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...troops on Luzon, thousands more on Mindanao 600 miles to the south. Some of his soldiers were veterans. Some were youngsters from 15 to 18. They were ill-clothed, lightly armed with .25-caliber rifles and submachine guns. But the lightness of their ammunition (U.S.'s lightest: .30-caliber) enabled them to carry more rounds...
...lightest Harvard starters today are both Sophomores. Jim Reidy will meet Tech's Bob Gillooly in the 121 pound class; while 128 pounder Ed Guild faces Bill Clark. In the 136 class, Senior Harry Blaine tackles Dick Grant of Tech; and Sophomore Ken Heyman faces Captain Bob Fottes in the 145 pound scrap...
...alone will handle more than 300 special trains, will detrain some 50,000 men at Manhattan, has appealed to their mothers and sweethearts not to stand around in the already crowded station. Longest haul: a three-train caravan from California's Fort Ord via Southern Pacific to Chicago. Lightest bottleneck: the two-track Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac, which is the only link between three Southern roads at Richmond and the Northern roads at Washington. Shuttling more than 150 loaded specials to the already crowded Washington gateway in four days, R.F. & P. train crews will earn juicy overtime checks...
Thaddeus Mroz, 167 pound guard, an all-scholastic from Salem High, is another experienced player. the heaviest man is charley Kidner, 230 pound guard, while the lightest man is Gershon Ross, who tips the scales at 161 pounds...
...things: 1) separates salt water from steel, 2) forms an oily, protective coating on the metal. It is electromagnetically attracted to steel and other electrically conducting metals, forms what are called polar films. There are four grades corresponding to film thicknesses ranging from .0002 to .0008 inch. The lightest Tectyl (thinnest film) can be used for cleaning machines of oil and dust, leaves a temporary lubricating and protective layer. The heaviest grade provides longtime protection for metals exposed to weathering...