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...pacemaker to U. S. commercial aviation. For his Nutmeg contribution he had been promised a year's subscription to the paper. "Fool-proof," wrote Frank Hawks of the Gwinn "Aircar" behind which for the last year he had been putting all his reputation and energy. "It will not spin and it will not stall. . . . With only an hour or two of instruction any average person (even the intelligentsia) can fly our ship. . . . A development that should go down in history as the greatest aviation contribution since the advent of the Wright Brothers." But Frank Hawks will...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Transport: Hawks's End | 9/5/1938 | See Source »

Later the Führer inspected the models (see cut) with Dr. E. H. Ferdinand Porsche, racing-car expert entrusted with directing the manufacture of the Volkswagen, then took a spin in one. The Volkswagen is supposed to run 60,000 miles without mechanical repairs. Its motor, located in the rear, will develop 24 horsepower, will send it 35 joyous miles on a 60-cent gallon of fuel...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Transport: Joyous Lizzie | 6/13/1938 | See Source »

Settling down to the first of five hard workouts before the crucial clash with Navy on the Severn this Saturday, the Varsity eight showed good from in a five-mile spin on the Charles yesterday. Rowing at a 24 and 26 count most of the way, the Bollesmen were put though several sprinting paces. There were no changes in the boatings...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CREW PRACTICES | 5/17/1938 | See Source »

Syracuse's husky boat which trailed in the Crimson wake on Saturday by a length and a quarter will take another spin on the Charles this weekend, but by this time the Bollesmen have the Orange stroke well measured and may easily beat them by a larger margin...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: High Flying Nine, Crew Meet Crucial Tests This Week | 5/10/1938 | See Source »

...game of oil must now be resumed in Mexico and, with such mulcted players as Standard Oil and Britain's Shell in a huff last week, there was a grand chance for Rickett & Smith to grab front seats at the Big Table before the wheel began to spin again. There ought to be bargains in Mexican oil today...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MEXICO: Today & Yesterday | 4/11/1938 | See Source »

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