Word: brakes
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Savoir-Faire. In Detroit. Arnold L. Humphrey, 20, got a ten-day jail sentence for reckless driving after police spotted him perched on the door of his convertible with his legs dangling above the street, while he steered with one hand, worked the brake and the accelerator with a tree branch held in the other...
...green rice lands is a series of one-lane bridges across irrigation canals. Sweeping down toward one of the bridges, Peurifoy saw a truck approaching from the other side. He had two choices-to speed up and try to slip through ahead of the truck, or to brake hard and hope the truck would, too. Peurifoy hit the brakes -too late. The Thunderbird smashed head-on into the truck. The ambassador and his younger son were killed almost instantly; the other boy was badly injured...
...overeat, some of the nation's economists have concluded that U.S. industry would be wise to curb its boundless appetite. The Federal Reserve Board, noting that business borrowings for expansion are heavier than they have been since 1953, decided the time had come to apply a mild brake before the boom gets out of hand. The brake: a boost in the rediscount rate from 1½ to 1¾ Since this is the rate at which member banks borrow from the Federal Reserve, the rise will make it more expensive to do so. This is expected...
...Philippines, is one of the staunchest friends the U.S. has in Asia. His vast popularity in the country and the immense Philippine good will towards the U.S. is often not reflected in Congress, where shrewd politicians in Magsaysay's own Nacionalista Party often succeed in putting a brake on him. Chief among them is Senator Claro Recto, 65, a brilliant, caustic lawyer who has never forgotten or forgiven the U.S. for his being put in prison at World War II's end by Douglas Mac-Arthur (Recto served as Foreign Minister under the Japanese occupation...
...Blue. When the rocket burned out. the Gs died down to nothing The blackness in Stapp's eyes turned briefly to yellow, and like a fleeting vision he caught a glimpse of the world. It was gone in a blur of salmon-colored light a the water brake took hold and powerful deceleration forces, up to 35 Gs, slammed him against his belts...