Word: slap
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...bitter debate that followed, Mansfield threatened to resign if Johnson was not elected, and on that personal basis the motion was carried. But 17 Democrats voted against it- and Lyndon Johnson knows a slap in the face when he feels one. Since then he has attended Democratic conferences with decreasing frequency, presided only long enough to call the meetings to order and turn the gavel over to Mansfield. Says a Democratic Senator of Lyndon's legislative role: "As Mansfield's grip tightens, Lyndon is more and more out of it." But if L.BJ.'s Senate influence...
...varsity, sporting a 14-4 record going into the game, could not manipulate the puck in close to the Princeton goal for most of the contest. And the long slap shots that want through defensemen Austie Sullivan and Dave Oliver were adequately saved by goalie Bill Hill...
...most the commission could get out of Sarnoff was a grudging concession: "I think there are occasions when a slap on the wrist, or a little harder than that, helps. I don't object to that." Said Minow tartly: "Unless we are going to have more than slaps on the wrist, the industry is going to have to be forthcoming with some proposed changes...
This line, which had one of its most effective nights, also scored the Crimson's fourth goal in the middle stanza when Dave Morse was on the spot to slap in a pass from Ikauniks...
Deeking & Slapping. At 29, Andrew James Bathgate is not only the favorite of New York fans; he is the most exciting player in the National Hockey League. Although he is burdened with 23 Ibs. of protective padding and wears braces on both knees (he suffers from slipping kneecaps), Bathgate glides across a rink with the classic grace of an Olympic figure skater. He has exceptional peripheral vision, is an expert at "decking" (feinting) defensemen and goalies out of position. A cat-quick opportunist, he is the best playmaker in the game. And his longdistance "slapshot" is pro hockey...