Word: wing
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...that he resigned only under pressure from his Under Secretary, the present Lord Salisbury. At the time, there was growing popular opposition to appeasement policies, and resignation was an astute political move which made Eden a hero not only to some Tories but also to many liberal and left-wing Britons...
Boeing Airplane Co.'s engineers lined the runway at their Renton, Wash, plant one sunny day last week to see their swept-wing 707, the first U.S. jet tanker-transport, get ready for her maiden flight. As they watched, Chief Test Pilot Tex Johnson gunned the four engines from an idling whine to a full roar, let the big jet sweep down the runway at 80 m.p.h., then eased on the brakes to test the 95-ton plane's ground response. After the first ground run, Tex gave his opinion: "A lovely ship." But Tex spoke too soon...
Actually, Boeing's pride was more damaged than its plane. Not a drop of fuel spilled from the wing tank; the basic wing structure was undamaged and the two underslung engine nacelles appeared only scratched. But the maiden flight of the 707 would be delayed at least several weeks. The faulty landing gear would need careful study, perhaps even a complete redesign by Boeing's engineers. The left wing root and damaged flap would have to be repaired and the two left engines checked for damage...
There moves were political, designed to convince votes that the Eastern Republicans of the Executive Branch could handle the Communist problem as well as McCarthy, Jenner, or any of the party's right-wing. Once this was done, the second half of Brownell's strategy could proceed: to keep the McCarthy wing from using its anti-Communist crusade so rashly that it interfered with the operations of the Army and other important parts of the government. This is the meaning of the preparation of the Cohn-Schine charges...
...established itself as an effective alternative to McCarthy in combatting domestic Communism, the fight against the Wisconsin Senator could not have succeeded so well. In short, Brownell's strategy was purposely inconsistent. He has established the Eisenhower administration in the critical middle position: between the Democrats and the right wing G.O.P., with appeal to the votes of both...