Word: razors
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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While the Reds were splitting a double-header with the Boston Bees last week, 29-year-old Willard Hershberger, the Reds' second-string catcher, remained in his hotel room. When friends went to look for him they found that he had slit his throat with a razor. Alleged reason: despair over i) the Reds' loss of a double-header day before; 2 ) his own batting slump...
...genial, moonfaced, pug-nosed, tireless ball-of-fire named Lou Russell Maxon, just turned 28, set up his own advertising agency (Maxon, Inc.) in Detroit. One by one, Adman Maxon bagged such big accounts as General Electric, Heinz "57 varieties," Pittsburgh Plate Glass, Gillette Safety Razor, by last year had a dozen whose total billing (about $9,000,000) was enough to rank Maxon, Inc. in the first flight of U. S. agencies...
...rival, then on the Minseito leader. Both took to the idea-providing the right leader (not Kuhara) could be found. By June 6 Kuhara had plenty of courage and supporters. On that day he presented Premier Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai with an "ultimatum" proposing a, Nazi-like party with a razor-edge program: 1) break relations with Britain and the U. S.; 2) declare war on China, so as openly to oust all rival interests; 3) produce thousands of new airplanes, tanks, submarines. Kuhara chose for his slogan, a peculiarly un-Nazi cry which originated in a cutthroat political campaign...
...therefore the keystone of machine-tool production. In making automobile, aircraft, other products based on complete interchangeability of parts, only diamonds can bore pistons and connecting rods, dress grinding wheels to the necessary exactness. Diamond dies draw ignition wire to uniform size. Diamonds test the hardness of alloys in razor-blade and ice-skate factories. Diamonds tip the big drills that find gold under layers of rock. Diamonds cut tombstones and glass. Of the world's diamond production of around two and a half tons a year, 75% goes to industry...
...inhabitants of Richland Center, Wis. have two general stores, a cheesebox factory, two weekly newspapers, the county seat and an unconscionable amount of static. Last summer so many irate listeners complained to the city fathers of vacuum cleaner, heating pad and electric razor interference in their radios that the august body had a survey made. Offenders were asked to install condensers and other racket-eliminating gadgets. Few did. So last week the municipally-owned electric company sent electricians from door to door. Methodically they began installing condensers where necessary, charging them to the householder's monthly bill. Penalty...