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...road. Kidwell's tank was out, he ruled, but Kidwell was no casualty. Down the road ran the tank commander to the rest of his command, still back of the trees. "Where are you going?" asked a newsman. "I'm going to get some more tanks and knock hell out of 'em," he grinned...
Jesse Jones got tired of electric shocks in his office, put rubber bonnets on all his doorknobs. >> An airport cab starter threatened to knock Fiorello H. LaGuardia's block off when the New York Mayor parked his car across the taxi line. Fiorello offered to lick any three taxi drivers, was led off gesticulating by airline officials. >> General John J. Pershing, 80, lay ill of age's infirmities in Walter Reed Hospital. >> Eugene Meyer lost his well-kept temper when his plane hit a storm, a tray-bearing stewardess hit the floor, and a chicken leg came...
...Army but most of them expect it. An intensive three year program strengthened by summer study (plus a mere three years of undergraduate work) seems at present the most likely arrangement. Thus the medical student who cannot afford to marry until the age of thirty may be able to knock two years off a long engagement. Nevertheless, valuable training is bound to be lost in the rush...
...underdog belt a champion through the ropes is well worth the price of admission. Those who saw Firpo knock Dempsey out of the ring 18 years ago have never forgotten it. Last week, stung with embarrassment at landing on his kinky head, the champion, up at the count of four, came back-a little groggy at first-to blast the young upstart with all he had. In the second round, he gave Baer one of the most terrific poundings ever seen in a prize ring. Baby Baer took it-and in the fifth round brought the crowd to its feet...
...Government housing project (for defense shipyard workers) the like of which the U.S. has never seen before. Ground for Camden's 500-family Audubon Village was broken only last February. The buildings were made by a partial prefabrication technique which enabled a crew of ten men to knock together walls and roof in three hours. But it is not only speed which makes Audubon Village unique. It is also the financial plan...