Word: cannonism
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...coincidence, the powers of that speakership were comparable with those wielded by the Speaker of the national House until they were so brutally abused by Joseph G. ("Uncle Joe") Cannon (TIME'S first cover subject, March 3, 1923) that they were drastically trimmed. In Boston, O'Neill exercised such powers as the right to appoint and dismiss committee chairmen-with less brutality but no less forcefulness...
Adam Clark gave the best performance of the day for the Crimson. Playing number three, he defeated his opponent 17-14, 15-16, 15-18. Clark Bain topped Exeter's Marty Cannon with ease...
...advantage in its ability to slug through a lengthy war, its only substantial quantitative edge in combat-ready power in Europe is its 2-to-l superiority in tactical nuclear weapons. Its 7,000 atomic warheads, kept in Europe by the U.S., are theoretically to be delivered by plane, cannon and missile against relatively limited targets like supply depots or massing tanks. In practice, however, the U.S. would have to hesitate before crossing even a tactical nuclear threshold, for that could be the first step toward triggering a global atomic exchange. If Warsaw Pact troops were to push into...
...crowded confines of the racquetball court, beginners need not chase errant shots as tennis players must, and singles, not doubles matches are the rule. The ball comes zinging back like a small cannon ball, and an opponent's 18-in. stringed racquet can be a hazard, often inflicting racquetball's most distinctive mark-waffle-face. It is hell in a very small place...
...Crimson tucked the game safely into the win column in the first six minutes of the final frame. John Dunderdale blasted home a cannon shot from the point on a power play to put Harvard up by three...