Word: crashingly
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Fifteen passengers and two crew members survived. Passenger Dwane Canaga, a building contractor from Stockton, Calif., recalled that just before the crash, "the captain came on with the usual speech. Ten seconds later, we had this mean bump, and I said to myself, 'That's probably the worst landing I've ever had." Then all hell broke loose...
...airport distributed to pilots carries this warning: "CAUTION: Street lights approximately one mile north of ... Runway 23-L may be mistaken for runway lights in conditions of low visibility." Gilbert was reading a copy of the map on the way down. And, at the time of the crash, both runways were in fact blanketed by ground...
...fiery crash pointed to no new mechanical deficiencies in the DC-10, which was grounded in the U.S. for 37 days after one lost an engine and crashed shortly after takeoff from Chicago on May 25, killing 273 people. But that is cold consolation indeed...
Backed by liberal academics and some members of the Roman Catholic clergy, the junta had announced a crash program of political reform. Though it quickly won support and a pledge of "significant aid" from the U.S., the five-man junta may fall apart before the program is carried out. Rumors of a countercoup by right-wing military officers swept through the capital last week, together with reports that the oligarchy was prepared to pay as much as $20 million to any group that could restore the country to military control...
...sensible step for a government confronting corporations that now behave with the arrogance of mighty sovereign nations. But officials never even debate the merits and drawbacks of nationalization; it's outside the narrow range of the politically possible. One type of government enterprise with historical precedent is the crash program to cope with a crisis or meet a technological challenge. "Manhattan project" and "moonshot" are ritual utterances for politicians trying to summon the national will...