Word: slights
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Detroit's trouble in 1958 is only too evident on the sales graphs. Last week's reports showed a slight upturn in the last ten days of April. But for the first four months of the year, the industry is down a crushing 33%-and there are few signs of the traditional spring upsurge. Across the nation, automen frantically poured on the oldfashioned, hand-pumping hard sell, hurled themselves into door-to-door sales drives and marathon "cold turkey'' telephone campaigns. Chicago salesmen sported handkerchiefs hopefully-but falsely -embroidered "Business Is Good." In St. Louis, Milwaukee...
...week's Washington meeting of the American Physical Society, Drs. Edward Manring and Maurice Dubin of the Air Force Cambridge Research Center told about the experiences of the Army's satellite Explorer I, which carries two meteorite detectors. One of them, a microphone that picks up the slight vibrations in the satellite's shell that are caused by the smallest dust particles, registered only seven hits during the 120 minutes that the transmitter could be heard. The other detector, a set of delicate coils designed to be damaged electrically by meteorites at least 10 microns (1/2500...
Derby Day at Yale is no longer, but the lightweight race between the Crimson, Yale, and Princeton will take place at Derby, Connecticut again this Saturday. The triangular regatta for the Goldthwait Cup, with Princeton rated a slight favorite, should test the ability of the Crimson crew to its limit...
...total of 2,887 students completed registration last year, including 872 from Harvard and Radcliffe. Of these, about 100 did not complete the summer course, and many more dropped part of their curriculum in mid-summer. A slight increase in the number of students admitted to the School is expected this year...
...Dartmouth today, the Crimson will not have such an easy time. The Indians have also defeated Williams, although they managed only a 5-4 victory. The varsity is rated a slight favorite, as are the Yardlings, who will also play at Hanover this afternoon...