Word: dogfighter
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Senator Stephen Young thundered: "Chicago, under Mayor Daley, is a police state." Louisiana's Russell Long was as extravagant in the other direction, suggesting that the Democrats should have nominated Richard Daley instead of Hubert Humphrey. For the most part, Republicans smiled beatifically and watched the Democrats' dogfight in silence...
...single week, the entire political context of 1968 changed almost beyond recognition. Out of New Hampshire's frozen farm lands and bucolic hamlets emerged a new equation for the Democratic Party; what had once been a Cakewalk was now a slashing dogfight. From the nation's first primary and its aftermath in Washington also came some new and vigorously stated perspectives on the major issues confronting the country...
...await the attackers. Then they swoop down like hawks, rip through a U.S. squadron with guns ablaze and vanish into the blue. With such tactics, the MIGs have lately shot down almost as many planes as they have lost-though the U.S. still is way ahead in overall dogfight kills...
...really vicious dogfight," recalls Olds, "sort of a general melee with our planes and theirs rolling, twisting and diving all over the place." Olds squeezed off five missiles, and two of the heat-seeking Sidewinders slammed home in enemy tail pipes. With Dawn Patrol grace, he adds: "Both pilots were able to bail out, I'm glad to say." In the second of the day's kills, Olds dived on the fleeing MIG-17 only to have a second Red fighter ambush him with blazing cannons. Scat's Sidewinder blasted the first MIG over a ridgetop...
...phrases reminiscent of World War II movies, North Vietnamese pilots began shouting "You die, Yankee dog!" over their radios as they closed with U.S. planes. It did not do much good. The dogfight score to date: 49 kills for the U.S. v. 17 for the North Vietnamese...