Word: downwards
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...nooses were slipped over the black-hooded heads of two convicted murderers. The dark-suited little man, known professionally as Mr. Ellis, checked to make sure that the slipknots fitted snugly behind each man's left ear. Then he sprang the trap door and the prisoners plunged downward...
...trick gadgets. One driver, wearing neither shoes nor socks, had sandpapered the soles of his feet to keep a sensitive control of the gas pedal; others wore special footwear, built up on the right side to give delicate horizontal pressure on the gas pedal instead of a strong downward thrust...
...partially opened door of an Eastern airliner. The door, hinged at the bottom, fell open. Fisher-Galati plunged forward, was saved when his leg caught in a chain supporting the door. One of the crew tried vainly to haul Fisher-Galati back into the plane. He hung head downward for about ten minutes until the plane made an emergency landing...
Continuing its post-war downward trend, College enrollment will fall to approximately 4,700 at registration today. Graduating students account for a 250 drop from the 4,950 September total, bringing enrollment closer to Provost Buck's goal...
Unless it stops its downward trend into the depths of Cambridge, the Lampoon building may soon be only a cherished memory. Extensive investigation has revealed that the baroque structure is slowly settling into the ground, and has been for years. (Note decline on left hand side of photo...