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...slowly shook the snow off his trousers. "O.K., I guess," he murmured and again took a position behind a rear fender, this time attached to a battered pre-war Ford. Throwing his weight behind the car as the driver gunned the motor, Vag was immediately enveloped in a cloud of oily black exhaust. But he clung valiantly to his post and the car edged slowly into the middle of the street. Long after the others had zoomed off to Wellesley, Vag was still standing in the empty parking space, coughing carbon monoxide and shaking another load of snow...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Vagabond | 3/1/1952 | See Source »

Yesterday's blinding snowstorm tied up air and motor traffic along the southern New England coast and buried Greater Boston in more than six inches of snow for the second time within ten days...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Weather Proves Wet Blanket For Transportation, Hockey | 2/28/1952 | See Source »

Fire alarms sent almost 160 girls pouring out of Briggs and Barnard Halls at 8 a.m. Saturday morning. A small fire, caused by an overheated electric motor in the blower system, was localized in the area over the kitchen connecting the two dorms...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Morning Fire Rouses 160 Annex Slumberers | 2/18/1952 | See Source »

...fuselage of the plane was lying in the middle of Westminster Avenue--it had dug a deep rut in the road," Gertner added. "Parts of the motor and wings were lying all over a playground...

Author: By Ernest Kafka, | Title: Three Leverett Witnesses Describe Elizabeth Crash Scene as 'Eerie' | 2/12/1952 | See Source »

...last week gave the Ford Motor Co. the green light for a price boost averaging close to 5% on 1952 models. But Ford said no thanks. Instead, Ford boosted prices a scant 3% on most models, actually reduced prices slightly on three. Ford was following the lead of General Motors, which did not take the full hike permitted by OPS under the Capehart Amendment...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AUTOS: No Thanks | 2/11/1952 | See Source »

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