Word: safes
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Some notable GOP Senators managed to hand on to their chairs. Leverett Saltonstall stood firmly against the Massachusetts whirlwind, and Homer Ferguson successfully resisted the kind of assault in Michigan that ousted Republican Governor Kim Sigler. Other Republicans were safe in densely-GOP states; Bridges in New Hampshire, and Wherry in Nebraska, for example...
When portly George P. Shaw, the new U.S. ambassador, deplaned in Managua last month, Nicaraguan reporters pounced on him for a statement. "Glad to be here," breezed Shaw in safe diplomatic language. Then he turned to an aide, boasted: "Well, I guess I'm going to get along all right with the Nicaraguan press...
Escape chutes and ejection seats are "safe" for speeds up to 500 m.p.h., but no one thinks that they will be used much at higher speeds. When the average-sized pilot, crouched in his seat, enters a 500 m.p.h. airstream, his body is hit (according to Navy calculations) by a pressure blow of 2,813 lbs. At 600 m.p.h., he gets a blow...
...ahead of the tail surfaces (see drawing). When the pilot wanted to bail out, he would detach the whole tail-and-cockpit. The plane would fly on, while the tail cone pulled a parachute from behind the pilot's seat. When it had slowed the cockpit to a safe speed, the pilot could bail out with his own parachute...
Late in the show, there is a good, rousing fire, and in the long run the hero makes one part of the West safe for bullion runners. It is all moderately entertaining formula, done with a slight extra edge of care, humor and understanding-except for Jane Greer...