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...featherweight metals, they will weigh 1,200 Ib. (v. 2,700 to 4,200 Ib. now). Aviation gas (100 octane) will power lightweight engines, mounted in the rear. Wheels will be smaller (13 in. and less) to save rubber, permit a lower center of gravity. Bodies will be of plastic, tops will be of transparent plastic such as is now used on bomber noses. Best feature of all: prices as low as $400 (if the dollar doesn't fall through the floor...
...captains, those over 44 as majors. Once in the Army, many specialists will have to turn to general medicine. But if U.S. troops get into large-scale battles, many doctors will have to specialize. (During World War I many general practitioners had to become specialists in neurology, plastic surgery, orthopedics...
...open hearth and blooming, bar and strip mill departments; Weirton Steel and Republic Steel likewise turned in new records. Meanwhile other industries face complete shutdowns. All refrigerator and vacuum cleaner output will stop April 30, all small electrical appliances on May 31, all lawn mowers and toys (metal and plastic) on June...
...chemicals, vaccines, livestock. He set up Globe with the help and cheers of the local Chamber of Commerce. Its plant was a 50-by-300-ft. tile and galvanized-iron barn built for Kennedy's string of show horses. Its intended product was a good-looking, twin-engined plastic-and-plywood "Executive Transport" designed to carry eight, sell for $35.000. This ship was built on the West Coast before Globe was formed...
Greatest boon to amateur dressmakers are the paper and plastic dress forms, custom-made for each figure, developed in the past five years...