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Word: wanhsien (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...American Airways' auditing department received a bill from the constabulary of Wanhsien, China, which, translated, read: "Board bill for one rescued soul, $3.18, Mexican." Cheap enough, agreed the auditors, but why the bill? Intracompany investigation led to Captain C. S. Vaughn, P.A.A. pilot on the Miami-Rio de Janeiro run, who used to fly on the China...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, Mar. 18, 1940 | 3/18/1940 | See Source »

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