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When the rocket is fired, the first gadget to start is a compact turbine developing 580 horsepower and driven by steam from a chemical reaction involving sodium or calcium permanganate and hydrogen peroxide. This runs pumps which force liquid oxygen and alcohol into the bulb-shaped combustion chamber. Reacting fiercely, they shoot a blast of gases through a venturi ring at about 6,000 ft. a second...
...most thoughtful answer came from Percy J. Philip, who covers Ottawa for the New York Times. Said he: "Union of the same kind as exists in normal times between the nations of the British Commonwealth existed between the Commonwealth and the United States during the war. There was no compact or elaborate treaty between them. They were bound only in loyalty to a common idea of liberty. . . . That union still exists and will have to be maintained. But ... if we try to write it down we will destroy the spirit...
What made Grimm's Cubs run was not a roster-load of stars, but a compact team of workers, and a manager who knew how to get them to play together. Ham-fisted Manager Charlie ("The Banjo") Grimm looks like a man having fun. Standing in his third-base coaching box, he cups his big paws and joyously bellows out the count after each pitch. He wiggles and waddles back & forth, lets out an occasional piercing whistle, mimics rival pitchers...
Little Waves from Overseas. To produce a compact instrument, small enough to be carried in a plane, that would handle the enormous power nee:'ed (surpassing that of the most powerful radio station), required a revolution in radio...
Some day in the not-so-distant future, housewives may turn into ladies of leisure: they may have a trim, prefabricated power plant to do most of their house work. Dr. John J. Grebe, head physicist of Dow Chemical Co., has blueprinted a compact, 3,500-lb. unit which will cook, wash the dishes, wash, dry and iron clothes, freeze food and provide all bathroom facilities. The whole unit, says Grebe, is only a little bigger than an automobile and will sell for about the same price...