Word: signalization
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Captain Jim Gaffney, Charley Kessler, Bob Jones, Bill Watt, George Hedblom, Mal McTernen, and George Ford run through their final signal drill today...
...Pittsburgh, Philip Murray, pious and progressive captain of the Committee for Industrial Organization's drive to unite U. S. steelworkers in one big industrial union, announced that new recruits to date totaled 82,315, cried that the re-election of Roosevelt was a signal to "go forward...
...Dorsey of Los Angeles that in night driving a motorist's eyes become so sensitized to the white stripe painted down the middle of many highways that he follows it automatically, is thus likely to be drawn into intersectional crashes. The doctor suggested that there should be a signal to the eye which would warn the brain of an intersection ahead. Last week, Engineer Dorsey's idea of a good signal was amazing drivers at some dozen dangerous crossings in Los Angeles' San Fernando Valley section...
...like wriggle. In the white paint are millions of glass beads one twenty-thousandth of an inch in diameter, making the wavy line a streak of fire in the headlights. Observing that 64% of California crashes occur at night, he explained that it would take time to test his signal's efficiency. Typical driver reaction was that of Fire Chief Ralph Scott. Encountering the wriggle for the first time, he snorted to his wife: "You know, I'm not drunk, but that line's moving...
...best blocking and tacking practices of the season. Pass offense was next on the docket, with the eight "first string" backs alternating passes against the C team. Two "Navy" team then took the field to give the Varsity defense a final checking. Kicking under pressure and signal running completed the afternoon's schedule...