Word: fells
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...some way and started to run. I took two steps and fell down. I saw two G.I.s coming toward me and I passed out. I stopped worrying...
...sixth-grade geography, David Tatum learned that there was a world beyond America. He had heard a little about the Roman Empire, which conquered the world and, in time, fell. He learned about the British Empire, which also ruled a large part of the world-in fact, said Teacher, the sun never set on it. Tatum could not understand that, so the teacher got a globe and patiently explained the celestial facts. In a larger sense, Tatum never understood; he still wonders with a mixture of curiosity and awe how the British managed to keep control of so much land...
Over the Crest. The track soon grew so steep that the men had to climb on their hands and knees. Only fog-filtered moonlight lit their way. Temperatures fell below freezing. By the time they reached the 10,000-ft. level, ten of the volunteers had dropped out. José Vélaz, with his grey head bare and a towel wound round his neck, pressed on through a whipping gale. At 12,000 ft., the ranger led him over a crest. Below lay the shattered fragments of the DC-3 and 31 bodies, the boys and their air crew...
When Beech Aircraft's postwar business fell so low in 1946 and '47 that the company went into the red, Olive Anne mapped out the cost-trimming program that got it back in the black. Last week, with a backlog of more than $50 million and major subcontracts from Boeing, Consolidated and Lockheed, it looked as though Olive Anne's first year at the controls might well be a record-breaking one for Beech Aircraft...
...tough assignment, because both Minnesota and North Dakota live up to the reputation of western hockey teams--they are good. And Weiland's team, although it boasts easy victories over M.I.T. and Tufts, fell bard before a strong B.U. sextet, before last night's loss...