Word: ironically
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...found hardly anything worth bombing. When we appeared over Scapa Flow, we found it deserted. The entire British Fleet had fled from the harbor to west English ports or more distant points.* We had to be content with an attack on the Iron Duke in order not to return home without having carried out any actions...
Bill Barnes and Don Forte occupy the end positions, and are capable pass receivers. Tom Rogstad, stolid iron-man, and John Ryan, who has turned in a good piece of work this week, will probably start at the tackles. Russ Stannard and Leland Sosman will be at the guard posts. Johnny Page, although light, sparks defensive manoeuvres at center...
...more difficult iron ore problem, Army engineers discuss several alternatives...
...grade ore from the mountain States-such deposits do exist not too far by rail from Portland. In fact, there are not only western deposits of iron ore but manganese, chromite, tungsten, and lesser metals. Trouble is that most of them are low-grade ores, which means that they are costly to develop...
Interested Parties to War II who had profit rises: 24 iron and steel companies (excluding U. S. Steel) whose net went from $17,835,000 in the hole to $25,811,000 profit; five building equipment makers, up from a $930,000 loss to $3,522,000 profit; 25 machinery builders up from $4,479,000 to $10,329,000; eight railway equipment suppliers-from minus $2,566,000 to plus $4,075,000; General Motors, up from...