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Whomping the Old. Yet a clean knockout, with the vanquished being carried off bloodied and limp in view of all, would certainly have been more meaningful. As Nixon himself said last week: "The question is not just winning the primaries. It is how they are won." The spectacle of Nixon whomping Harold Stassen from New Hampshire to Nebraska would hardly electrify the voters. Another possible problem for Nixon is the effect of last week's events on Ronald Reagan's position. The Californian's backers believe that Rockefeller can stop Nixon-something Romney could...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Republicans: The New Rules of Play | 3/8/1968 | See Source »

...second title bout of the evening favorite Joe Frazier smashed his way to an 11th round technical knockout over giant Buster Mathis. He won recognition as world heavyweight champ in New York, Maine, Illinois and Massachusetts...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Frazier by TKO; Benvenuti Decision | 3/5/1968 | See Source »

Musically, Gypsy is a knockout. Jule Styne never before or after wrote a score to compare with it; one suspects lyricist Stephen Sondheim of having contributed measurably to the choice and execution of Gypsy's tunes. And Bob Hoffmann's orchestra does them proud...

Author: By James Lardner, | Title: Gypsy | 3/5/1968 | See Source »

Last November the contingent successfully defended its unblemished record in intercollegiate competition by defeating a strong Columbia team at the Brandeis Invitational Knockout Tournament. The members of that squad playing together for the last time are: Don Bloch, Peter Y. Connor, Lawrence A. Darby, Emmett Keeler, John V. Lindsey II, and Mark Thompson...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Undefeated Harvard Bridge Team Will Try to Retire Coon Trophy | 2/24/1968 | See Source »

...Planned Knockout. Esherick's defense was that killing his father was an accident. Mrs. Esherick did not think so. As she told it, her husband had rushed in after she was hit with the bayonet, and son and father had wrestled until she "saw Freddy draw his arm back." She went to the living room, picked up the telephone, and then "Freddy grabbed me from behind. I dropped the phone and passed out." When she came to, her husband's body was stuffed in beside her in the car. "I couldn't figure out where...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Criminal Justice: Two Boys & the Death Penalty | 2/2/1968 | See Source »

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