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The U.S. was short on coal-500,000 tons a week short. Fuel Coordinator Harold Ickes advised the public: "Avoid panic . . . accept what coal is available . . . exercise the utmost conservation."
But there are more ducks this year than in 20 years. Eight years ago droughts and free shooting had sliced the North American duck population to 30 million. Hunting laws were tightened, the Government started a huge conservation program. And Ducks Unlimited, an organization financed by alarmed sportsmen, reclaimed a...
Queueing workers complained to an Express reporter: 1) there are seldom special busses for workers from factories to distant railroad stations; 2) no extra busses for peak hours; 3) workers are not given priority over shoppers. In Liverpool, said the Express, "there is no all-night bus service; ship-repair...
The commanding colonel had a little villa with the unusual luxury of running water. But for conservation's sake he found it best to shut off the water part of the day; at such times a bucket of water was kept beside the toilet to be used in flushing...
Arithmetic of Destruction. The Jap ships were dead ahead of them. Zeros were flashing from nearby clouds, scud streaming off their wings. Torpedo 8's plummeting craft were so low "a man could hang his hat on them." Twenty thousand eyes, thought Swede, must be watching from the decks...