Word: trunkful
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...left leg and put the left foot so that the heel is pushed well into the fold of the groin . . . Then fold in the right leg, grasp the foot and place its sole uppermost on the folded left leg . . . Sit up straight and then without pausing lean the trunk forwards as far as possible, stretching the arms vigorously behind you, right hand grasping left wrist. . . Breathe deeply in this position for a few seconds, then...
...FARE HIKE was granted to twelve domestic and trunk lines. Increase effective July 1, will come in form of additional 2½% charge on each ticket plus $1 for each one-way ticket. New fares will raise revenues by about $84 million annually...
WOMAN PROVES BODY IN TRUNK ISN'T HERS
...still living in Guinea are harassed at every turn. Some have been jailed for failing to stand up in theaters when Guinea's national anthem was played; one drew three months ("willful deterioration of Guinea's national heritage") for practicing with a revolver against the trunk of a mango tree. Airline officials have laid on 25 extra flights in the next few weeks to take care of Frenchmen and their families headed for home...
...adopting a policy of trying to strengthen middle-sized regional trunk lines, CAB awarded them long hauls already amply served by the major lines. Today seven markets are served by five or more airlines; in 1955 there were none. Sometimes, as in the case of Delta and Braniff airlines, the plan worked. Often everyone got hurt. Says American Airlines President C. R. Smith: "Competition is good. It becomes bad when it is wasteful and there is insufficient business to provide a profit even for the most efficient...