Word: bursted
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...hamlets clustered about Peiping, Chinese gave a spirited account of themselves, and last week in picturesquely worded communiques they "repulsed the barbarians who tried to cut off our garrison and airport at Nan-Yuan, driving them off with our broad-swords." During this engagement two small Japanese shells burst just inside Peiping's Yungting Gate, but panic-stricken Chinese peasants continued to flee in from the countryside...
...months Prof. Piccard had been talking of stratosphere ascents in which the lifting power would be provided not by one big balloon but a cluster of small ones. It was his theory that with such an outfit he could keep on ascending until some of the balloons burst (because of the diminishing outside air pressure). Also, he could descend at will by putting several balloons out of commission with a pistol. He thought 2,000 four-foot rubber balloons would be enough for a record flight. Last week's ascent, using only 80 balloons, was in the nature...
...foot power boat to review the Manasquan River deep-sea fishing fleet. A half-mile offshore, just when a water bucket had been tied on the Governor's line to show him how a tuna feels, a stunning explosion took place in the engine room, the yacht burst into flames. Governor Hoffman and his party of 27 were rescued, unscathed. The yacht burned to the water, was overturned and sunk by Coast Guardsmen...
...loudspeaker blared forth. For a few seconds there was a deathlike silence. Suddenly the whole camp burst into shrieks and sobs. The children grabbed stones, sticks, tent-pegs, rushed to smash the van. Frenzied and heartbroken 300 fled from the camp, were not rounded up until next day. Bleated John R. MacNamara, M. P. and a camp leader, "It was considered better to tell the children the news after they were fed and before they went to bed so they could sleep on it." When the first shock had passed 50 of the children sent apologies to Camp Commandant Henry...
...George VI soberly entered the Royal Box. Queen Elizabeth, appearing in powder blue, greeted Queen Mary with a kiss on both cheeks. Behind steeped the Dukes & Duchesses of Gloucester and Kent, the Princess Royal and the Earl of Harewood, and a set of silk-toppered plainclothesmen. From far & near burst a crescendo of cheers from some 250,000 throats. Thus heralded was George VI's first arrival at Epsom Downs as King, to view the 157-year-old racing classic founded by the 12th Earl of Derby...