Word: toed
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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It had been 22 years since he burst into the city hall to punch the mayor of Newburyport flush on the mouth (60 days, said the judge). It had been 18 years since he talked about a formal bout of fisticuffs in Boston Garden to settle a grudge. The days...
All this-plus 23 other arrests and two other interludes in the clink-were behind him. After such escapades, Bossy, three times mayor of Newburyport, hadn't been able to be re-elected since 1935, though he had tried six times.
The new Bossy, reported Bossy in big newspaper ads in the Newburyport News, could act dignified and nice-like whenever the occasion demanded. His campaign for mayor, masterminded by his clever, forceful wife, was a model of restraint. Bossy limited himself to a few dainty attacks on Incumbent John M...
Elated over his comeback, Bossy immediately began planning some gentle, dignified changes. "I'm gonna bring some of the old zang back to Newburyport," he promised. "My first act will be to tear the police department apart and then fire the fire chief. I'm gonna give the...
It sounded a lot like the old Bossy, and, to some extent, it was. "I'm getting rusty . . . I'm 53 now," explained Bossy, "but I'm still no diplomat."