Word: loads
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...which had been dropped were too light for maximum destruction. Incendiaries were sprinkled only sparingly on the inviting wreckage of fuel dumps. So many bombs were duds that one bomber in six which fought its way from England to Germany and back actually delivered nothing more devastating than a load of scrap iron...
Last to Go. Firing as fast as she could load, the Houston bored in, throwing salvos into an enemy which attacked from all sides. In the confusion she lost sight of the Perth, picked her up again in the glare of star shells just before the Australian went down. The Dutch destroyer, battered and crippled, was beached. For another hour the Houston fought on alone...
...Sikorsky Aircraft Division of United Aircraft Corp. last week unveiled the world's first commercial helicopter, an adaptation of Sikorsky's war-tested ship. The new model S-51 will cruise at 80 miles an hour, have a range of 150 miles with full load of pilot, three passengers, 70 pounds of baggage. But those who have blissfully dreamed of a helicopter in every garage were dismayed at the price: almost...
Over-crowding in certain dining halls was given as the reason when action was taken to put a stop to the practice a week ago Friday. In order to relieve the situation, the possibility of restrictions in some of the Houses if they should continue to carry the main load was mentioned yesterday, but O'Donnell stated that he was "confident undergraduates will cooperate when they understand the situation...
...Habig easily got 27 fellow marines at Cherry Point, N.C. to chip in $40,000 to back his plan to fly fresh seafood from seaport towns to the Midwest. Last November his Airborne Seafoods, Inc. bought a DC-3. Last week, Airborne was still looking for its first pay load...