Word: grounding
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Dates: during 1950-1950
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...quality of U.S. leadership, not basic U.S. military strength, that has gone on trial in Europe's eyes since the Korean defeat. With the exception of the Gaullists of France, non-Communist Europeans generally have found MacArthur guilty of gambling the greater part of U.S. ground strength on his private political hunch that the Chinese Communists would not strike. Now they wonder whether the U.S. plans to involve itself still deeper against the Chinese on a hunch that Russia will not honor its mutual defense treaty with China. They wonder whether U.S. industrial capacity will be able to support...
After reaching the ledge, approximately 30 feet above ground, they found that the cat had run out of reach. It rounded the corner-and several seconds later poked its head around to see if its pursuer wore still there...
...line circling nervously around him. The private and the doctor walked over and looked at the man, and came back shaking their heads. "They usually don't pass out until they see the blood," said the doctor. The line was moving again by the time the boy on the ground looked up and blinked...
Boot Spur cabin was built in 1938 by students with the help of an old trapper. Members claim the cabin's bedding facilities will house 24, but add that more can sleep on the somewhat damp ground floor. Since the U. S. Forestry Service requires the door to be always unlocked, many college groups use Boot Spur cabin. The H.M.C., however, asks each visitor to contribute 25 cents to the "kitty...
...being fire-proof . . . What then are the facilities offered for escape? . . . The flimsy wooden staircases can certainly not be relied on for egress, and the single rope in each suite of rooms is of such character that more than one person would find great difficulty in reaching the ground without a broken neck...