Word: gals
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...morning on the 9th, we gathered at the Bockscar, and [Major Charles] Sweeney [the pilot] and the flight engineer ran through the preflight tests. The engineer discovered that the transfer pumps, which transfer gasoline from the reserve tank into the main tanks, weren't working. There was 600 gal. of gasoline there, but we wouldn't have access to it. But Tibbets told him, "You don't need that gas, so there's no reason to delay this...
...still didn't get an answer. Finally, he called the tower and said, "We're going to land!" We touched down about halfway up the runway and came to a screaming halt right at the end. Later, we ran tests on the gas tanks. We had about 35 gal. of usable fuel. And 35 gal.-as far as a B-29 is concerned-is immaterial. We were essentially...
...curb consumption of sugared soda, the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) last week urged the FDA to slap cigarette-style warning labels on these drinks, citing statistics like this: in 2004 the average American drank 37 gal.--60,000 calories--of what CSPI calls "liquid candy...
With a $225 million paycheck, a gal gets used to a little special treatment. So when OPRAH WINFREY was denied entry to the Hermès store in Paris 15 minutes after closing time, the daytime queen got peeved. The ultra-luxury retailer later apologized for snubbing "Mme. Oprah," saying the store was setting up a "private public relations event." Winfrey told Hermès' U.S. president she would never shop at Hermès again. She will, though, discuss the event on her show. That means the media will finally address that age-old issue of social import: the right to browse...
...crime spree; other Order members drew prison terms of up to 100 years. In Arkansas last year, a heavily armed camp of another Identity group, the Covenant, the Sword and the Arm of the Lord, surrendered to state and federal officers who confiscated a large arms cache and 30 gal. of cyanide. The leader was sentenced to 20 years in prison. In the Midwest, Identity ideas are frequently espoused by groups like Posse Comitatus, the violent tax-protest vigilantes...