Word: attracted
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...attract substantial business from trucks and railroads (average rates: 1? a ton-mile), the air rate must get down around 5?. At this low figure the airlines might expect a billion ton-miles of fresh fruits and vegetables...
...England. But, as "The People's Cathedral," it will belong to everyone. It will have a communal center (for meetings, discussions) open to all people, a Chapel of Unity to be used by both Anglicans and Non-Conformists. Bishop Gorton hopes that this new interdenominational emphasis will attract some of the 80% of Coventry's 167,000 citizens who go to no church...
Vichy Parry. When Marshal Pétain attempted recently to promulgate his own eleventh-hour "democracy" (TIME, Nov. 29), he proved himself still to be a man to watch. His move was shrewd. Its purpose : to attract the many Frenchmen who still revere his name, the many who fear the wrath of Gaullist and guerrilla alike when liberation comes, the many who have something to lose in a postliberation purge...
...crash of an American airliner clipped in flight by an Army Lockheed B34. CAB investigated the crash, reported that the "probable" cause was the "reckless and irresponsible conduct of Lieut. William N. Wilson in deliberately maneuvering a bomber in dangerous proximity to the airliner in an unjustifiable attempt to attract the attention of the first officer [copilot] of the latter plane." The Army promptly court-martialed Lieut. Wilson, just as promptly acquitted...
Fred Beck's trick is to belittle his merchandise. This is a sure-fire way to attract attention in Los Angeles. Typical Beck comment: "Our tomatoes are tasteless. We'll let you know when they are good again." Readers, who like his frankness, jam the 84-stall market from 9 to 6 every...