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Word: loadings (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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American's basic woes go back to 1967 when management, expecting a surge in traffic, decided to load up on jumbo jets. In all, American ordered 16 Boeing 747s and 25 McDonnell Douglas DC-10s. Even when the 1970 recession left lines with empty seats, American continued to take delivery of new aircraft in hopes that a merger with Western Airlines would enable it to fill them up on popular runs to the Southwest sun country and elsewhere. Despite fervid lobbying, the Civil Aeronautics Board last July rejected the merger, and as Spater concedes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AIRLINES: American the Vincible | 7/2/1973 | See Source »

...fact remain acutely alert to the outside environment. "What occurs during meditation is that everyday levels of thought become quieter and quieter until the quietest level can be transcended. The quieting is accompanied by physical changes--the breathing is shallower, brain waves are altered, and the heart load changes," he says...

Author: By Mark C. Frazier, | Title: Gurus and Yogis and Meditators Bring Students Peace and Love | 6/14/1973 | See Source »

This year, to accommodate the first load of 75 freshmen, half of the renovated Hotel Continental was opened to undergraduates. Next year the Continental, which is eventually to accommodate only graduate students, will be completely open to undergraduates in order to absorb the addition of another large class...

Author: By Charles E. Shepard, | Title: The Housing Crisis: Chickens Are Roosting | 6/14/1973 | See Source »

...astronauts were able to recharge the batteries after Skylab resumed its normal orientation toward the sun, another battery -the second since launch-failed completely; still others were operating at much less than full power. The batteries had apparently been damaged both by high temperatures and by the added work load put on them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: New Crisis in Space | 6/11/1973 | See Source »

...attack on the major direct cause of the world's oil pollution, which, contrary to popular belief, is not accidental spillage or the breakup of supertankers like Torrey Canyon. Most of this pollution is actually caused by routine tanker operations. Before entering harbor to take on a new load of crude oil, sea water used as ballast on the return trip is flushed into the ocean; it includes a small amount of crude oil (usually about one-half of 1% of the tanker's capacity) left over from the previous load. In this manner, the world...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Environment: Oil Eaters | 5/21/1973 | See Source »

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