Word: round
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...rifle replacing the familiar Garand M-1 (adopted in 1936), weighs a pound less (8.7 Ibs.), has a 20-round magazine (v. 8 rounds), fires 7.62-mm. NATO ammunition, which is smaller and lighter than the old .30-cal. ammo. Gone: the bayonet. Interchange of barrels makes the M-15, automatic version of the M-14, almost 7 Ibs. lighter than the Browning Automatic Rifle...
...Pittsburgh (4-1)-though wearied by a rough-and-tumble schedule, is still a solid all-round outfit, disposed of West Virginia...
...Buenos Aires, 300 Argentines gathered at a ceremonial dinner to honor the greatest racing driver of his day. At an age (47) when most drivers are dead or retired, balding, round-faced Juan Manuel Fangio was still the best there was. But the occasion was a sad one, for the champion was leaving the track for good. Announced Fangio firmly: "I will never race again in the rest of my years. Champions, actors and dictators should always retire when they...
September private housing starts, at 108,000, lifted the seasonally adjusted rate to 1,220,000, making last month the homebuilders' best September since 1955. Counting 10,000 public housing starts, it was the residential construction industry's best all-round September since 1950. Freight carloadings continued their five-week climb, rising 9,122 in the week to a new 1958 high of 686,138. Estimated steel production last week pushed to 73.6% of capacity, up from 71.6% during the week before...
...FARES will go up an average 3% to 4%. CAB ruled that lines may end 5% discounts on first-class round trips, cut family plan discounts from 50% to 33⅓%, charge $2 extra for each stopover. But CAB warned that these boosts will be discontinued next July 31 unless lines cut other fares, e.g., by offering a cheaper tourist fare...