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West of the U.S. naval base at St. John's, Newfoundland, a long spit of land juts southwest toward the islands of St. Pierre and Miquelon. Lieut. Commander Ralph Hickox, skipper of the elderly flush-deck destroyer Truxtun, knew he was somewhere near the end of the spit, but he could not see. The wind was blowing more than 60 miles an hour and low-flying scud dropped the visibility toward zero. The Truxtun ran aground. So did the naval supply ship Pollux. The waves, pounding in like sledgehammers to the base of a 200-ft. cliff, began...
...annual Metronome all-star band's "Royal Flush" lacks compactness and unity, but offers a good chance to identify each soloist. There are ten-in all, only two of whom play more than eight bars. The reverse, "I Got Rhythm," by a smaller band, is much better, with the improvisers given more of a chance. Except for a disorganized finale, it's perhaps unequalled in four years of these all-star sessions.... The new Columbia Roswell Sisters album officers the best jazz singing by a trio that can be heard today: Their interpretations far surpass in vitality and harmonic interest...
...cage-barred wicket, but over a hip-high counter of light natural birch. Washrooms have bright red, non-defaceable metal partitions. The waiting room has walls and ceiling of Flexboard (no plaster to chip and crack), is brightly lighted at night by round, porthole-like fixtures built almost flush with the ceiling. Slightly more expensive to build than old-style stations, Edgewood's (at $18,000) is expected to save money through virtual absence of maintenance costs...
...will help the railroads both to fight the war and win the peace. For war, they need a healthy cash account; they must stand ready to haul troops and war materials in unscheduled rushes, which is expensive. And if they are to survive the peace, the roads must be flush enough to buy equipment- new,streamlined, experimental, costly-with which to compete in a world full of freight and passenger planes...
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