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Word: truck (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...ruined pagoda in Pegu (pop. 21,000), an ancient Burmese town 45 miles north of Rangoon. A crowd of a thousand Burmans awaited him in Pegu. Among them were a hundred Communist demonstrators carrying placards, one quaintly inscribed in English. "Go Back Warmonger, Valet of Wall Street." A sound truck blared anti-American propaganda. Nixon on arrival walked up to the nearest card carrier and said, "I notice these cards are addressed to Mr. Nixon. I am Nixon, and I'm glad to know you. What's your name?" The goggle-eyed Communist backed off. To a Communist...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FOREIGN RELATIONS: By the Old Pegu Pagoda | 12/7/1953 | See Source »

...them in the morning, but it was too late. Lindbergh helped lash the body on the rescuers' toboggan and led the way back down the mountain. Newsmen and photographers were waiting, but he ignored them as he pulled his friend's body toward the coroner's truck. Then, turning his back on newsmen, he sprinted-down the slippery road to a friend's car and sped away...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CALIFORNIA: Long Night on Shasta | 12/7/1953 | See Source »

...column south from Taejon. Outside the city, he picked up seven walking wounded, loaded them into his jeep and climbed aboard the prime mover of a howitzer. At an enemy roadblock. Dean's aide and his interpreter were wounded. Finally the battered motorcade was stopped by a stalled truck which blocked the road. Dean ordered the vehicles abandoned, and led the men on foot across country into a bean patch. That night, as they worked their way south into the mountains. Dean dropped behind to get water for a badly wounded man. His aide. Lieut. Arthur Clarke, waited...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: HEROES: A Soldier's Soldier | 12/7/1953 | See Source »

Tire Talons. For better traction, faster starts and safer stops on icy roads, B. F. Goodrich Co. brought out a truck tire with 5,000 tiny steel claws embedded in the tread. The steel will last almost the life of the tread, says Goodrich, and will result in only negligible road damage. Price: about 10% above regular truck tires...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GOODS & SERVICES: New Ideas, Nov. 23, 1953 | 11/23/1953 | See Source »

Time for a Change. In Newport News, Va., looking for a buyer, Jim Elliott described his truck in a Press ad: ". . . Perfect condition except rear end roars and grinds to deafening, nerve-racking extent. Leaks grease . . . uses oil excessively, engine knocks . . . erratic steering, no stability on road . . . brakes grab, water leaks out. Will sell as is-no guarantee...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, Nov. 23, 1953 | 11/23/1953 | See Source »

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