Word: tankful
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...muscled his way to the top of the pack, sported a smashed nose and livid knife scars as testimony to his ruthlessness. Not satisfied with being a middleman, he branched out into large-scale smuggling. Han's fleet of speedboats, powered by salvaged aircraft engines and diesel tank motors, easily outdistanced coast guard patrol boats on the short, 40-mile run between South Korean landing coves and the Japanese island of Tsushima; on land, Han's Jeep convoys loaded with booty defiantly traveled without license plates and with their own armed guard. It was a profitable...
...reason: three hours before, when Moss pulled into the pits for brake re pairs, an unthinking mechanic had also filled his gas tank. Bitterly angry at the judges' decision, Moss did not stay around to watch another Ferrari driven by Jo Bonnier and Lucien Bianchi win the race...
...Stated the report: "Might we not liken the function of the President to that of a general who has complete command over his forces but who cannot dictate the precise weapons with which his forces will be armed? The decision as to the kind of rifle, the type of tank, and the configuration of the airplane has already been decided by other authority and the material furnished...
...explain why the baggage compartments were catching fire, the bureau men borrowed a DC-6, filled its No. 3 fuel tank with water dyed bright red and coated its belly with a material that will absorb dye. Taking it into the air, they pumped more water into the No. 3 tank, forcing it to overflow through a vent. When they landed, they found that the wind had whipped the overflowing water to the belly and dyed it red. Included in the reddened area was the air intake of the cabin heating system. Conclusion: gasoline sucked into the heater had started...
...house had no foundations; it hung from a central mast, thereby minimizing the danger from earth-quakes and obviating the usual necessity to grade the site before construction could begin; it was possible to erect the Dymaxion house in less than twenty-four hours. All utilities, including cesspool, water tank, and a diesel engine to supply power, were located in a mechanical core beneath the mast, thus making it possible for a family to live totally independent of any township--and to move from place to place at will, since the dwelling could be easily carried by helicopter. The house...