Word: trippingly
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Dates: during 1940-1940
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West from Cleveland, at 6,000 feet, in the bright, clear air just above an alabaster overcast, boomed United Air Lines Trip 21, bound for Chicago with 13 passengers, a crew of three. Over Lansing, Ill. (18 miles southeast of Chicago), handsome Captain Phil Scott, onetime University of Minnesota hockey captain, heard the hum of the Chicago beam in his earphones. By that time it was dark. Passengers and crew had seen the unforgettable sight of the setting sun turning the gleaming white cloud layer to a glory of gold. Now the stars were out, the cloud layer black...
Over Lansing, Trip 21 circled for half an hour, waiting radio instructions to land while three other airliners went in first. Below the clouds the ceiling was 1,200 feet, visibility one mile-not the best weather of the year, but safe enough...
...bombing of Britain. The suggestion gained credence from the fact that Nazi armored trucks were rushed to the landslide districts, many arrests were made, a state of siege declared. Nazi police and soldiers stopped and searched all automobiles. Paul Joseph Goebbels suddenly arrived from Berlin on an "inspection trip." Many Quislingists made loud demands for full German rule over Norway...
According to Winship, plans are being completed for a ski trip through the Youth Hosterling country during Christmas vacations. Starting on January 2, those taking the trip would get back to College in time for opening of classes on Monday...
...order to plan their season's activities, a group of outdoor enthusiasts will hold its organization meeting in the Lowell House Junior Common Room this evening. The nucleus group of dozen men have already arranged a weekend trip to Sandwich, N. H., and a day trip to Mt. Monadnock, both parties to be held this week...