Word: lucke
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Business . . . Right and Wrong." Several years ago Roundy had two sets of cards printed - "Right Business" and "Wrong Business." The bearer of a hard-luck story is handed the latter. The former is a hallmark of Roundy's approbatipn. "Right business" has become a standard phrase in Wisconsin sports lingo...
...kissed his mother and held out his hand to me. "Well, so long," he said. I took his hand but all I could say was, "Good luck...
...back from Berlin the Polish crew of the big R.A.F. bomber caught it hot & heavy. The flak was astonishingly accurate. The searchlights never let them go, the gunners on the ground seemed to have perfect range. Only occasional clouds, violent evasive action and luck saved them...
...over the target his luck ran out: a burst of flak enveloped his Fort, sent it diving out of formation...
...year-old Colonel Karl L. Polifka, had been "dicing" (mapping territory by aerial photography) for years, had flown 125 missions over enemy-held territory, both German and Jap. Eaker figured Pop was too valuable to lose, thought he had better ground him before Pop's luck...