Word: hops
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...looked like a pot of gold. Pan Am's regular route from Tokyo to Honolulu required a fuel stop at Wake Island. The dog-legged course was 4,320 miles long and took more than 17 hours. With a boost from the jet stream, Pan Am reasoned, the hop might be made nonstop, saving 450 miles and covering part of the distance free on the river of wind...
...When's he gonna come down, hey?" one asked a bell-hop answered. "Uses the back...
...been in and out several times today,: the bell-hop answered. "Uses the back...
Goalie Bob Bradley was outstanding for B.U., turning away 33 shots by the Crimson and only missing a tie because left wing Ned Bliss' blue line shot in the second period took a bad hop past him into the goal...
...planes with yachts that they will not put their names on their aircraft. But business has sprouted wings because it had to; the pace of business has stepped up immensely since the war, and a company plane can save an executive 30% in travel time. In it, he can hop around the country and still be home on weekends, an important factor in keeping a key man if his job requires almost continuous travel...