Word: barrackroom
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...sudden withdrawal from the vice-presidential race after the disclosure that the army disapproved of her candidacy. Certainly part of the Radicals' new defiance rose from the belief that the army no longer fully backed Perón. But they were not pinning their hopes on a barrackroom revolt. Another Radical orator called upon the army last week to stay neutral and insist upon an honest election...
...eyed" stormy petrel of the U. S. Marine Corps; of an abdominal ailment; in Philadelphia. Oft-decorated, multi-nicknamed General Butler, at 37 the youngest Marine officer ever to win the rank of brigadier general, fought in 14 battles and skirmishes, earned a legendary reputation for reckless bravery. His barrackroom language got him into more trouble than did his battlefield impetuosity. In 1930 he was almost court-martialed for calling Premier Mussolini a "hit-and-run driver." Retired, General Butler lectured for peace, published a book entitled War Is a Racket, advocated complete U. S. isolation coupled with an ironclad...
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