Word: forwardly
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...ship, he pulls a toggle. The seatbacks swing away. A door at the rear of the cockpit opens, exposing a passage sloping down and back toward the belly of the plane. At the end is a second door with two leaves. The rear leaf flies off into space. The forward leaf is pushed out hydraulically to form a windscreen. When escaping crewmen slide down the chute, the screen softens the blow from the airstream, and the deadly tail surfaces pass above them harmlessly...
Just how elephantine the Cross forward wall is can be estimated from the seven-pound per man weight edge it will enjoy over its opposition...
...hundreds of Democrats had infiltrated into the College. A poll showed that Blaine was the favorite, but only by 483 to 463. The Cleveland and Hendricks backers did not look forward to marching in a traditional Republican parade, so they asked the entire College to rally for Cleveland. The matter was submitted to a vote, and tradition won out; the College voted 569 to 363 to march Republican. This parade was probably the most glorious in College history. Cambridge Police marched in front, followed by a Fife and Drum Corps, followed by the entire cheering, chanting student body, Democrats...
Harvard's forward wall will be out weighed seven pounds per man when it digs in against Holy Cross today...
...players. There is Jim Dieckleman, a 5-foot-9, 192-pound end who starred in the 1945 Holy Cross-Boston College game, and won the Edward O'Melia trophy for his performance. The other end is Tom Kelleher who shines on defense and specializes in circus catches of the forward pass...