Word: bullitts
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Pennsylvania. Big unanswered question about the race for Governor was: Would bald, suave, ex-Ambassador William C. Bullitt be a Democratic candidate? Bullitt said neither yes nor no. Democratic Senator Joseph F. Guffey, whose machine is hard-boiled, was saying plenty: he wants no silk stockings in the race...
Climaxing a spectacular series of triumphs which have led him steadily up the amateur boxing ladder since his entrance into the New England championships, Johnny Bullitt of Dunster House last Monday night won a cleancut decision against former Golden Gloves light-weight champ Jimmy Sauer, of Cambridge, which brought him to the lead in the 135 pound division and within an ace of capturing the George V. Brown trophy awarded to the outstanding New England pugilist of the season...
Nephew of the former French ambassador, and prize protege of Coach Lamar, Bullitt without a falter cleaned up in the trial elimination series for the New England championship and entered the open competition. Defeating three local boys from the Boston area and a sergeant from Fort Devens, he climbed to the finals where he faced Jimmy Sauer, Golden Gloves champ in the 135 pound department who was considered one of the outstanding amateurs of the year...
With Coach Lamar in his corner, Johnny Bullitt gave Sauer a decisive and brilliant whipping, taking the bout in the third round on a technical knockout with his opponent reeling on the ropes. Except for the second period, during which Sauer rallied and held a slight edge, Bullitt consistently out-boxed him and handed out terrific punishment with a left jab to the body, right cross to the head, and final left hook routine...
...TIME'S account of Hitchhiker Allen's bomber ride was based on an interview with him sent out by the Associated Press. His reply to Mr. Bullitt's letter: "I got my first opportunity to talk to Bullitt direct in Accra, but I fail to see how he could have missed knowing that I tried to get aboard both at Cairo and Khartoum, since I appealed to [ex-Minister to Bulgaria George H.] Earle, also Bullitt's secretary, to use influence to have Bullitt take...