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Word: weaponed (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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Predictably, Leary's view is not shared by many front-line cops. Says Los Angeles Chief Tom Reddin: "Until such time as every criminal signs in blood that he will not use lethal weapons against my officers, I will not substitute for their firearms. I don't want the psychological advantage in a combat situation to be on the other side." Even so, Reddin agrees that "where the officer's life is not in danger, a weapon that could be accurate, and would incapacitate, would be a valuable...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Police: Disabling Without Killing | 5/5/1967 | See Source »

Wall of Foam. For most U.S. police, the only such weapon now available is the old-fashioned billy club-and the trouble is that many policemen are surprisingly unskilled...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Police: Disabling Without Killing | 5/5/1967 | See Source »

...More important, the fumes can cause dizziness and almost instant apathy. The sprayed suspect usually just sits down until he is led away. The effects last no more than half an hour. For police, the device is the first, if not the final, answer to a nationwide need-a weapon that disables as effectively as a gun and yet does no permanent injury...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Police: Disabling Without Killing | 5/5/1967 | See Source »

...renovators' secret weapon was the "drop-in," a stack of boxlike prefabricated units containing kitchen and bathroom. One by one, the units were lowered by a 250-ft. crane through holes cut in the roof and upper floors, and placed inside. Thus, each apartment got a brand-new, modern service core, including a 20-in. gas range, 10-cu.-ft. refrigerator, stainless-steel sink and complete bathroom with tub, shower, porcelain-finished bowl and toilet...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The City: Dropping In, Speeding Up | 4/21/1967 | See Source »

McLuhan believes that learning has traditionally been a glum affair, aimed at "serious" students. The most effective weapon for attacking the contemporary environment, he says, is humor. The humor he uses is often outlandish, but this is hardly surprising when one considers that the humorist is a romantic-revolutionary-reactionary who believes that the "science-fiction" technology of the present and future will enable us to recreate a beautiful and protective past...

Author: By Gerald M. Rosberg, | Title: UNDER MARSHALL LAW: The book...is an extension...of the eye | 4/21/1967 | See Source »

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