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Word: scuttlebutt (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1941-1941
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...expanded fleet. To the delighted surprise of many an oldtimer, Jax has so far done its job, in the midst of the confusion of organization, with an astounding safety record: one training death in 60,000 flying hours. A great joke to cadets a few weeks ago was the scuttlebutt (rumor) that the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, basing its judgment on the law of averages, had stocked the station with a large surplus of caskets which were overstuffing a remote building...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NAVY: Jax | 7/14/1941 | See Source »

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