Word: dropped
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...heaved them into the ring, pulled down draperies, ripped out telephones. The riot lasted for a full half hour, ended only when Browning and Savoldi decided to defy the curfew and return to the mat. After another half hour, Savoldi flew feet first at Browning's chin (the "drop-kick"), missed, crashed on his back. Browning fell on him, won the match. Next day the Commission formally repealed its curfew order...
...powder surface. Claremont, East Jaffery, Hanover, Littleton, North Conway, Intervale, and Peterbore, in New Hampshire, and Greenfield, Massachusetts, also offer good skiing with an average of twelve inches of snow and powder surface, while Canaan, Lincoln, Newport, and Wonalancet. New Hampshire, are only fair. The temperature will probably drop during Friday and Saturday...
...Wilhelm Klein stepped up one day last week to open the new Academy for Advanced Medical Study. He was expected to praise Germany's medical specialists, clinics and research laboratories, her mighty contribu tions to modern medical science. What the expectant doctors heard instead made their jaws drop...
Whether it is a tribute to your popularity or to mine, I cannot say, but so many of my friends have mentioned the reference in your issue of Dec. 25 on p. 34 to "rascally Julius Tammen" I am impelled to drop you this note. Your contributor intended to refer to "Harry Tammen" but the surname and my own -Tannen, when the former is preceded by "Julius" and the adjective employed is "rascally Julius Tammen" suggests you would desire to make a correction. . . . JULIUS TANNEN...
...drum in the rear of the transmission do the rest. When a speed of about 18 m.p.h. is attained, centrifugal force throws out the weights, engaging a small supplementary clutch which throws the car into direct drive (high gear). When the car slows down below 18 m.p.h. the weights drop back, the small clutch disengages and the car is automatically in low. As the low is a fast low, Reo has provided a manual shift which changes the ratio to a low low and high low. Reverse is also manual...