Word: sped
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Operating in the same area, the cruiser Devonshire, "hoodoo ship" of the British Navy, surprised a raider as it was putting fuel into small boats probably for submarines. Placing a fatal shot in the raider's magazine, and fearing the presence of a U-boat, it sped away without picking up survivors...
...howling success. One reason, besides the stout local defense, was that another new trick had been pulled out of the First Army bag. Secretive General Drum had placed fast-moving, heavily armed Airborne Protection Units all over the place. One of these trouble-shooting outfits, called on the radio, sped to Pope Field, backed up the grease-monkeys with jeep-mounted heavy machine guns...
...southern France, three old men set out on a journey. For over a year Edouard Daladier, Léon Blum and Maurice Gustave Gamelin had been held at Riom, charged with the guilt of France's destruction. Now, with their trial fixed for Jan. 15, they were sped by automobile south to Portalet Fortress. There, two days later, they were joined by two other statesmen of the French Republic: Georges Mandel and Paul Reynaud...
...Gold Coasters hit the win list with a bang, as, sparked by Bob Hurley, they scored a safety, and two touchdowns to one for their opponents. On the first play that they had possesion of the ball, Hurley cracked the Ramblers tackle, and sped down the field through an alleyway of a hole from his own 25 over the Dudley goal line. Adams pounded through guard for the conversion...
While the U.S. sped aid to Britain last week, little Cuba was speeding aid to the U.S. Through Havana's streets the Municipal Band led a parade whose banners heralded the opening of National Aluminum Week. Purpose: to send the U.S. 35,000 pounds of aluminum pots & pans -enough for a bomber named the Cuba...