Word: fronte
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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These 125-foot, 6,000-horsepower, 4-8-8-2 wheel arrangement, single expansion articulated engines, distinctive of this railroad, have an enclosed cab that puts enginemen right up front so they can see more easily what's around a curve. Smokestack at other end from cab could give the illusion of backward operation to one not familiar with this type locomotive...
...Huddle. The next cabinet will probably be formed around the conservative Democratic Liberal party, led by stuffy, blundering ex-Premier Shigeru Yoshida. His personal unpopularity with other Japanese conservatives, as well as with progressives and with SCAP, might induce the Liberals to put up some more acceptable front for Yoshida...
...prestige had slipped badly. For the impending elections to the Constituent Assembly, all other political groups had combined against them. Moreover, they were almost certain to be convicted of direct connection with the murder of La Prensa's right-wing Publisher Francisco Graña, shot down in front of his office. The Grana murder had been a political cause...
...range of transmitters. Reporters appeared less interested in the experiment than in the televised World Series game. A.P.'s Arthur Edson noted that, technically, reception "was surprisingly good," but complained that he had missed most of an inning because FCCommissioner Frieda Hennock was posing for news pictures in front of the screen. The New York Star's Ernest Barcella was chiefly concerned about what had happened to Warren Spahn: "He was pitching for the Braves when we entered a tunnel. When we picked up the game again Spahn was missing for good. It developed he had been batted...
...first score came at the start of the second periods when center forward Hans Estin tapped in a tally during a melee in front of the Army goal mouth. Captain Phil Potter sank a penalty shot seconds after the second half opened when an Army fullback touched the ball with his hands. The final Crimson score came on a glittering kick by Estin which barely eluded the Army goalie...