Word: smoothly
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...airship. Huge Daimler Benz V-8's made of a secret, lightweight alloy, they occupy four gondolas placed far back on the hull, leave a feathery wake of smoke as they shove the ship ahead at a maximum of 85 m.p.h. Only other projection through the smooth, silvery fabric of the Hindenburg's bag is the small control cabin near...
...amazing 1:52.5, came from third place 20 yards behind the pacesetter to finish 20 yards in the lead. Negro Jesse Owens won the sprint medley for Ohio State by dodging through 13 other runners, passing six, giving his anchor-man the opportunity to beat Pennsylvania's smooth-striding Gene Venzke. Next day Sprinter Owens won the 100-metre dash, the broad jump...
...cease to function. Result: Death. The most serious thing that can happen to these arteries is sudden clogging of the blood flow. This may occur when: 1) a blood clot floating through the circulatory system (i.e., embolus) jams in a coronary artery; or 2) disease so roughens the smooth wall of a coronary artery that blood cells accumulate like silt on a river bar (i. e., thrombus). In either case the victim of coronary thrombosis, who may think he is suffering from acute indigestion, often drops dead without warning. Such, for example, was the end of Calvin Coolidge...
...crew is not yet smooth. Yesterday the entire boat was jumping the stroke a fraction of a second. Even Chace's competence at stroke failed to prevent a certain amount of splashing and rushing in the informal race. Added to this is the fact that at the pull through, balance is disturbed, making recovery difficult, by the tendency of the shell as a whole to swing with the oar, leaning out of the vertical. If these faults can be eradicated before the race, Whiteside will have good crew, but not by any means to judge from present appearances, a remarkable...
...hoped that all who have been chosen for these positions will make every effort to be present and assist in making the celebration as smooth-running and enjoyable as possible. It can be safely forecast that this event, attended as it will be by hundreds of the most distinguished leaders in every field and walk of life and by many more thousand visitors and graduates will be among the most memorable occasions in the history of Harvard...