Word: repairable
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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From Indo-China the Jap took a vital supply of rice and minerals; from Malaya, Java. Sumatra he got rubber; in Borneo he hastened repair of blown-up oil wells; from the Philippines and the erstwhile Dutch islands his diet was sweetened with sugar; from China he got cotton and high-grade bituminous coal. Japanese sources reported that in Java great Japanese banks (Yokohama Specie Bank, Bank of Taiwan) were already exceedingly active. The Jap's New Order in Asia was potentially one of the richest economic units in the world; already the Japanese felt heady enough to discourage...
...their first day of business, in for repair came a flying boat so large that its nose stuck out in the street. A passing motorist crashed into it, immediately threatened suit. Grumman and Swirbul retired to the corner dog wagon, there ate hamburgers moodily, brooding on the unprofitable aspects of a business launched with a legal action. But after the second cup of coffee they decided to stick. The plaintiff dropped his suit when the partners offered to repair his car free. Next step was to saw off the amphibian's tail, repair it, reattach the amputated section...
...able to charge a torpedo and to handle war heads. Understand and be able to trace fuel, air, water and oil lines in torpedoes. Be able to balance a gyro and know the theory of the gyro. Be able to carry out all regulations in regard to care, repair and tests of torpedo and torpedo mechanisms. Know the application of Ohm's law, Kirzchoff's law and other principles of electricity. Understand Navy pyrotechnics, principles of mine laying and depth charge dropping. Prepare torpedoes for firing and know the principles of fire control...
...first press conference. He explained that the Mission's object had been to service and observe Lend-Lease planes, tanks, other equipment. To this end he had: 1) brought all previous American observers, technicians, advisers into his organization; 2) expanded Italian installations in Eritrea into supply and repair bases ("We took up the job where they left off; it was very convenient"); 3) established schools to train British personnel on U.S. equipment, and so thoroughly familiarized them with U.S. matériel that he could now turn the schools over to them...
...Repair business is becoming as spare parts are still available, with more machines of various vintages taking to the road. Although it is a little early in the season to be sure, the Exchange predicts an unprecedented number of rentals of the 125 bikes it keeps for that purpose...