Word: spunk
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...hardly refuted this accusation when a Rexist Deputy swaggered up to Belgium's present namby-pamby Premier Paul Emile Janson, and offered him a sealed envelope supposedly containing evidence for further charges against Wauters. At this new example of fascism turned smearism, the mild Premier for once showed spunk. "Did you, sir, steal these?" he shrilled. "And where?" Then he treated the Chamber to a denunciation of Rexist tactics, dramatically returned the unopened envelope to its purveyor...
...force the Senate's hand. Even his Senate enemies admitted that if he made the vote one of confidence this time he could probably force a victory-since the Senate would not want to upset a Cabinet so strongly backed in the Chamber. Instead of showing spirit or spunk, the Premier made a plaintive, hesitating speech, failed to make the issue one of confidence, and was rebuffed by the Senate 168-to-96. In the Chamber aroused Popular Front Deputies waited for their Blum to rush back to them and make a great public issue of "full powers." Instead...
...guise of a dripping mermaid. For this unseemly conduct she at once received a vigorous verbal dressing-down. High-spirited Edda promptly did a dangerous high-dive off the bridge of the warship, swam, the two miles back to shore, and afterward in private was praised for her spunk by the delighted Dictator. She is the only real intimate of a man now lonely in his greatness. Al though from time to time Il Duce snorts "My successor has yet to be born!1', and although he probably believes there can be no successor to MUSSOLINI...
...years. Announcing he might soon make a motion picture in Hollywood ("I know everyone there"), he chatted with old friends, bestowed his autograph, took to bed "to catch up on his sleep." Said a Hillsboro hotelman: "We have no criticism of Harry. In fact we glory in his spunk...
Please give us the name and picture of the commander of the Cayuga. A man of his spunk deserves something better than complete anonymity...