Word: filles
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Kure, Japan, where Ludwig has turned out more than half a million tons of shipping since he leased the former Imperial Navy Yard in 1951. Six feet wider than the Queen Elizabeth, the Universe Leader will be able to haul more than enough gasoline in one trip to fill the tanks of every General Motors car produced in the first six months...
...without this Government assistance, observed the investigators, the military aircraft industry would not be able to fill the nation's needs in time of emergency. The subcommittee noted that planemakers do risk huge losses by summary contract cancellations and failure to win contracts, even though large amounts have been spent on preliminary designs. It commended the industry for plowing back 60% to 70% of net earnings in research and development...
...observation that he straddles too many fences. "My dear man," replied Democrat Tumulty. "I am so large I could represent all sections.'' Twitted Pennsylvania's Republican Jim Fulton: "The gap between the front and back of this Democratic Party is just big enough for you to fill...
...Elected in 1946 to fill the unexpired term (two years) of A. B. ("Happy") Chandler, who resigned to become U.S. Commissioner of Baseball; defeated in 1948 by Virgil Chapman; elected in 1952 to fill the unexpired term (two years) after Chapman died; defeated in 1954 by Alben Barkley...
Luminous watch dials, he wrote, do contain radioactive material, but the quantity "is negligibly small and constitutes no hazard to the individual . . . unless one were to eat the dial." Luminous switch markers are harmless, too, but Taylor urged moderation. "One should not fill his home with such devices unless there is real need for them...