Word: traffice
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...This means that they have been warmed up by the exhausts of jet planes; runways that are not so busy show dimly or not at all. Two highways running past the plant are conspicuous because their pavement has been warmed by the tires and exhausts of heavy Long Island traffic. Warm driveways near the plant tell how Republic's employees get in and out of the parking...
...since 1952) and constant demands for more and more federal services. Last year the executive branch added 30,000 employees-the Post Office took on 12,611 new workers to handle the increasing torrent of mail; the Civil Aeronautics Administration had to cope with the swelling flow of air traffic; the Patent Office hired new employees to pare down the growing backlog of patent applications...
...pine-hemmed camp site overlooking northern California's Lake Shasta was cool and quiet, and the C. V. Cadwalla-ders, camped out there, had nothing more on their minds than a restful lunch. Then came a rising sound of motor traffic, a cloud of dust, the rasp of gravel on rubber as four automobiles slid to a stop near by. From the lead car bounded a bulky, shirtsleeved figure who plunged through the manzanita bush like a startled bull moose, thrust a hand at Mr. Cadwallader, announced simply: "I'm Senator Knowland." After five minutes of picture taking...
...Western Australia. Of the 90 cars from eight countries that left Melbourne, only 79 got as far as Perth, all but two losing points all the way. As in most rallies and reliability trials, cars were penalized for passing secret checkpoints too early or too late, for breaking traffic laws and for making any of a long list of repairs...
AUTO SEAT BELTS would cut traffic-accident deaths by about 60% if they were in general use, says Cornell University Medical College after survey of 10,000 auto accidents. Concluded survey: "The seat belt is the most important, single, economically feasible device available to reduce one of our greatest public hazards...