Word: units
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Lawrence J. Fennelly, a member of the University Police's crime prevention unit, said he wasn't sure why the rate has gone down. "It could be a combination of educational programs, increased patrol, or just luck," Fennelly said...
...most striking fact about that accession was the downfall of Chiang Ch'ing, 61, onetime movie actress and for a decade the fanatical empress of China's art and culture. Arrested with her, by Mao's own bodyguard, Unit 8341 of the People's Liberation Army, were...
Goalies Sergio Zeballos and Guy Cipriano (who recently recorded a pair of consecutive shutouts) spearhead a strong Tiger defense. Junior fullbacks Mike Gummerson, Peter Kellogg and Frank Sharry are returnees from last year's tough defensive unit...
...personnel at the ghetto health centers tended to be transient, and the fraudulent paper work involved was hard to track in the disarray of federal and state bureaucracies. But Skinner quickly became convinced that he had "just scratched the surface." So 15 months ago, he created the Governmental Frauds Unit-first federal effort of its kind in the nation...
Thus far it has secured some 100 criminal charges and 50 convictions, with many of the cases still in the works. Skinner judges the unit so successful, he recently expanded the original staff of four lawyers to nine. The young attorneys (average age: 30) are able to do much of their own investigating, which lets "us go looking for trouble," says Skinner. They use such standard devices as offers of immunity or plea bargaining to get their information, and they have found a new tool: the 1970 Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations statutes (RICO). Originally aimed at the Mafia...