Word: whip
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...tall, whip-smart young Jesuit named Father Hernan Benitez saw to it that Eva Perén's visit to Paris was the works. He showed up in the French capital ahead of time, quickly signed up the big shots for dinners and receptions, arranged a sightseeing schedule that omitted few historical monuments. But Father Benitez, who is both Evita's chaperon and confessor, could do nothing about the weather. The weather was cruel...
Rayburn's stand tossed the matter right back to the Senate and Senator Wherry of Nebraska, the Republican whip, said that chamber might be held in session all night in an effort to get action...
...Star game. Calmly, and with relaxed stance, 6 ft. 5. in. Pitcher Blackwell waited for his sign. Catcher Walker Cooper called for a fast, inside pitch. Blackwell rocked into his windup. As he let go, his long right arm snapped around as if he were cracking a snake-whip. His complicated delivery made it look as if he were about to fall down, but the ball plunked squarely into the catcher's mitt. Three pitches later the lead-off man for the highly touted American Leaguers had struck...
...Senate after that and the Senate unrolled an extraordinary show. First, Republican Whip Kenneth Wherry tried to get an agreement on a time to vote. But Oregon's dapper New Dealing Republican Wayne Morse, who had opposed the Taft-Hartley bill from the beginning, objected to any closing of debate. Republican Morse joined with Democrats Claude Pepper, Harley Kilgore, Glen Taylor to filibuster...
...track record at Atlantic City a week before, then set sail for the pace-setting Windfields. Assault swept by Windfields too, and turned into the stretch. Just to be safe, for six-year-old Stymie was beginning to move up, Arcaro stung Assault's hide once with the whip. Then, looking over his shoulder, Arcaro saw that there was nothing to worry about and eased up to win, three lengths ahead of gallant old Stymie. The victory, worth $38,100, boosted Assault's total...