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Word: truncheon (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1950
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...Communists were waiting. Students and workmen, carrying the gold-starred flag of Ho Chi Minh's Moscow-backed guerrillas, marched on the harbor crying: "Down with American aid!" Before they reached the docks, the marchers were turned back by truncheon-swinging native police. Then the march turned into what the Communists wanted-a well-planned, carefully supervised riot...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE NATIONS: Show of Force | 3/27/1950 | See Source »

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