Word: gunning
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Moscow trial the Prime Minister would say nothing "because to do so would not be in interest of the accused." From white-whiskered old Labor Leader George Lansbury, leading the opposition to the embargo plan, this brought forth a sharp rejoinder: "The Prime Minister is asking for a loaded gun and promising not to fire...
...limit coast defense guns to 406 millimetres (16 inches), "the size of the largest naval gun...
...principal armament of the vessel is nine eight-inch game arranged in three triple gun turrets. The three guns in each turret are in one sleeve and are moved together. These cruisers are the first to carry eight-inch guns of 55 calibre obtaining a range of 34,000 yards, approximately 17 nautical miles and nearly 20 land miles. They fire shells weighing 260 pounds...
...Chicago, when a gunman held up Fruiterer Nicholas Ramos, he did not notice that in pulling out his gun he also pulled out a $10 bill, which fell on the floor. The gunman took $3 from the cash register, departed. Nicholas Ramos picked up the $10, rang...
...does the general public realize the tedious preliminaries which lie behind extended exploration. In this case over a year was spent in careful planning and equipment was sent to the cast from London six months ahead. Personnel is another perplexing problem and Mr. Coolidge deserves praise for handling pugnacious gun-bearors and sly Laotian hunters who tried to cheat him by selling him pheasants they had shot while in his employ. This book should be of local interest not only because its authors are both Harvard men but because Mr. Coolidge's zoological training resulted in part from his activities...