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That great symbol of American speed, the crack passenger train, will soon be slowed for the duration. Last week Eastern railroad executives began working out slower passenger and freight schedules that will: 1) save wear & tear; 2) enable heavier loadings; 3) allow for interruptions due to heavy war traffic. But most passengers will find the difference academic, for few high-speed trains have been able to live up to their timetables since the congestion began. Said one railway officer: "In some cases it will merely mean that the trains will now be on time...
...flagship they could see explosions on the Wasp's deck. A few minutes later came heavier explosions on the after part of the hangar deck as fire reached the planes parked there. They looked like red fists striking out over the water...
...London museum. Kindly Dr. Abbot, naturally perturbed at the loss of a possible exhibit, began to turn the matter over in his mind. After 14 years of gentle revolving, he made his decision last week: the Wright brothers were indeed the first to make a sustained flight in a heavier-than-air-machine. And he wondered gently, aloud, whether somebody or other might or might not now see his way clear to bringing the original Kitty Hawk machine back...
...center of the line consists of two 185-pound guards, Al Edwards and George Kinniry, with a pair of tackles about 15 pounds heavier, Dave Headley and Bill Morris...
...letter to the editor (TIME, Sept. 28) on the inadvisability of using rubber panties as a gas mask was very thorough and correct except for one thing. During a gas attack, he advocates staying indoors and lying on the floor with head in arms. Since all war gases are heavier than air they descend to the lowest level possible, and in this case the lowest level in the room is the floor. It would seem that a better position would be to sit or stand in the room. STEPHEN E. ULRICH 1st Lieut., C.W.S. Chicago Chemical Warfare Procurement District...