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When the retractable landing gear on one of Imperial Airways' three new luxurious, 22-passenger Frobishers jammed over Croydon Airport last month, its passengers jauntily drank a toast in champagne "To disaster-if it comes!" A mechanic got the wheels down pn that occasion...
Meanwhile the ship's crew had got at the stuck landing gear after a half hour's work and hand-cranked it down into landing position. In the gathering night, the Frobisher sat neatly and easily down on Croydon field...
Every 1939 Custom Imperial Chrysler sold last week had as standard equipment a hydraulic clutch which eliminates any mechanical connection between the engine and the wheels. Called fluid drive. Chrysler's innovation removes the necessity for gear shifting and clutching except when a car is pulling heavily or backing...
...drive continued in high gear, John F. Pritchard, Law School chairman, announced that $925 in cash and $160 additional in pledges has been collected so far. Nearly $4500 is still expected...
...incomplete check late last night of actual contributions made in the first day showed a total of nearly $500 in cash, $200 in pledges, and a considerable amount in checks. With the campaign not yet in high gear, leaders predicted that the goal of $10,000 would be reached...