Word: speeding
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...also that TIME helps solve a real problem for teachers of government. . . . I think that you are to be congratulated on the speed with which you cover political happenings, and get the account to your readers...
...largest number of miles, last fortnight gave up temporarily his most extensive taxi-tour. With one valet, two Dutch pilots and a sturdy triple-engined Fokker Jupiter plane, he set out a month ago to tour the world. No Jules Verne hero, he intended to break no record of speed, altitude, distance or endurance. He would go in a leisurely way from Croydon Airdrome, England, to Tokyo, and back, with sundry detours about the Mediterranean coast, in South Africa, and Mesopotamia-a matter of 40,000 miles in all. A broken wing and damaged engine forced him back to London...
...Nash. The first of the manufacturers to put autumn models on the market is the Nash Motors Co. They are sixes, grouped in three series. Prices range from $885 to $1,775. "Twin ignition,* high compression. . . . I don't think anyone will ever want to use all the speed and power they deliver," says President Charles W. Nash...
...Nash Motors Co. at Kenosha, Wis., also has been in merger discussions. But doughty President Charles W. Nash has been "sitting tight," saying nothing. Last week he let it be known that behind locked gates and doors his engineers are redesigning the Nash motor and body to improve speed and chic of present models...
From Boston to Dedham--Dedham to Providence. Take route 1A from Providence to Westerly and from Weseterly follow route 1 to Mystic, Connecticut. The state road runs directly from Mystic to New London. Traveling at an average touring speed the trip can easily be made in three and a half hours...