Word: transport
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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During the 1955 Gold Cup Hydroplane race Johnston brought the handsome gold-and-crimson jet transport over the race course, gained a reassuring bit of elevation and proceeded to roll the craft in a delightful...
...Nicosia airport, a British field marshal stepped off an R.A.F. Hastings transport, eyed the awaiting refreshments, turned to a cluster of local dignitaries and snapped, "Let's cut the cocktails and go into town." Sir John Harding had taken over as the new governor of Britain's crown colony of Cyprus...
...good weather have increased food production 18%-for the first time in history relieving India's peasant masses of the threat of famine. The plan strove to fill the most urgent needs of India's millions, pumped the bulk of its money into irrigation, electric power, transport and housing, only 8% into industry, e.g., one steel plant, a locomotive factory, a shipyard. Meanwhile, the "private sector" of India's economy was left free to expand. The new plan, Nehru's advisers agreed, must push more decisively toward socialism and "the public sector must be expanded relatively...
...Paul Dudley White, world-famous heart specialist, flew in from Boston on a special Air Force transport plane and was whisked to the hospital in a blue Air Force limousine. Dr. White doubted that either the 27 holes of golf or the heavy food the President had eaten could bring on a heart attack. About four hours after Dr. White's arrival, Major John Eisenhower, the President's son, planed in from Washington...
Brother, Brother. To set up the elections, officials of the caretaker Masjumi (Moslem) Party government of Burhanuddin Harahap used a fleet of 100 yachts and fishing boats, air-force planes, army trucks, oxcarts and 3,500 bicycles to transport ballots. They distributed millions of leaflets, showing the different par ty symbols and explaining to the elector ate the simple mechanics of voting -punching a hole through the symbol of one's choice. Electoral officers plodded through the jungles to advertise the election with cartoon movies and singing pup pet shows. Sample song: "Let's all go there, brother...