Word: sped
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Emery's trouble was that as editor of the monthly Records of New England Birds and secretary of the Massachusetts Audubon Society, she had to sped here mornings answering telephone calls from bird lovers on the whereabouts of their favorite birds. This took also of time and Mrs. Exery was a busy woman. In desperation, and on the advice of a friend, she had the telephone company install its most up-to-date mechanical secretary. All it did was answer the phone and deliver a recording of Mrs. Emery's voice. "This is the voice of Audubon," the record said...
With 1,600 Marines and Royal Welch Fusiliers aboard, four British warships sped to British Guiana a year ago to enforce London's decision to suspend the South American colony's seven-month-old constitution and thereby stifle its Red-infiltrated government. Since then, restive British Guiana has remained under a state-of-emergency rule by Crown-appointed Governor Sir Alfred Savage...
...Chirped Josane: "I'm very happy. My dream has come true." With that, the couple hopped on Marlon's rented motor scooter and chugged off toward the beautiful sky. Next day, though, Marlon was tired of "persecution" from newsmen. He kissed his girl goodbye and sped off. Only he, and presumably Josane, knew his destination...
...then from his own 45, the senior tailback cut off tackle down to the Tiger 35 before lateralling off to Gianelly, who tore down the sidelines for another ten yards. On the very next play, the tail-wing series worked to perfection as Cowles sped around the Princeton weak side for the final 25 yards. Frate's conversion put the varsity an impressive eight points to the good...
Cash & Carry. In San Bernardino, Calif., when police asked Joseph Moya if he got the license number of a car driven by assailants who slugged and robbed him, Moya said yes, displayed the entire license plate he had ripped from the car as it sped away...