Word: flew
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...again next day flew the British bird. Suddenly, to His Majesty's further annoyance, three British Air Force fighting planes appeared, escorted the Imperial Airways liner safely to Butiaba. There, with a British band blaring "La Brabanconne" and "God Save the King" a right hearty British welcome was extended by His Excellency the Governor of Uganda, Sir William Cowers...
...father was Army bandmaster. Graduated from New York University in 1910, he turned to politics, was first elected to Congress in 1916. Instead of warming his seat during the War he became a major in the Army, was sent to Italy in command of U. S. aviation forces, flew bombing planes over the Austrian lines. Later he returned to the U. S. and to Congress where he has been a centre of constant legislative turmoil. In 1929 he ran for Mayor of New York City as a Republican, charged Tammany Hall with most of the things which have been subsequently...
...newsstand owner would dare disturb that arrangement without permission of either paper. All too familiar with the bloody history of Chicago's oldtime circulation wars, Publisher Thomason induced the Commissioner of Public Works to call a meeting of representatives of the three newspapers in City Hall. Angry words flew. Would the Tribune or Herex "move over" on the newsstands and admit the Times? They would not. Then, said Publisher Thomason, his newsboys would hawk his paper on corners near the newsstands...
...appointed Chief of Air Regulation under William Patterson MacCracken Jr., the first Assistant Secretary of the Commerce Department's newly formed Aeronautics Branch. In that capacity he issued to Mr. MacCracken Pilot's License No. 1 after Orville Weight had modestly declined it because he no longer flew. Col. Young received in turn No. 2. When Assistant Secretary MacCracken resigned in 1929 there was no doubt in anyone's mind as to who knew most about _his job. Pilot Young was promptly appointed...
Chairman Amos L. Betts listened patiently, then ordered Century-Pacific to produce figures on operating costs to support their intention to charge lower fares than American Airways. Century lawyers got a delay while they flew to Los Angeles to confer with their directors. When they returned they would only venture an estimate that costs would...