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Dates: during 1920-1929
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When hawks fight, that one wins which can tower fastest and highest to strike from above. Having learned that the same is true of fighting airplanes, the War Department has ordered some "Super-Hawks," capable of towering and fighting as high as man ever flew.* The Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Co., commissioned to build five "Super-Hawks," last week issued some of their specifications...
Commenting on German prosperity. Dr. Koehler frankly admitted that his pessimistic budget calculations of last year have been happily rendered incorrect by the steady decline in unemployment and increase in taxable revenues. "But," added he, with characteristic caution, "the German economic boom seems to have reached its highest point...
Malcolm Stevenson learned last week that his handicap had been raised by the Polo Association from 8 goals to 10; offered no comment on retirement. He attains parity with Milburn and Hitchcock as the highest rated players in the world...
...which before the early part of last week had been rather clear, is now spotted with masses 100,000 miles across. Indications are that the peak will be the highest ever reached since...
...shot put we can compare very favorably with Europe's entrants. Houser from California, winner in the 1924 Olympics, Swartz from Wisconsin, and Kuck from Kansas have all done 50 feet. The scores we have from Europe were the records established a year ago. Vahstedt from Finland ranks highest with 48.3 feet; he is followed by Brechenmacher and Janssons, both men being able to put the shot 47.3 feet. All these men have greatly improved, and can throw nine feet further, although no such results have been officially recorded...