Word: speeded
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...would not banish age from the bench nor abolish divided decisions. It would not affect the power of any court to hold laws unconstitutional. ... It would not reduce the expense of litigation nor speed the decision of cases. It is a proposal without precedent and without justification. ... It is a measure which should be so emphatically rejected that its parallel will never again be presented to the free representatives of the free people of America...
...motored, mid-wing monoplane of lines similar to the famed Boeing "flying fortress" launched two years ago, of which the Army ordered 13 at a reputed $196,000 each, the new bomber is much bigger, much more efficient. The new Boeing is reported to weigh 20 tons, have a speed above 250 m.p.h. with eight tons of bombs...
Today the Class of 1912 sweeps into the Yard with a reverberation. Tonight Seniors attend Spread and Dance in Lowell House. Tomorrow may be comparatively quiet, and then on Wednesday the proceedings speed up with Class Day, luncheons, the Stadium, confetti, and baseball...
...Seversky, who lost a leg for Russia while flying in the War, has lately zoomed into military importance by producing what is generally regarded as the world's fastest pursuit plane. Last week he flew his chunky ship from Belleville, Ill. to Dayton, Ohio at an average speed of 321 m.p.h. Other prominent Russian designers...
...staff at an open sink in the corner. Pay telephones are provided for visitors. Placards warn salesmen against smoking or parking their cars on the left side of the street outside. Mottoes proclaim, the thoughts of pious Mr. Robinson in words like these: "Honesty and Truthfulness combined with Speed and Correctness are necessary to make good Business Men and Women...