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Tallo dressed down one tank that was taking too much time shelling a bunker into which several Egyptians had fled. "The Jews are getting excited," he explained. Then he added, in some frustration: "The Egyptians are running away, and we cannot clobber them." Watching desert dogs fleeing from the Israeli tanks, Tallo said in disgust: "Even the dogs are running away...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: EYEWITNESSES: Reports from the Cease-Fire Fronts | 11/5/1973 | See Source »

...dope, plenty." The hero, Bruce Lee, may be furious of fist, but he is decidedly slow on the uptake. He spends an extraordinary amount of time tracking down the archvillain. Finally, the two lock in combat on the villain's lawn. While they kick, chop and clobber each other, the road right beside the field of battle is fairly clogged with traffic. No one bothers to take a look, much less stops to help, an inadvertent suggestion of how quickly boredom can beset the martial arts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Quick Cuts | 5/21/1973 | See Source »

...order, in Air Force lingo, was "five by five" (loud and clear) to clobber the enemy's homeland as never before. The military was invited to hit targets previously off limits around Hanoi and Haiphong. From Guam and Thailand they came, wave after wave of green-and-brown aerial dreadnoughts. About 100 B-52s, flying in "cells" of three, were being used round the clock, supplemented by F-4 Phantoms, F-111s, and naval fighter-bombers from aircraft carriers. The missions reminded aviators of the last months of World War II in Europe, when bombers prowled the sky striking...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE WAR: More Bombs Than Ever | 1/1/1973 | See Source »

...manufacturers and retailers have slashed prices by as much as $100 per unit. Further price cuts are expected after the Christmas shopping season; some retailers estimate that by next summer the cheaper models will sell for as little as $35 to $40. A price cut of that size could clobber the small companies that brought out the first pocket calculators, since most are mere assemblers and must buy parts from a major supplier...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NEW PRODUCTS: Calculated Warfare | 10/30/1972 | See Source »

...clobber 'em," said an equally unidentifiable junior...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Soccer Vets Face Young Turks Today; Messing to Tend Goal for Olympics | 5/26/1972 | See Source »

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