Word: spad
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...cloth covering. When Lilienthal died near the turn of the century, his last words were reported to be: "Sacrifices must be made." In the museum's military aviation exhibits, that sense of sacrifice is pervasive, if in a different context. The most durable warplanes are there: the Fokker, Spad XVI (Billy Mitchell's own), P-40E, B26, Spitfire, German Messerschmitt and Italian Macchi MC-202. So is the old workhorse of World War II-and beyond-the DC-3. Said one former combat pilot, standing before a full-scale diorama of aerial combat with a B-17 under...
...corporations or unions to donate money to political campaigns. The case against Hall was strong. The Government reportedly had witnesses ready to testify that the union forced them to contribute to political causes, a practice so widespread within the union that the Seafarers' Political Activity Donation Fund (SPAD) was the richest such fund within the AFL-CIO and enabled Hall to disburse nearly $ 1,000,000 in campaign donations in 1968. At the time of the indictment, union officials did not even bother to refute the charges. Rather, they claimed that the Government's action was political...