Word: wound
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...rule of one man," said pudgy Opposition Leader Erich Ollenhauer. Erhard sat silent and unsmiling on the government bench while Adenauer taunted the Socialist: "Herr Ollenhauer is always saying I am inflexible, and now he is accusing me of changing my mind." Unmoved by all the criticism, Adenauer wound up: "What I have done, I have done for the good of the German people...
...Much? When the votes were counted in Sicily, the Christian Democrats learned the hard way the truth of the saying: "Never threaten a Sicilian; he has nothing to lose." Despite their efforts to sell themselves as the sole alternative to Red ruin, the Christian Democrats wound up with only 34 of the 90 seats in the regional assembly-three fewer than they had before, and not enough to rule. The Communists (21) gained a seat; so did the Red-lining Nenni Socialists (11). But the biggest gains were made by Milazzo, who captured a pivotal nine seats...
Joining other senior Royal Air Force brass in a submachine-gun target match, Britain's sporting Chief of Air Staff Sir Dermot Boyle sprayed much lead to little avail, wound up 21st in an eagle-eyed field of 22 officers. He took his crushing defeat stoically: "Either I'm a very bad shot or there's a great deal of insubordination in the air force...
...deskbound Navy duty. Bad eyesight, the result of a boyhood rock fight, kept him out of shooting war. In wartime Washington, he originated the morale-building idea of awarding an "E" (for Excellence) pennant to outstanding war plants, helped set up the Office of Naval Research, wound up with the rank of rear admiral and the top medals a chairborne warrior could win: Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit...
...last week Leonard went out to get a newspaper at the corner, not bothering to call the cops. It was a mistake. He returned, found the garage light out, started to pull the garage door down, got slugged. He fell, was kicked as he lay on the ground. Leonard wound up in the hospital in serious condition. It looked very much as though Carbo, even under arrest, still had pals willing to do him a favor...