Word: winches
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Bundled in a special harness, lying (in the foetal position, which was thought to be safest) between two poles which held up a nylon loop, Doster watched a Stinson Voyager plane swoop down, suddenly felt himself lifting easily. ("No jerking sensation at all.") A winch pulled him up into the belly of the plane...
From British Columbia, where militant labor is strong, came dark, intense Harold Winch, who talks lustily of "Socialism Now." His blunt, fiery speeches have been widely used against the party, particularly in more conservative Ontario, where Socialism still makes most voters queasy...