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Hinton is still dazzled by the "agrarian reforms." He told the Senators that "the tractors were used to haul water for the aged and widows. Most of the government personnel were out in the fields helping with the work." In 1949 the Communists captured Peking, and Americans saw plainly the cruel, aggressive outlines of the new Red regime. But not William Hinton; he stayed on. "Starting in 1950, I went on salary," he testified. "[At] $75 monthly . . . I was well...
...sellers for goods Pacific could carry. Examples: a Philippine glassmaker who was having trouble finding the right kind of sand was persuaded to import it from Del Monte, California; twelve Hong Kong importers who were short of cotton were sold California cotton surpluses; a deal was worked out to haul junked military equipment on Pacific islands to Japanese steel furnaces as scrap...
...Mountain of the Holy Cross picture in 1873 [TIME, May 31]. It's only a minor detail in your story, but I cannot resist pointing out that Mr. Jackson was not fortunate enough to clamber up the iced boulders with "primitive film." Somebody in his party had to haul glass plates up the mountain so that when the time came to make an exposure, all he had to do was to kneel in his tiny darkroom tent, sensitize a glass plate, place it in a holder and rush it to his bulky camera before it had a chance...
Piggybackers argue that everyone-shippers, truckers and railroaders-should benefit. In many cases, piggybacking should not take business away from the truckers. The railroads will simply charge them a fee for handling the long-haul shipments that wear out truckers' equipment and boost their costs. For their part, the railroads will get some much-needed extra revenue. Says Erie's Traffic Vice President Harry W. Von Willer: "Trucks take only the kind of business they want. They skim off the cream. We can't live on milk. We want cream." The New York Central alone figures that...
...back of cab) is rolling off production lines at the White Motor Co. in Cleve land. By canting the 200 h.p. diesel engine 20° to the right, White engineers have saved more than a foot of space, which can be used for cargo. Thus the new tractor can haul a 35-ft. trailer and still keep within the 45-ft. overall limit set by most states. Price of the new tractor...