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...officers to say that the U. S. sight was still a U. S. secret. But none doubted that German ingenuity had developed a bombing sight for World War II that was modern, scientific, accurate. Typical level-flight bomber in the medium range (24,900 Ib. fully loaded) is the sleek, two-engined Heinkel He. in K which carries a crew of four, makes bombing a highly coordinated job for two men, the pilot and the bombardier. These, with other types (Dornier, Junkers, etc.), were the ships that were trying to soften up Britain with intensified raids all last week...
...Club go top-flight visiting Nassau socialites to dine, to the equally swank Bahamian Club for dancing or gambling. On nearby Hog Island are the tennis courts and swimming pools of the exclusive Porcupine Club. Below green-shuttered Government House are the warm waters of Nassau harbor, crowded with sleek yachts and fishing launches. Two hours flight away is the Florida coast and its U.S. winter resorts. The cartoonists of the U. S. press were quick to observe the pertinence of the appointment...
...camps recalled-as their sponsors, the Military Training Camps Association, meant them to-the "Plattsburg Idea" of 1915. To Maryland's Fort Meade went 200 Philadelphia business and professional men, including Republican Senatorial Nominee Jay Cooke. Most publicized encampment was Plattsburg itself, where 810 trainees, many arriving in sleek cars, enrolled at a cost to each of $43.50 for a 30-day regime of study and drill, pork & beans and a 5:45 a.m. bugle. Newshawks and photographers spotted many a notable and socialite among them...
...these extremes account for only a little over 1% of the sample studied. Much more common are two types in which the three components are well balanced, the 4433 and 4445. Such people are sleek, says Author Sheldon. "They groom well, they are relaxed, they are well filled out all over, their hair combs easily and lies smoothly, they have rosy color and good complexion . .. easy carriage ... smooth walk . . . soft pleasing skin...
Huge crowds jammed the docks in Montevideo harbor one morning last week, cheered loud & long as the sleek, grey U. S. S. Quincy steamed slowly up to the quay. No automobiles were permitted within two blocks of the wharf and heavy guards kept the crowds far from the cruiser's berth. But when sailors came ashore they were greeted with enthusiastic cries of "Viva Roosevelt!" "Viva los Estados Unidos...