Word: speeding
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...major infection in George V's right lung, which almost caused his Death (TIME, Dec. 24) was announced last week to be entirely cured. Thereupon preparations were made to speed His Majesty by motor ambulance down to the Sussex seaside, 65 miles from London's fogs...
...normal venom kills with more or less speed. Cleopatra and Charmian dying within a few moments of their asp bites was no Shakespearean fairytale. The quietness of their death, however, was. Venom attacks the nerves as well as muscles. It causes profuse bleeding...
...lazy and timid and do not strike unless hurt or threatened with hurt. Exceptions are the African mamba, the Malayan King, the bushmaster of the tropics, and cascavel (a rattler) of Central America. A coach whip will sometimes follow a man. But it is only curious, and will speed away if threatened...
Oscar Nathieson, who 20 years ago was amateur speed-skating champion of the world, established a world's record at Davos, Switzerland, by skating 500 metres in 43 sec. In Davos also, Ballangrud, Norwegian skater, skated 5,000 metres in 8:24½, a world's record...
...players have demonstrated their speed and accuracy in the three Freshman victories. C. C. Cunningham '32, captain and star defense player, together with his teammate, Potter Palmer '32, has showed stellar form in holding off schoolboy attacks. The scoring strength of the 1932 combination lies in a trio of brilliant forwards. W. B. Wood '32, F. R. Stubbs '32, and W. H. Crosby '32. This forward line, one of the most flashy that has appeared in recent years, has rung up a total of 15 scores in the three games played so far. No team has scored against the Crimson...