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Storms pass quickly in the Caribbean. At week's end, riotous carnival* parades wound their way once more past Marti's statue in Central Park. The warships, with the three culprits in the brig, sailed for home, while the captains pondered measures to make their men behave as disciplined Navy men should. The conservative press pointed out that radio speakers had stirred the people up in "a hysterical manner." Minister of State Carlos Hevia accepted U.S. apologies. But Cubans would not forget the incident for years; the Communists would see to that...
...Said Hollander: John D. and his four brothers (TIME, Jan. 31) were perfect models of a rich man's sons. They saw their responsibility as "custodians" of their great wealth rather than owners of it, and were spending it on socially useful projects instead of nightclubs and "riotous living...
...fairer to the Commissioner to say that he allowed his deputy to use these methods. The activities of Frank Dwyer were continually on the lowest level. He never explained how two Boston newspapers obtained his false and sensational "report" last fall which made the Reformatory look like a riotous Bedlam. His means of gathering "evidence" were repugnant, to put it mildly...
...Louis Armstrong speaks of his role on Shrove Tuesday (March 1), his expressive eyes shine with excitement and amusement. Dressed in long, black-dyed underwear and grass skirt and wearing a green velvet cape and gilt cardboard crown, the King sets out on a riotous 20-mile, all-day parade. He winds through the streets of the Negro district, stopping at the shops of parade sponsors, holds court, sees that his loyal Zulu subjects are refreshed with beer and potato salad...
Even so, the detail--The New York Times said it was the largest ever assigned to a court case in police history--would be justified if there were no other way to insure the peace. But it takes time for a crowd to develop into a riotous mob. Enough time for a modern police force to reinforce a moderate guard. In fact, an excess of police could do just as much to trigger trouble as to prevent...