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...none bigger than 9,350 tons) carry about a third of the freight (not including grain) between the U. S. and the Mediterranean. This is the second richest trade route in the North Atlantic, and American Export has no U. S. competitors for it. Hence it is in a better position than many other U. S. lines, made $643.000 last year with the aid of a Government subsidy of $1,479,000. Said Lawyer Kenneth Gardner who pleaded for the new airline before the House Post Office Committee: "Our line feels that air service will supplement steamship service routes...
...merchant marine can be defined as 3,475 ships weighing 12,474,693 tons and comprising about a tenth of the world's vessels. It can be defined better as 957 ships, for only that many actually engage in foreign competition. By the most significant definition of all, the U. S. merchant marine is the ricketiest collection of tubs owned by any important nation-85% over 17 years old, carrying less than 40% of U. S. foreign trade, grossing an estimated $200,000,000 a year or about as much as the soft-drink business. But soft drinks make...
Among the famous questions raised and seldom settled by letter-writers in the Times have been : Are there any brains in the British Army? Why isn't British ice cream any better (this was headed "Strawberry or Vanilla?")? Who is the oldest Etonian? What is the derivation of the phrase "cocking the snook" (thumbing the nose...
There is nothing a cop likes better than to catch someone in a lie. Our favorite instance of this sort is the time a traffic policeman in the town of North Woodstock, New Hampshire, stopped a car for speeding. The driver was a woman. "Where you from?" the cop demanded. "Philadelphia," replied the lady. The cop put on a wise look and nodded his head. "Oh, so you're from Philadelphia, eh?" he said, sarcastically. "Well, if you're from Philadelphia, whatcha doin' with them Pennsylvania licence plates...
...told him that his mother was dead. "You don't have to pitch today, fella," said McCarthy. ''Your time's your own until you feel like working." After a silence Lefty Gomez replied: "I'll go out there, Joe. It would make me feel better...