Word: rivalled
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...that glory the ashes were already thick. The dead face of more than one rival might flood by in Benito Mussolini's remembrance: Giacomo Matteotti, the murdered Socialist who defied castor oil and clubs; Italo Balbo, cut down when he grew too popular in the Fascist State. Then there was the dead face of his son, Bruno, a casualty of the war the father had glorified. Then the dead faces of those hundreds of thousands of men lost with the empire in Africa, the dead and fear-racked faces of millions of civilians fleeing their bombed homes...
Four months ago a new musical organization. The Slide Rule Symphony, led by the versatile Professor Chaffec, appeared in Cambridge. It proved to be a true rival for the Boston Pops Orchestra. The soloist on the Saxophone was none other than Dr. A. (Amplifier) Tatum. The tall Texan brought down the house with a ballad from his home state, "Deep in the Heart of Texas". Other stars of the faculty made up the rest of the ensemble. We will never forget Dr. Le Corbeiller giving out on the cello...
...agreed: that A. P. was certainly the best news service in the business (although the Government saw this as a handicap to newspapers without A. P. service). A. P., though flattered, was not stupid; its lawyers played down this superiority, heartily extolled the merits of its smaller rival, United Press. Any paper with U. P. service could get along nicely, cooed...
Friendly Diplomacy. If not world-shakers the Bolivian-Brazilian agreements might prove a milestone in the history of South American relationships and power balances. Brazil's gesture brought her enhanced prestige, a significant indication of the leading role Brazil was gradually taking from her greatest rival, Argentina. Already Brazil has economic agreements with Uruguay and Paraguay, is heading toward another with Peru. Ultimate goal of the new Brazilian policy may be the welding of the Amazonian bloc: Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Paraguay, Peru and the Guianas. If this succeeds, Argentina, already out of step politically in South America...
...tonic ads of the Seven Sutherland Sisters. Mr. Long Tail set no world's records like Big Red (Man o' War) or the late great Ekky (Equipoise). But he was a dramatic racer, a notorious latefoot who came from behind, his long tail streaming, to cut down rival after rival...