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...Chalifour was unacquainted with the customs of the land, and he decided to enclose a check with his note of objection. He wrote: "It is incredible that a Nation like America should descend so low as to collect taxes from the untaxable. Kindly return this check soon as you have ascertained that I am not a citizen and cannot vote...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE CRIME | 9/28/1933 | See Source »

...Mountain National Park, refer to these civilian soldiers who have flocked into our national forests, as ''woodpeckers." Aside from a common habitat there is a further resemblance, for the uniformed men migrate from work-spot to work-spot in old, red, sight-seeing busses from which they descend with a clatter to do their busywork...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Jul. 3, 1933 | 7/3/1933 | See Source »

...lire grate beneath the open mouth of the bag to maintain the hot air supply. The Bonettes were commemorating that event, but their balloon relied on its original supply of hot air. At about 3,000 ft. it struck a layer of cold air, began to shrink and descend. That should have been the signal for King Louie to jump with his chute, but now he felt he must stay and look after the camera. Faster & faster the bag dropped until a ground wind caught it, dragged it across the town of Valley Stream. As Bonette & camera dropped safely upon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Aeronautics: Hot Aeronauts | 5/29/1933 | See Source »

...range of vision extended for 560 miles. Thus, if you ascended over Boston, you could see Philadelphia. Our one other trial was the fact that the sun started to melt the solder about the manholes, again putting us in danger of asphyxiation. Fortunately, we were able to descend before irreparable damage was done...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Piccard Tells of Plans For New Trip into Stratosphere This Summer To Investigate Properties of Cosmic Radiations | 3/22/1933 | See Source »

...descend vertically at any desired speed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Aeronautics: Paddleplane on Paper | 1/30/1933 | See Source »

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