Word: slushed
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...identical bill-the Senators hastily slapped it back on a subcommittee desk, and now called for a full-dress investigation. O'Mahoney's fight was bolstered by sensational feature stories in the Chicago Sun and New York City's leftish PM telling in great detail about slush funds, special pressures on Congressmen's home-town law firms, and a flood of almost identical letters to legislators...
...jailing of famed Boss Tom Pendergast for income-tax evasion. The criminal aspects of that case are more typical of the low state of Missouri politics than of the manner in which fire underwriters normally win friends and influence legislatures. Pendergast & Co. were convicted of collecting large slush funds for supporting the fire companies in a rate fight. The more pertinent facts: 1) since 1922, Missouri has been trying to enforce a 10% reduction in rates; 2) since 1930 it has been trying to collect (for Missouri policyholders) a 16⅔% rate increase the industry put through in that year...
What was that remark? He's probably the only one they have? Fella, you haven't been around very much, have you--wotchya doin'--readin' C.I. all the time? Take that fella who sits next to him "Slush" Buskirk. The armed forces don't have to take Tommy Dorsey if they want a real trombone player. Heck, no, we've got the ace right here in our own ball park. And what about Merv Lysing on the sax? Minnesota sure lost a good bet when he went to Harvard here. And the rhythm section only two pieces, but man, they...
...last carton of cigarettes to last through leave (if any) must be ordered from Ship's Service and paid for on the spot; once again those Pullman and airline reservations must be checked on; and weighty decisions must be made as to the expending of the balance in the Slush Fund. For a while it looked as if the Hotel Commander should be presented a new national ensign from this money, especially because at this point in the morning march the company usually swings into "It's a Grand Old Flag." We are gratified to not that the Commander broke...
...William Eddy suggested that they select two men to shoot it out with revolvers. Then "in a moment the obvious became obvious to them. . . . Someone would die soon." A blizzard began. Their fire sank through the snow and went out in slush that welled around their knees...