Word: jacks
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...favorite son: now he not only takes seriously some talk of a vice-presidential nomination but listens to speculation about a presidential lightning bolt. And like most of the other seven Catholic Democratic Governors, Pat Brown has no interest at all in advancing the candidacy of front-running Catholic Jack Kennedy, since obviously two Catholics do not make a winning ticket...
...Long's appointment of two of his oldtime cronies to the jobs. The fifth letter came from Bankston's newly appointed successor, addressed to Belcher's newly appointed successor. The gist: Earl K. Long is sane; he should be released from the mental hospital. Attorney General Jack Gremillion stood up: "Your Honor, there is no one now with authority to hold Earl K. Long at the hospital. The state joins in a motion to discontinue." Judge Jones leaned forward. "Since there is no opposition, the motion [to free the Governor] is granted and the suit is dismissed...
...right hand," he cried. "It was no fantasy." Fantasy or no, Johansson's tremendous punch against Patterson had already become as much a part of boxing lore as "the long count" that saved the championship for Gene Tunney in his 1927 fight with Jack Dempsey. And by any standard, Johansson's right hand is the biggest thing to hit boxing in years...
...year's tour, 15 matches to 13. But Hoad still consistently lost to Gonzales in key tournaments. And because Pancho mopped up the other touring pros-Aussies Ashley Cooper and Mai Anderson-he came out with top prize money ($29,150), thereby retained his pro championship under Promoter Jack Kramer's frankly capitalistic scheme of rankings...
Barrymore"), he prepped vaguely for his mother's perfume business at Columbia University, spent more time on Broadway than Morningside Heights. Even before college he was radio's first Jack Armstrong, the Ail-American Boy (salary: $125); as a sophomore he wangled a part in Maxwell Anderson's Winterset...