Word: groundedness
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Last week, after being "grounded" nearly seven years, Bert Acosta was back in the air. The Department of Commerce, convinced of his reformation, finally lifted its ban, granted him a "learner's permit." After five hours solo, the best living pilot was scheduled this week to take his flight...
Harvard's runs all came in the sixth, when Lincoln opened the inning with the triple. Fletcher walked and went to second on Adzigian's grounder, Bilodeau grounded to the pitcher, and Lincoln beat the throw to the plate for the first run. Fletcher and Bilodeau scored later in the...
3) Conclusive evidence that coal and other minerals exist in Antarctica; that the entire Antarctic Ice Barrier is not afloat, as was commonly supposed, but is partly grounded; that the ice at the South Pole varies in thickness from two feet to two miles; that more meteors strike the earth...
Same day at nearby Flint, another young stunter prepared to emulate Sohn. He was Floyd Davis, 22, parachutist and sailplane enthusiast. A pilot at 16, Davis had 230 hours flying time in 1929 when airport officials had him grounded for stunting. Just reinstated, he was now anxious to test a...
Last week the Morro Castle, having finally been dragged off the New Jersey beach where she grounded in flames seven months ago, was sold for scrap to Union Shipbuilding Co. of Baltimore. Price: $33,605. Abandoned by her owners and underwriters, condemned by the Navy as unfit for further use...