Word: letdowns
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Letdown. But Army & Navy officials thought the need for a work-or-fight law was sharper than ever. The week's good news pointed up the armed services' greatest fear-that the end of the European war would cause a disastrous letdown on the home front...
...Anderson crew began looking for some other target, found a fine fat factory in Hamamatsu (55 mi. south of Nagoya) and plunked their bombs squarely among its buildings. Then came the letdown. Back on Saipan, Anderson reported his emergency measure-and got a big laugh. The plant was a musical instrument factory...
...decked, double fuselage, looking in cross section like a cigar atop a stogie, is fatter and longer than that of the B29, although the wing spread is the same. As an all-cargo Army plane, it will haul 35,000 pounds, which can be easily trundled in & out a letdown ramp in the rear. In a pinch, it can carry 172 soldiers. For postwar flying, Boeing expects airlines to use the top deck for passengers, who can sleep in roomy berths (see cut), the bottom either for a cocktail lounge (see cut) or cargo...
...whole world war is just about over, and that all we need do now is to plan fur coats and automobiles for the almost immediate future. Which probably means that the coming tough encounter with Japan will be prolonged months or years longer than necessary because of the letdown caused by false optimism. And that means plenty of lives just wasted! Not a cheering prospect for us, nor for our comrades, the soldiers and sailors. Mightn't be a bad idea to celebrate Germany's end, when it comes, not by getting drunk but by getting...
...brochure on how to stay in the retail liquor business though short of whiskey. Its "practical pointers from smart retailers" may give the average U.S. barkeeper or liquor dealer a lift. But for the average, about-to-be-parched whiskey-bibber (see above), Carstairs cautions sounded like an awful letdown. Sample pointers, based on actual experience...