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...Britain did not suffer alone: northern Europe was also caught between intense cold and coal shortages. The Netherlands closed its schools. In orderly Copenhagen a mob attacked a coal train. Berlin counted 150 deaths from cold and hunger in recent weeks. Eire and Northern Ireland felt the pinch of Britain's troubles; several industries closed, and domestic gas supplies were...
...production ceased, the railroads have received not one pound. . . ." But that was only part of the trouble. The U.S. was finally paying for depression and war years which had kept car building far below needs. If car builders got the steel they needed-and got production up enough-the pinch might be eased before it turned into a crisis. But, to make that possible, some industries, perhaps automaking, would have to lose some of their steel and trim production...
...lifetime batting average: a hefty .320. After managing Detroit for 4½ seasons (and spoiling his health and cheery disposition), he forsook baseball in 1938, is now working for a rubber company in Montana. ¶ Carl ("Meal Ticket") Hubbell, 43, the great "clutch" pitcher (he always won in a pinch). Lean and emotionless, he seldom used more stuff than he needed to get his man, seldom tried for strike-out records. In 16 seasons with the New York Giants, he won 253 games. His World Series record: W. 4, L. 2. His present job: director of the Giants' farm...
Parties and informal entertainments were sharply curtailed due to the inflation and Yale Game pinch. Some enterprising individuals in the river Houses managed to furnish enough watered Scotch and sherry for token Thanksgiving celebration...
...only: homes, hospitals, certain heavy industries, etc. Then the Office of Defense Transportation ordered a 25% reduction in coal-powered passenger service. There was an overall 37-day supply on hand. Railroads had a 30-day supply, but steel mills, with only a 14-day stock, would feel the pinch almost immediately. At a time when decontrol had just been put in operation, a coal strike would cause havoc...