Word: grounding
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Dates: during 1950-1950
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...where he proudly pointed out a line of swept-wing jet planes of late design. Then he drove on to an armored infantry compound where he waved a hand "at about 20 new, turretless, heavily gunned Russian tanks which appeared to stand no more than three feet off the ground. Chatham, entering into the spirit of the occasion, gravely got out his camera and took photographs of the Soviet weapons-which he later sent on to Washington...
...reservations and requests for information. A man from Munich, Germany wanted to build a hotel on the moon, and a bellhop from Marion, Ohio a skating rink on Venus. A New York fur broker asked about trapping rights; a radio cowboy saw a chance "to get in on the ground floor of radio business on Venus...
When group practices with hospital insurance sprang up anyway, they were "medical soviets." When whole state societies formed plans, the AMA gave ground, but went on giving the black spot to any doctor who joined programs outside the societies. In 1943 the Supreme Court unanimously convicted the Association of conspiracy to obstruct (by expelling members) medical care organizations other than those they sponsored...
Lowell tried to score with the passing of Bobby Lawn, but the Funster pass defense was almost perfect. The ground attack of both teams was sloppy, forcing third down punting to minimize losses due to poor ball handling...
They used to go down to Taylor's home evenings and shake the house with their practice sessions. "The Taylors' was a proving ground for our band," Gifford explains. "We really started to play well in ensemble there." During this period Kennedy enjoyed going to the house at night to sit with the boys...