Word: signal
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Dates: during 1940-1940
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...hour later, with the plane still missing, a westbound pilot called. Something had gone wrong with the radio range, he said: he was hearing the "A" signal where he should be getting an "N." Salt Lake City airmen suspected Trip 16's fate before she was found, at noon, smashed against Bountiful Peak at 6,500 feet, 15 miles northeast of the field. All hands were dead-the two pilots, the stewardess, seven passengers...
Harvard's land offense depends primarily on the ability of Loren MacKinney to absorb enough blocking back assignments and technique before game time tomorrow. His actual experience in the role is limited to 15 minutes against Princeton, one afternoon of scrimmage, and a few signal drills...
...regulars, Dick Pfister, Burgy Ayres, Vern Miller, Loren MacKinney, Chub Peabody and Don Lowry all were missing from yesterday's session--studying for November hours. The rest of the squad went through the customary Monday morning rites and exercises including passing and signal drills, work against Penn plays, and a scrimmage between the skeleton "B" squad and the Yardlings...
First, Pittsburgh papers, over protests, published full lists of the names on the Communist nominating petitions. This was the signal for employers, Legionnaires, and many a volunteer super-charged patriot to turn on the heat. Pestered by policemen and Martin Dies, afraid of losing jobs or relief, droves of signers retracted their names. The stories they gave the Legion would be laughable if the matter weren't so important. Some claimed they believed it was an anti-war petition, others thought it was Republican or Democratic or anti-Communist, and one deluded chap even signed under the impression...
...want to send our boys over there again, and we do not intend to. If you elect me President, we will not. ... I believe if you elect the third-term candidate they will be sent." He finished. CBS Announcer John Charles Daly drew his fingers across his throat, traditional signal that allotted radio time was up. People began to get up, still applauding. Willkie began to speak again, extemporaneously, lifted his audience as he had not lifted them before...