Word: duel
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...every four years is all I'm used to wearing it." South Carolina. With no parade, ball or fanfare, George Bell Timmerman Jr., 42, was sworn in as governor by his father, a federal judge. His oath of office included a promise that he would not fight a duel while in office. He replaced aging (75) Jimmy Byrnes, formerly governor, Secretary of State, U.S. Supreme Court Justice, Director of War Mobilization and U.S. Senator. Timmerman, who served eight years as lieutenant governor, inherits a cool $3,000,000 reserve fund and a burning problem: South Carolina's determination...
Perhaps The Wayward Saint might best be described in terms of its theatrical ancestry. Certainly author Paul Vincent Carroll owes something to the Faust legend, since his comic-fantasy is based on the time-worn duel between heaven and hell for another eligible soul. The owner of the soul, however, is a simple Irish priest, Cannon Daniel McCooey, whose origins could no doubt be traced to Going...
...President of Nicaragua last week challenged the President of Costa Rica to meet at the border and duel to the death with pistols. "If he hates me, then why not settle it this way?" grumbled Nicaragua's Anastasio ("Tacho'') Somoza, who claims to be the best shot in his tough, U.S. Marine-trained Gnardia National. "He's crazier than a goat in the midsummer sun," replied Costa Rica's José ("Pepe") Figueres. an M.I.T.-trained coffee planter...
...Duel in the Sun (1947), $11.3 million
...Fanny Kelly was another lady who got a sharp comeuppance when she crossed swords with the monster. "Being offended" with him, she said: "You know, my Lord, I can act men's parts. I have a great mind to put on breeches and demand satisfaction [i.e., fight a duel with you]." To which his lordship replied coarsely: "Then, Miss Kelly, I should be very happy to pull off mine and give you satisfaction...