Word: roaches
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Francis M. Roach, head of the Community Disorders Division of the Boston Police Department, said the police are "being aggressive" in their efforts to quell racial violence, and that solving the problem requires a total commitment from the community...
...support armed defense, though." Roach said. "I opt for neighborhood anti-crime groups so we know were the biggest problems are. We need the eyes and ears of the public," he added...
Boston Police Commissioner Joseph Jordan organized the Community Disorders Unit to deal with cases of crimes with racial motives. Roach said. Jordan said he also supported a recently passed bill that sets severe penalties for violations of civil rights...
...know of families with small children who have been bitten by rats, who live in roach-infested homes, who have been cold long before the fuel crisis. They are in just as much of an emergency," Graham said, before amending the proposal to open up the additional 175 units of public housing for all residents waiting on the public housing rolls...
...Despite the name, the German cockroach, Blatella germanica, is probably mostfamiliar to U.S. city dwellers as a kitchen nemesis. The American roach is often found where food is stored...