Word: gearing
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Team Rolls In High Gear...
...proceedings moving into high gear, the Council Constitution Committee last night scheduled two successive forums to be broadcast over the Crimson Network tonight and tomorrow night. "We want to make the student body aware of what the issues are and get their suggestions and comments," said Chairman Edric A. Weld...
Preparations for Saturday's Princeton battle moved on in high gear yesterday afternoon at Soldiers Field as Coach Harlow put his various elevens through drills designed to overcome the Tigers both offensively and defensively. The squad went through all the phases of the game--pass defense and offense, signal drills, defense against Princeton plays, and kicking under pressure...
...gentleman named Paul Governali, who throws forward passes for a living under the aegis of the Boston Yanks pro-sessional football team, made things interesting at Soldiers Field yesterday afternoon, as the Varsity team's preparations for its appointment at Palmer Stadium Saturday continued at high gear...
...copilot was not in a DC-4. He was in a Constellation (which has a landing-gear lever where the DC-4 has its flap lever). Instead of the flaps coming up, the wheels came up. The Connie crashed seven feet, on to the runway. The crew and 26 passengers were unhurt. But the $750,000 Connie was damaged beyond repair. Contributing cause to the accident: a safety lock-designed to keep the landing gear from coming up when a plane is on the ground-did not work...