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Dates: during 1950-1959
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SUPER TRAVEL AGENCY combining regulatory powers of CAB, CAA, ICC, Maritime Board and Maritime Administration is being seriously considered by the Eisenhower Administration. Reason: existing agencies are bogged down in red tape, often cannot cope with modern transportation needs...
...hitting on the right answers often enough, Boutelle boosted sales from $30.5 million in 1948 to $158.6 million last year, now has a $170 million backlog. Profits jumped from $1,211,563 in 1948 to $4,270,650 in 1955, then slipped to $1,951,484 in 1956, $503,331 last year because of a heavy write-off on the F27. Going into 1958, Fairchild is still writing off on the F27, and will probably show a net loss for the first six months. But the company expects military and civilian orders to increase so fast during the latter half...
...outerspace disturbances forms a continuous spectrum of signals on earth. Menzel's chart of this spectrum is based on observations by astronomers throughout the world and provides the first complete guide to these noises. It should give valuable aid to operator of radio, television and radar, whose equipment is often disturbed by these outer-atmosphere signal sources...
...defensemen often passed blindly or tried to run through opposing players, rather than firing crisp passes to the midfielders, as they had done against Holy Cross. Bob Shaunessy, in fact, surprised everyone in the final quarter by plowing through most of the Big Red team like a trailer truck, only to have a shot blocked 15 feet from the cage...
...central problem of Roofs is that Clair, in an attempt to create figures of unmistakable humanity, forgot to make them sufficiently funny or fascinating. They are often mysterious, but that is not the same thing. The hero is a street-singer--and a good one--but even a good street-singer can command undivided attention for only half an hour...