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...light (approx. 7,000 lbs.), transonic plane, built by Northrop Aircraft, Inc. Fitted with two turbojets giving a total of 3,200 lbs. thrust, this sweptwing, almost tailless plane was designed for the study of control problems at altitudes up to 10,000 ft. Its stubby (26 ft. 10 in.) wings are equipped with elevens, i.e., combined ailerons and elevators...
...fanfare of a War Bond drive, Pinay's gold bond issue brought 17 tons of hoarded gold into the Paris treasury coffers in the first four days. At Dijon a man who wouldn't give his name traded in gold ingots worth 75 million francs (approx. $214,000). The bond issue had to pull in 400 to 500 billion francs to be a success. Pinay, who plans to use the money to finance war reconstruction projects, beamed as the returns came in; he was once again proving himself France's most resourceful Premier in many a long...
Last week, the change was evident in the tiny (pop. approx. 1,000) crossroads town of Arnold, in the rolling sandhill country of western Nebraska. Dr. E. (for Elmer) Howard Reeves and his partner...
...river was down. Cotton was up (26.9? a lb.) and so was the city's population (approx. 375,000). Memphis was the world's greatest cotton market, the hub of ten railroads, three airlines, and a big and busy river port. It had boomed during the war, and it was booming still. Better yet, it was running just the way Edward Hull Crump-the most absolute political boss in the U.S.-wanted...
...There are only five 1942 Nashes in Siam," continued the cable, so the search should have been easy. Yet a hunt led by Siam's Supreme Police Chief himself and a proffered reward of 1,000 ticals (approx. $67) failed to turn up a trace of the missing car, or the recently discharged royal chauffeur who disappeared at the same time...