Word: bout
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Capitol Hill there were signs of an early spring thaw. Mellowed by his long bout with cancer (TIME, Feb. 16), Oregon's Democratic Senator Richard Neuberger went back to work, was greeted on the Senate floor by a crowd of well-wishers, headed by none other than his frosty old foe and senior colleague, Wayne Morse. Said Morse: "It is good to have him back with us." Replied Neuberger gaily: "So far as I am concerned, we will work together." Putting words into action, the two showed up for an Oregon centennial party next day, jointly labored through...
...Lightweight Champion Joe Brown, upset by Johnny Busso in an over-the-weight bout last November, was in no mood to trifle when the two met again last week with the championship at stake. Bobbing, weaving and occasionally uncorking powerful rights, he bloodied the challenger, decked him in the ninth round, coasted to an easy unanimous decision...
...Ward. "When I came to." he recalls, "I was in the nut ward. My face was totally paralyzed. My eyes were frozen open. The nurses had to tape them shut at night so I could get to sleep.'' From his bout with hard work. Lieut. Commander Cushing was left with a partial paralysis of the left side of his face that still pulls down the corner of his mouth, gives him a quizzical look. He was philosophical ("There was not a damn thing I could do about it. so what was the use of worrying...
Auntie Mame. A fierce, frenetic bout between a rather ridiculous script and a superb Rosalind Russell. In the end, Mame is the winner on a split decision...
Moore won national acclaim Dec. 10 when he got off the floor four times and finally knocked out Yvon Durelle in a Montreal bout that has been called one of the greatest fights in recent boxing history...