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...soldiers overseas, rotation (periodic furloughs home) is one of the grim jokes of the war. Homesick G.I.s stuck in New Guinea for the past two years recently composed their own G.I. version of eligibility "for relief via rotation...
Mechanical treadmills have long been the scientists' valuable tool to induce fatigue in its human guinea pigs. By analyzing the air exhaled by a subject as he walks the treadmill, the lab is able to discover how much oxygen is being consumed in the work. The experiments have been conducted under all weather conditions and the results compared so that the effects of climate on energy and fatigue can be accurately measured...
...plot, like something out of Arabian Nights, takes Robert Hutton, amorous Yale man in "Janie," rapidly from New Guinea, to the Hollywood canteen, the arms of Joan Leslie, and almost the altar, before a troop train arrives to carry him off. The story's main excuse is to try to form a link between the musicalia, which appear every ten minutes. Like "Thank Your Lucky Stars" and "Thousands Cheer," this movie is just an unoriginal variation on the star parade theme...
Chickering was only 28-young in years but a seasoned veteran in the range of Pacific battle history which he had covered with General MacArthur, from the dark days of 1942 in New Guinea to the first glowing glimpse of Luzon last week...
...Wright Field, where one model is already at work, the robot sits in a cold chamber wearing test garments. Researchers, in a warm adjoining room, read its reactions by means of instruments. With the Copper Man as a guinea pig, they have developed lightweight, electrically warmed suits in which a human being can be comfortable at temperatures ranging from 60° below zero to 60° above...