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Word: robs (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Unlike her husband, Maggie O'Connor went in for petty capers. Whenever the cupboard was bare, she would call two or three of Bobby's cronies to a garage owned by her brother-in-law (who also has a record), and they would go off to rob a drugstore or some small, out-of-the-way shop. Since last June, according to Chicago police, Maggie has probably had a hand in some 100 holdups, has been positively linked to 30. Her working clothes usually included a babushka and, oftentimes, adhesive tape over the five moles...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CRIME: The Female of the Species | 12/5/1955 | See Source »

...tote no guns and we rob no stages...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Cornua Longa, Ars Brevis | 11/14/1955 | See Source »

Unkindest Cut. In McCallsburg, Iowa, after being nabbed for driving a stolen car. Charles L. Cox admitted to police that the unforeseen arrest had forced him to cancel his plan to rob a nearby bank...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, Nov. 7, 1955 | 11/7/1955 | See Source »

Under such conditions, the worst and the best in men were drawn out. Some formed gangs to kill and rob those too weak to resist. Others performed Christian acts that went well beyond the everyday call of charity. Outside the walls, not unlike concentration camp commanders of other centuries, Captain Wirz lived with his pleasant wife and nice children, spoke English with his heavy German accent, and to the end insisted that he was a good man who had done the best he could...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: The Stockade | 10/31/1955 | See Source »

McCurdy expects his team to record a close victory today. The Crimson has an edge in depth on UMass. The Redmen have two of the best runners in New England: co-Captains Rob Horn and Will Lepkowski. But between UMass' top men and the rest of the team there is a large gap. McCurdy is hoeing to take advantage of this situation by ramming at least five men into the gap, while keeping steady pressure on the opponent's best harriers. If this strategy works, Umass will suffer its first loss in two tries this season. The Redmen beat Dartmouth...

Author: By Winthrop P. Smith, | Title: Crimson Harriers Open Season Against Redmen | 9/30/1955 | See Source »

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