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Foreign immigration is not keeping the U.S. average down. According to the Army, the "old Americans" (all four grandparents native-born) are a hair's-breadth shorter and 1.5 Ibs. lighter than sons of immigrant parents...
Alcoa says that its own product was used in the new plant only where tests proved it to have definite advantages over other materials. In the case of aluminum v. steel, one disadvantage is higher cost. But Alcoa claims that, because it is easier to erect (it is much lighter) and cheaper to maintain (it is much more resistant to rust), it is worth the difference...
...presumably U.S. rocketmen are making progress. To judge from the photograph (the only information released), the Aerobee is much slimmer and lighter than the V2. It is probably an experimental model built, not to make any impressive altitude records, but to test improvements in motive power and control...
They also lopped $800,000 from the estimated construction costs by persuading the City Council to permit the use of lightweight vermiculite instead of concrete to sheathe the steel girders against fire. This saved so much weight that they were able to use lighter girders, eliminated 1,200 tons of steel. Another big office-building job, Prudential Insurance Co. of America's $8,500,000 building, will be the lightest building (per square foot) in Los Angeles...
Granted, Valpey isn't going to find Weisenbergers and Wieses floating around Soldiers Field. As for size, though, last fall's Maize and Blue was actually lighter than the Crimson in some departments. The offensive Wolverine line averaged 185. Chappuis, at 185, was the beefiest man in a pony backfield. Everywhere in the Crisler system the emphasis is on speed and deception rather than crunching power. And that's what the current stable of light Crimson backs are best fitted...