Word: overheads
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...reality, as well as the appearance, protected Hanoi from Ho. Overhead, French-piloted U.S. B-26s roared into action for the first time in Indo-China, bombing Communist troops and supply dumps. Next day, Communists attacking the French perimeter were "everywhere repulsed...
...doubling production, he cut overhead costs per picture in half. He shortened shooting schedules, reduced the average number of writers per script from 7.3 to 1.2, rooted out dead wood, brought in fresh directing and producing talent...
When a jet plane passes overhead, most people hear an earsplitting, nerve-jangling wail. But it may be only "an audible illusion," says General Electric Co. After measuring both with decibel tests, G.E. announced last week that the air-to-ground noise of a jet engine is actually about the same as or even less than that from a piston-driven plane of equal horsepower. A jet just seems louder because it travels faster and its noise strikes the ear more abruptly. Also, said G.E., the shriek of a jet is a comparatively new sound and thus attracts more attention...
President Colbert (pronounced Cahl-bert) hustled everywhere, greeting swarms of acquaintances with rarely a slip on a first name, meeting new ones with a hearty handshake. When dinnertime came, he held a chrome tray overhead like a gong, whacked it with a spoon, and led the parade of guests to the dining room...
...tank job, Chrysler will build a new plant at Newark, Del., close to one of its parts plants there, and accessible to the Philadelphia labor market. Reason for the new building: no available plant is strong enough to support the overhead cranes as they swing the heavy tanks down the assembly line. Nevertheless, new plant and all, Chrysler expects to be producing tanks by fall. Said General Crawford: "This is the most difficult problem ever given private industry...