Word: draining
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Havana open, a long line of Cubans waits to enter. Their aim: to get out of Castro's Cuba. The consulate issues 200 visas a day, but the demand is so great that applicants now must wait until next May even to get appointments for interviews. The drain on Cuba's supply of trained men-engineers, economists, doctors-last week persuaded Castro to cancel all existing exit permits. Henceforth, those who want to leave home must fill out an elaborately detailed questionnaire. Its aim was plain: to keep tab on those who are getting out and to provide...
TURKISH OIL FIND near Adana by Socony Mobil yielded biggest flow (240 bbl. a day), best quality oil yet found in Turkey. The gusher rouses hopes that oilmen have struck edge of vast reservoir whose oil might end a major import drain on Turkish economy...
...GOLD LOSS, which at one time reached $2.3 billion a year, is down to trickle. In first quarter nation lost only $50 million, lowest since drain started in 1958, as exports rose and foreigners invested cash in U.S. in high-interest government notes...
From the belly tank, empty at the time of explosion, to the trailing edge of the right wing ran a small vent through which fuel could drain in case dangerous pressure built up in the tank. The investigators believe that a lingering bit of St. Elmo's fire, instead of discharging normally from the special tassles on the plane, somehow found its way into the pressure vent and touched off the gas fumes. The fire raced back to the tank, blowing a hole in the right fuselage and exploding a wing tank that in turn blew off the right...
...Jones, who retired from tournament golf because of the wear on his nerves: "The secret of winning tournaments is not just hitting the ball. It's how much torture you're willing to put yourself through. Palmer is willing to take the torture. Why, I've seen the tension drain the color right out of that boy's face." Explains Palmer simply: "If you relax, you blow the tournament. I get no enjoyment out of the game unless the pressure...