Word: dogfighting
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...Corwin was in our Chicago office a short time back and gave a sample of an imitation dogfight he had perfected for use in a future "Thriller." I swear to you that half the tenants of the world's largest Merchandise Mart came running, fully intending to witness the fight. Fully six or seven dogs of various breeds, ages and sizes were closely distinguishable in his imitation...
...clumsy, easy-going sheep dogs can put up a terrific fight when attacked and every Englishman knows how much like a .sheep dog is the Rt. Hon. Stanley Baldwin, M.P., P.C., whilom Prime Minister (1924-29), still Leader of the Conservative Party. Last week Mr. Baldwin began a political dogfight with two of the loudest snarlers in all Britain: the "Press Lords ' Viscount Rothermere and Baron Beaverbrook, famed "Hearsts of England" (TIME Feb. 10). Tooth and nail they are fighting to tear leadership of the Conservative Party from Mr. Baldwin. Major significance was lent to this combat last week...
...sword. It is of the very first significance that, last week, neither the government nor Chief Rebel Gilberto Valenzuela laid any great stress on such appeals to principle, credulity or reason as helped to win the Great War. Any fight in Mexico is, at bottom, just dogfight, though the triumph of General Calles would mean the continuance of his Socialist Anti-Catholic policies. During the week General Calles' so-called "puppet," President Portes Gil, called at the U. S. Embassy?something which no Mexican President has done for many, many years?and expressed to Ambassador Dwight Whitney Morrow the Government...
...measure neared a vote, last week, General Smuts flayed General Hertzog for dragging the great and vital "race question" into party politics. Every South African election is bound to be just another dogfight between Generals Hertzog and Smuts; but there is indeed something awful and "above party" about the fact that throughout the Union of South Africa white skins are in a minority of one to four. That is the "race question," and it may well trouble every British paleface from the King-Emperor down...
...bill while General Smuts watched, tense and grim. The official tally gave the measure a majority of five votes -but a two-thirds majority was required to make it law. A mirthless, triumphant smile twisted the lips of General Smuts. He had won this preliminary skirmish, but the real dogfight will be the General Election, now scheduled for next June...