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...practice of his day. It soon became obvious that precious little could be skipped without first being thoroughly examined. Now, with funds from the Knights of Columbus, Daly and Donnelly have eight electric cameras going at the Vatican, as well as two big developers, a printer and an electric splicer. Meanwhile, in St. Louis, a committee of 62 businessmen, including Roman Catholics. Protestants and Jews, is raising the millions necessary for the big Pope Pius XII library. And a national committee, headed by Houston

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Riches from Rome | 4/25/1955 | See Source »

...grog. But now U. S. sailors go to sea to keep the peace. Josephus Daniels and others have told them that grog is not good for peaceful men. The U. S. S. Memphis, about to depart from Baltimore for a southern winter cruise, last week installed a main-brace-splicer which improved even upon Mr. Daniels' famed grape juice. She was equipped with a $7,000 soda fountain and ice cream plant. The Navy's domestic scientists estimated that, in Caribbean weather, the Memphis crew of 435 would consume 80 gals, of ice cream...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ARMY & NAVY: Main Brace | 1/13/1930 | See Source »

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