Word: watchfully
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...duty. He was largely responsible for closing down most of Boston's bawdyhouses, spent his own money to get evidence that led to the disbarment of a few corrupt lawyers and the ouster of a district attorney. He was a leading member of the blue-nosed Watch and Ward Society. As self-appointed judge and jury of the city's morals, the society pounced on the tiniest infractions of "good taste." Playwright Ben Hecht, who used the words "bitch" and "bastard" in one of his plays, was forced to change them to "dame" and "buzzard." Lindsay-Crouse...
...opening audience was not memorable, the show they saw was livelier than any in years. Energetic Lawyer James A. Thomas Jr., 38, the show's new president, who used to be an outstanding contestant himself, cut the running time by starting the jumps higher; opening-night suburbanites could watch U.S. Team Captain William Steinkraus win the nerve-stretching ''Democrat'' Memorial Challenge Trophy* and still catch the midnight train home. Thomas also pepped up the show with a rodeo touch: cowgirls racing quarter horses around a cloverleaf barrel course. Another innovation almost anyone could have anticipated...
Only one door away from the huge Peabody headquarters, Hughes supporters seemed extremely happy just to be part of it all. During the first part of the evening a television camera dominated the room, and the Hughes people were delighted to have it and to watch themselves...
Those who served with him in the Mediterranean-from the swabbies on up-testify to the excellence of his service with the Sixth Fleet. With 60 ships, 200 planes and 30,000 men, Anderson spider-webbed the Mediterranean, keeping watch on trouble spots and dogging Soviet "trawlers." He also worked as a diplomat, became friendly with European leaders who came to regard him as a representative of U.S. policy in the region...
Brown scored an early goal against Columbia at Baker Field Saturday, but then had to watch its hopes for a top spot in the Ivy race fade into memories as Columbia bounced back with a goal in the third quarter and another in the fourth for a 2-1 victory. Brown dropped to sixth, and Columbia mover into a tie with Dartmouth for third...