Word: rears
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Died-Rear Admiral Gary Travers Grayson, U.S.N., retired, 59; personal physician to Presidents Roosevelt I, Taft, Wilson; of anemia and respiratory infection; in Washington, D. C. A few hours before death came, Roosevelt II called at Admiral Grayson's home, was not allowed to see his good friend whom he named chairman of the American Red Cross in 1935-Died. Prince Nicholas of Greece, 66, uncle of Greece's King George II, father of Britain's Duchess of Kent; of a stroke; in Athens. In impoverished exile in Paris, 1924-35, he improved his time with...
...twin tail of the Lockheed 14H-resembling from the rear a letter H with two vertical tail fins and rudders attached to a wide horizontal stabilizer-is designed to increase controllability and stability in flight. Savoia-Marchetti, Sikorsky. Consolidated, Handley Page. Mitsubishi all have models with similar twin tails. Knowing that if "flutter"-vibration so violent that it shakes metal like a piece of cloth -developed anywhere it would be in the tail structure, Lockheed engineers and Chief Test Pilot Marshall Headle worked for months to eliminate the possibility, finally satisfied themselves and the B. A. C. that they...
...chocolate to the man in the driver's seat a 75 mm. shrapnel shell burst right beside him with a deafening roar. A steel splinter drove through 'his back, killing him instantly. The man beside him crumpled up mortally wounded. Of the two men in the rear seat one writhed with a shattered leg, the other was barely hurt. Before the occupants of the other cars could reach their friends, a second shell, which did little damage, threw them flat on their faces...
...know the names of the mountain peaks or yawning canyons that take their breath away. They sail through little towns where battles have been fought, insurrections planned, U. S. history made, but usually see only what lies beside the highway as they watch for crossroads and glance at the rear-view mirror to see if a cop is overtaking them. There are few books that can tell them much about the country they travel. The last official U. S. Baedeker appeared in 1909. Written for European tourists, it contained such useful information as that carrying firearms was no longer necessary...
Disgraced Admiral Mitsunami, incidentally, is typical of the Japajingo officers who made the Panay incident possible. Youngest of Japan's rear admirals, he received his appointment only on December 1, and until the beginning of the war had never served outside Japanese waters. An aviator since 1923, he has been flying instructor for many years, served as commander of the 26,900-ton aircraft carrier Kaga, from 1934 to 1936. The efficacy of air bombardment is part of his religion...