Word: mavericks
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...dude reader first notes a certain irony in the circumstance that the solemn and formidable apparatus of U.S. scholarship has been turned loose on a man who was a great liar in the Mark Twain style and was always surprised if some pedant tried to ride herd on his maverick facts. Stratfordians have unearthed a great many variants- on the spelling of Shakespeare's name; Buffalo Bill's biographer rustles up 14: Coady, Cody, McCoady, etc., and Buffalo Bill probably could not have cared less. He might have resented the fact that Author Russell discovered that his celebrated...
Leafing through an account of a herd of camels imported in 1855 for use by the U.S. Army in the deserts of the Southwest, San Antonio Lawyer Maury Maverick Jr., son of Texas' late pugnacious Congressman, came across a statement that, as a lad, General of the Army Douglas MacArthur had been thoroughly frightened by one of the animals. (Proving of little use, some of the camels were sold to circuses, others allowed to go wild, but the roving herd did not die out for decades.) Fascinated, Amateur Historian Maverick dashed off a note to the general asking...
...maverick angina, says Dr. Prinzmetal, is often accompanied by palpitation, faintness and fear of death and may be even more severe than classic angina. Seizures last from 45 seconds to more than 20 minutes, and often occur in remarkably regular cycles, perhaps at the same time each day. The condition is extremely difficult to diagnose. A physical examination reveals no abnormalities. An exercise tolerance test causes no pain. Results of laboratory tests are normal. Chest X rays and routine electrocardiograms give no indication of the disorder. Eventually, says Dr. Prinzmetal, "on repeated visits the suspicion grows that the patient...
...contest for governor is the main attraction, chiefly because of the Republican candidate, maverick and conservative Wesley Powell. A perennial candidate in the primaries, Powell finally edged out the incumbent two years ago by a few hundred votes and repeated the performance again this year in a pair of battles that have left no trace of harmony in the party. With the backing of the vituperative, reactionary Loeb newspapers, he is trying to usurp complete control of the party and the Executive Department. He is feuding bitterly with Attorney General Louis Wyman and the 450-member Republican legislature...
Lausche, a notorious maverick, has come out unenthusiastically for Kennedy, Dorsey reports, and has issued "a statement agreeing more with Nixon than with Kennedy on Quemoy and Matsu." Dorsey says, "I don't believe he affects the people much." In Dorsey's opinion, smaller industrial towns south of Cleveland will hold the key to the election...