Word: ganged
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Lincoln Steffens was right, corruption is the norm of U.S. political life; in spite of reform, the pols always come back; the Sir Galahads, sooner or later, get licked, or get laughed out of court, or join the gang. But men like Adlai Stevenson have dedicated themselves to a more hopeful and more dynamic proposition: that the U.S. is not a static pattern but a still-continuing experiment-an experiment, among other things, in good government...
...this he was a fine seaman and a cool and capable officer. Some of his crew could remember how he had reacted four years ago when one of his "black gang" was found on the deck spouting blood from knife wounds in the throat and arms. There was no anesthetic on board, but the sweating Carlsen stitched the fainting victim's throat, sewed up two arteries, sprinkled the wounds with sulfa powder, and saved his life. Carlsen then grabbed the would-be murderer, got a confession, and went back to the bridge as if nothing had happened...
...appeared to have the highest incidence of nip-ups and pratfalls. Since taking charge of our Denver bureau in March, he has been bucked off a horse, bounced out of a plane, fallen on by a Christmas tree and had his face rubbed sportively in a snowbank by a gang of high-school football players...
...Majlis met, whereupon partisans of both sides scrapped in the gallery and chased each other through the halls. As soon as soldiers butted them apart, the Deputies in the chamber below began hooting and slamming desks, while outside a gang of Mossadegh mobsters beat on the Majlis gates and screamed, "Death to Mossadegh's opponents." When order was restored, Oppositionist Imami yelled at Mossadegh: "Go on outside and talk to your stabbers." "I will go . . ." said Mossadegh, near tears. "... to hell!" said Imami...
...managership. Second Baseman Stanky fired the Brooklyn Dodgers to a pennant in 1947, the Boston Braves to another in 1948, and the Giants to their first in 14 years last fall. Next year, as player-manager, Stanky will see what he can do to rekindle the old "Gas House Gang" spark for the St. Louis Cardinals (at a reported $37,000 a year...