Word: fights
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Slow Up. Whisked over to Des Moines in his DC-6, Truman gave the country's farmers a rousing fight talk over the heads of the delegates to the Amvets convention. "The new Congress has already repaired most of the damage done to farmers by the 80th Congress," he declared. "Of course, there are still many reactionary Senators and Representatives . . . still doing all they can to slow up our Congress, but they are not able to stop...
Facing the fight of his life for re-election in 1950, Taft felt encouraged. Despite the brassy threats of organized labor, no one with a chance of outselling him had yet appeared. The Democrats' popular Governor Frank Lausche had already all but taken himself out of the race. Cleveland's Mayor Tom Burke, the only other Democrat with a solid chance of beating Taft, was showing a marked reluctance to get into the fight. Taft felt so encouraged that he remarked to a friend: "I feel too good too early...
...government quickly drafted all men between 19 and 50, called up four classes of former conscripts. In a radio broadcast Acting President Urriolagoitia thundered: "If necessary, I myself will fight in the streets ..." A force of 2,000 loyalists converged on Cochabamba. Two days later, the city fell at a cost of less than ten casualties, and the government spoke confidently of isolating the rebel stronghold at Santa Cruz...
Felix's librettist had taken a theme somewhat appropriate to the time. The beloved son has been away "fighting the good fight" for seven years (Felix had actually been on a six-month trip to England and Scotland); finally, after an imposter (the stranger) tries to pass himself off as the returned prodigal, the real son returns to his parents amid great rejoicing. But in the Lemonade Opera's church-basement opera house, even John (Man in the Moon) Gutman's fine translation and adaptation failed to give the action much charm or excitement...
...Robert Ryan as a courageous pug at the brutal end of a small-time fight career (TIME, April...