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...produced in court. Even in their unimproved state, the cameras have aroused the fears of the ever vigilant American Civil Liberties Union, which is hypersensitive to any possible infringement of civil liberties caused by police innovation. "Once you make a jump from a patrolman to technical devices," says Barbara Shack, assistant director of the New York Civil Liberties Union, "you're very much...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AMERICAN SCENE: Big Eye on the Great White Way | 12/31/1973 | See Source »

...Palestinian refugee, living in a tent or shack under conditions rivaling those of Nazi camps and dependent upon the charity of other nations, the only home is Palestine, where he and his family have lived for centuries, a country Israel insists no longer exists...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Nov. 19, 1973 | 11/19/1973 | See Source »

...hope the icebox keeps working. A frost-free refrigerator would look out of place in Steve's small shack...

Author: By Steve Luxenberg, | Title: An Ancient Mariner | 11/7/1973 | See Source »

...Steve's shack on the side of a two-lane road outside Ipswich, clams rule the world. The icebox is a clambox--as the day progresses, fewer and fewer clams are left on its single shelf and by late afternoon, the icebox looks strangely unfulfilled when four or so quarts remain alone on the shelf...

Author: By Steve Luxenberg, | Title: An Ancient Mariner | 11/7/1973 | See Source »

...when the last quart changes hands, Steve closes (but does not lock) the door to the clam shack and trudges...

Author: By Steve Luxenberg, | Title: An Ancient Mariner | 11/7/1973 | See Source »

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