Word: traffice
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...took the shape of four shiploads of Soviet-bloc arms, but the speed of its arrival bespoke a long preparation by the Russians; about 15 Communist technicians were said to be already on hand, and more were on the way. Alexandria's airport was closed to civil traffic, reportedly because some 50 MIG-15 jet fighters were being uncrated there. There was talk of six Soviet-made submarines for Egypt, plus plenty of Czech-made tanks and small arms, all at bargain prices...
...refused to admit new convicts, barred lawyers from seeing their clients, and would not deliver up jailed defendants to court for trial. Visiting hours were canceled, rock-breaking ceased, and in their cells prisoners enjoyed a relaxed if fettered vacation. The Paris police prefecture, which handles a big transient traffic in felons, found itself overwhelmed with unwanted undesirables...
Sales Force. In Los Angeles, the Phil Hall Buick Co. got a $20.93 bill from the traffic department after the elephant it rented as a promotion stunt tore the top off a parking meter, smashed it on the sidewalk...
Public Relations. In Mount Clemens, Mich., charged with running through a traffic light. Robert Eastman interrupted the court hearing to announce that he would be a candidate for Congress in the 1956 Democratic Party primary...
...C.C.A., on the other hand, claims a definite program which its nominees have followed in the past. The platform, with which few of the other candidates disagree, includes participation in the federal Urban Renewal Plan, more police protection, and a general improvement of parking and traffic conditions...