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Word: rossmoor (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Shores in Laguna Niguel, north of San Diego, where many of the armed guards at the gatehouses are ex-Marine combat veterans of the Viet Nam War. "More than likely, the presence of a guard cuts out a lot of crime," understates John Rogers, a burly guard. Nearby Rossmoor Leisure World, in Laguna Hills, is a retirement community surrounded by six-foot-high pink walls and guarded by a security force of 170 unarmed resident patrolmen led by four armed professionals. They man the community's eight carefully guarded gates and patrol its streets round the clock in radio...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Modern Living: Fortress California | 5/1/1972 | See Source »

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