Word: maiden
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...British-French supersonic Concorde has so far survived difficulties that could easily have wrecked a less prestigious project. The airliner's development cost has soared in four years from $790 million to $1.73 billion, and technical problems have already forced postponement of its maiden flight from last February to September at the earliest. Last week the expensive settlement terms of France's spate of strikes raised new doubts about the Concorde's future...
Joanna Pettet stands by-wholesome in homespun-to bind up his wounds. So does Karl Maiden as her drunken father, the country doctor. But Stamp is perfectly able to take care of himself; it is the movie that ups and dies...
After a nearly flawless maiden flight in November, the Saturn 5 moon rocket ran into so many difficulties during its second mission last month that NASA officials feared yet another unmanned flight would be necessary before the rocket could be trusted to carry astronauts into space. Now, after a careful review of the troubles that cropped up in flight, NASA has decided that it can probably correct them all and make Saturn 5 safe enough to carry a manned Apollo spacecraft into orbit this November or December. By eliminating another unmanned test of the huge rocket, NASA would save about...
When you walk in, a buxom maiden in a red vest laced up the front comes to lead you to your seat. "One," I told...
...upset in the first race, a claiming event for maiden 3-year-olds, occurred when Stanley N pulled away from the two tiring co-favorites in the stretch. Little E.P.H. and Brian Kelly, both 2-1 on the board, were running one-two at the top of the stretch but could not hold off Stanley N, who ran the six furlongs in 1:13, and paid...