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Word: hinckley (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...first chairman; 3) CAA's own internal checks and balances have resulted in continual quarrels and minor complaints vexing to the President. To make the Department of Commerce seem more attractive, the President last week announced that he expected to appoint CAA's present head, Robert Henry Hinckley, an Assistant Secretary of Commerce...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Plan for CAA | 5/13/1940 | See Source »

...second boat stands: Car Comstock, stroke; Norm Bacon, seven; Ted Lyman, six; Frank Hinckley, five; Tony Villa, four, Behn Riggs, three; Colt Wagner, two; Paul; Pennoyer...

Author: By William W. Tyng, | Title: Crimson Sweepswingers Prime For Opening Race on April 27 | 4/9/1940 | See Source »

...NOTAM" (Notice to Airmen), they rapped out. "Heartiest congratulations to all . . . an entire year of air line safety . . . one of the outstanding achievements in the history of transportation. (Signed) Robert Hinckley, Chairman CAA. . . ." To 208 green-and-red-lit air liners then droning their way across the U. S.'s 35,900 miles of scheduled airways the message was relayed by radio. At breakfast after dawn passengers had copies, countersigned by their pilots, on their breakfast trays...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CARRIERS: First Year Without a Death | 4/8/1940 | See Source »

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