Word: dieselization
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...trim, new, diesel-powered ship, the Marquette, pulled alongside its dock at Chicago last week, leather-faced Captain André Senft, 40, broke out a bottle of champagne and drank a toast to Chicago. It was the first time a vessel flying the French flag had touched shore there since Father Marquette beached his frail canoe...
...cars. One out of every 15 production workers is a tester, who makes sure each car meets exacting requirements. Engine parts are machined to fine tolerances, each engine is tested on a block for from four to twelve hours. Daimler-Benz makes eight models of Mercedes, including two diesel-powered ones, which range from the relatively inexpensive four-cylinder 170 V ($1,890 and about 60 h.p.) to the six-cylinder 300 S (about 190 h.p.). With their old-fashioned bodies, they resemble 1936, and older, U.S. cars. Their high-geared steering, a feature of road racers, is as hard...
...west bank of the Thamos and will travel from New London to the finish line at Bartlett's Cove. The four-mile varsity race and the two-mile freshman and JV races will finish at Bartlett's Cove. The train will have 14 cars with a diesel and a grille car at both ends. There is room for 980 passengers, and the train leaves from New London at 5:35 p.m. The Yardlings race at 6 p.m., the JVs at 6:45, and the varsity...
...bridge of the 18,000-ton tanker Nissho Mam as she steamed into Tokyo Bay stood Captain Tatsuo Nitta, flashing a gold-toothed smile. He had just completed a three-week voyage from Abadan, bringing to Japan her first petroleum shipment (15,300 long tons of diesel oil and automobile gasoline) from Premier Mossadegh's nationalized oilfields. At a special introductory price averaging 5.35^ a gallon, he had quite a bargain. Waiting to receive Skipper Nitta at the Kawasaki dock was a cluster of Iranian traders...
Frank Raboski, on the other hand, was a solid citizen. As a diesel mechanic in Northlake, IIll., he made a good living. He was the first president of the Northlake Home Owners Association, a member of the sewers and water committee, and treasurer of the Northlake Crime Commission which he and other vigilant citizens founded to halt an invasion of Chicago hoodlums. Last month Raboski campaigned (unsuccessfully) for police magistrate. His home was one of the best kept in the neighborhood, and his lawn was the pride of Dewey Street...