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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Rape & Non-Fiction. In his younger days, Huntington ranged all over the world-to the Near East, Latin America, Chinese Turkestan-always compounding generalizations to explain why human beings, provoked by weather and geography, behave as they do. He kept an eye open for such relevant material as the relation of rape to the seasons (highest in June); the proportion of non-fiction lent by U.S. public libraries (lowest in the South); the relation of climate to monotheism (it does best in deserts...
...Chief," who has not always seen eye to eye with Winchell, nodded his approval. Hearst sent a "letter" to his managing editors instructing them on a significant change in the treatment of Russian news. Wrote Hearst: "We no longer have to give so much space to Russia [or] to the probable destructive attack upon our nation by Russia. The thing of importance now, is ... the plan of universal military service. . .. Every American must be a soldier ready ... to defend [the U.S.] from annihilation. . . . The President must call Congress to deal promptly with this vital question...
...thrifty, Mooney last week announced two new models in his "jeep" line. One of them, a station-wagon sedan, is a slicked-up version of the present jeep station wagon. It will sell for $1,825, f.o.b. Toledo, and will come out around Jan. i. The other is an eye-catching jeep "convertible" (see cut), which Willys plans to put on the market next spring at the price of the cheapest Ford or Chevrolet (this would be about $1,200, f.o.b. Toledo). The convertible is actually a touring car. It has no windows, only side curtains. Nevertheless, Mooney hopes...
...past, Harvester would do the farmer's reaping, picking and binding, with corn-and cotton-pickers, beet harvesters, self-propelled combines. But like the U.S. farmer, Harvester had its eye firmly fixed on the all-purpose tractor. This year the company turned out 108,000 tractors, more than any other piece of heavy equipment. Next year it intends to cover the market, from the giant 18-ton, 170-h.p. diesel crawler to the midget Farmall Cub, selling for $545 f.o.b. (about $1,000 with attachments). The Cub was designed to mechanize some of the 3,300,000 U.S. farms...
...Permitted "voluntary increases" of 15% if landlord and tenant agree. 8. With an eye on the veteran vote in 1948, Congress passed a bill...