Word: fastest
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Stakhanovism is supposed to have been struck by Engineer S. Plotnikov, a member of the Communist Party up to the time of his arrest. According to the Soviet Press, Engineer Plotnikov became so vexed at Chelyabinsk by the boastful uppishness of the local Stakhanov gang that he ordered the fastest speeder-uppers to dig in an extremely dangerous (Continued on p. 28) pit of Mine No. 204. Sure enough, the pit caved in on them...
...sudden necessity of abandoning one of its oldest lines-a Mexican subsidiary named Aerovias Centrales. Started in 1929, it served Los Angeles, El Paso and Mexico City where it connected with P. A. A.'s South American system. Using five Lockheed Electra monoplanes, it claimed the fastest airline schedule in the world (175 m.p.h. average), never killed a passenger. In face of a 1932 law that no foreigners could fly Mexican transport planes, Aerovias Centrales persisted in employing only U. S. pilots. Not until last June was that law enforced. Then radical Brigadier General Francisco J. Mujica, Secretary...
Once more the feature of the day was provided by Franny Lane, who appeared yesterday in the backfield of "H" team. That means that in three days Lane has moved from the Jayvees to the Varsity's second string, which is just about the fastest promotion ever accorded any man at Soldiers Field...
...last week dived a big metal airplane in a swirl of black smoke. Plunking its belly down on the soft earth it suffered no more damage than a crumpled landing gear, dented fuselage, broken propeller. Cursing darkly, a handsome young man jumped out unscratchcd after having made the fastest flight in the history of landplanes...
...latter is used to teach men how to swim since that is one of the requirements for a degree. The larger pool is believed to be the fastest in the country and was the scene of many records last spring when the N. C. A. A. meet was held there. The water in both pools is kept at a constant temperature of 72 degrees...