Word: finalize
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Dates: during 1950-1950
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...crutch was hesitantly proffered him. The fifth member of the committee, Iowa's Republican Bourke Hickenlooper, next day looked at the FBI summary and said he could not give any blanket absolution without a look at the full files, although he was "not making any final conclusions either...
...When the final vote came, the weary Senate had been in session for close to 13 hours, had heard some 130 amendments offered. There had been 20 roll calls, an alltime record for a single day. Just before midnight, the Senate rejected the last McCarran proposal, adopted the Kilgore substitute bill by a vote of 49 to 25, then passed...
...94th Squadron was caught in the pressures of the final, convulsive effort of the war. Pilots were being pushed to the ends of their resources. They flew at heights above 20,000 feet without oxygen; they had no leaves, virtually no rest, no recreation. They went on their deadly missions from muddy pastures in cranky and underpowered planes which ran out of gas in less than two hours. They also got killed or wounded fast-only three original members were left when the new C.O. took over...
...watching intently for the first sight of the ground below, he must also watch the ILS instruments or listen to the GCA talker, or do both to check one against the other. When the plane gets near the ground, both landing systems abandon it. The pilot must make the final approach and landing himself, though the visibility may still be too poor for him to see the ground properly. With the pilot's attention so completely occupied, any emergency, such as minor mechanical trouble, is more likely to develop into an accident...
...School's spring recess begins today after final classes. School resumes on Monday, April...