Word: clobbers
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Zulu giant named Ezekiel Dhlamini, a prizefighter of the 1950s who became the heavyweight champion of black South Africa and was known throughout the union as "King Kong." A hero until his death four years ago, he has since become something of an African god. He would clobber his challengers in the ring and later pulp them for good measure in the street outside. Braggart as well as warrior, he let his crown slide, ended up as a dance-hall bouncer who jealously murdered his mistress. Begging for capital punishment, he was given twelve years at hard labor and drowned...
...going to go after Nixon. People get fed up with that kind of stuff. My problem here is to get myself known, to get these people to take me seriously. If this were in New Hampshire, or Maryland, where people know me, I'd clobber Hubert. I'd bury him." Humphrey's Financial Strength: "I know people in New York have contributed heavily. If Hubert Humphrey can't raise money under these circumstances, with all the people who want to stop me in Wisconsin, like Symington and Johnson and the rest, he's just...