Word: thought
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...puppets becoming part of the language. I couldn't be happier (or more flattered) with your choice of "Kuklapolitan" to describe the charm and innocence of MTM. I shall miss those good friends who do bear a resemblance to Kukla's troupe (I've always thought) in their love and respect for each other...
...perpetual spring." But early natives of the Canary Islands,*70 miles off the northwest coast of Africa, knew better. They chose the name Pico de Teide (Peak of Hell) for the 12,200-ft. volcanic mountain that looms broodingly over Tenerife, largest of the seven major islands: the natives thought the devil lurked inside it. Last week Tenerife was about as hellish as any place on earth...
...many similar airports, had no ground radar to help them track surface traffic. For unexplained reasons, the white centerline lights embedded in the runway?a further aid to pilots when visibility is poor?were not operating. Inside the Clipper, Edward Hess, 39, a food broker from Phoenix, thought, "I don't know much about this, but this is below minimum." In fact, the degree of visibility remained an important point for investigators...
...final turn was the "third intersection" the tower meant the plane to take. Pan Am was only about 475 ft. away from its safe exit when all hell broke loose. Captain Grubbs and First Officer Bragg saw lights blurred by fog on the runway ahead of them. They thought the lights were stationary. But the glows loomed larger. They were moving...
...Sigi," as his friends called him, had a reputation as a swinger who liked pretty girls and fast cars, and usually picked up the tab on his visits to local nightspots. He showered his girl friends, who fondly called him der Rosenkavalier, with clothing, jewelry and champagne. No one thought it strange that Sigi was able to indulge such playboy tastes on his $790-a-month soldier's pay. After all, he was known to be a lottery addict, and had once boasted of winning...