily armed hunters and hound dogs were trying to track the beast down...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MANNERS & MORALS: Americana | 1/21/1952 | See Source »

...prowl for fresh backgrounds at low cost, U.S. independent moviemakers have lately been shooting pictures abroad, with a U.S. star or two for box-office bait. Two samples...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Two of a Kind | 7/30/1951 | See Source »

...died, but there had been nothing small-scale or quiet about the life he left behind. His 6 ft. 5½, 240 Ib. frame required massive feedings and guzzlings, and his stormy, undisciplined manuscripts were big enough to fill a crate. A natural wanderer, he was always on the prowl, and the area that fascinated him most was his own U.S.A...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: The Last Look Around | 7/2/1951 | See Source »

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