Word: headful
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...group of former guerrillas tore down a steel tube scaffolding. They broke it up, then distributed the bars to demonstrators, who brandished them defiantly. The paraders were excited by their leaders, who made angry speeches against the government and the "murderer," Jules Moch, Socialist Minister of the Interior and head of the police. Among those who listened were many women. One wore a bulky fur coat. Most shivered as the raw mist bit through their worn clothes...
...moving away from the sun, having passed closest to it on Oct. 27. It is about 50 million miles from the earth and will not come any nearer. Its tail is more than 15° long, 30 times the breadth of the full moon, and its head is estimated to be of the second magnitude in brightness (this is brighter than all except 41 stars in the sky). The comet will fade slowly, but it will appear a little earlier every day. Early risers or late-to-bedders will have a better chance to look at it before it vanishes...
This week General Electric Co. described something called a "rotochute," developed by Engineer I. B. Benson, to help bring rocket instruments safely back to the ground. It looks like a stocky arrow with two propeller-like blades hinged to the bulbous head that holds the instruments...
...head of the medical staff of Washington's army, he insisted on hospital reforms, quit the service when he failed to get them and became openly critical of the commander-in-chief. When Lewis & Clark started on their famous expedition, President Jefferson asked Rush to tell Lewis what information he ought to bring back. Sample queries: "What are the acute diseases of the Indians? Is suicide common among them? Ever from love...
Tickets for the conference, at which several city managers from other parts of the country will speak, are available at Cambridge Civic Association head-quarters...