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Word: steams (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...clause of the new regulations, however, limits the power of these stations to around a tenth of what they had been using. WHRB and about seventy other stations send their programs through steam pipes and coaxial cables, a process which takes a lot of power. If the cut is enforced, they will be reduced to broadcasting soft squeaks...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: On the Beam | 12/19/1949 | See Source »

...food should he brought closer to serving. He said it would be ideal to have a kitchen for each dining hall. He made several suggestions for improvement within the present system. Some of them, such as toasters on the serving table, were partially carried out. Others, such as steam tables to replace the electrically heated serving tables, were rejected. Siler also commented that he considered it almost impossible to compute costs when students can take any amount of meat and milk they want...

Author: By Edward J. Sack, | Title: College Has 300 Year Food Problem | 12/10/1949 | See Source »

...weeks ago, a Virginia power commission received two requests for permission to build power plants. One was from a private company which wanted to build a dam; the other was from a public company that was planning a steam generating plant. Both groups are planning to serve the same area...

Author: By Edward J. Shack, | Title: BRASS TACKS | 11/30/1949 | See Source »

...Railroad Museum, placed in the tiled-floor room when the Library was built, doesn't attempt to deal with the complete history of railroading. But it contains examples of rails dating back to the start of steam transportation, as well as exhibits like ancient passes and valuable sketches of actual engines...

Author: By William M. Simmons, | Title: Railroad Museum Shows Rise Of American Train Travel | 11/30/1949 | See Source »

...other hand, has gathered behind it a head of political steam. Its color sets have toured the U.S. The brilliantly colored pictures have been seen with enthusiasm by thousands of influential citizens who say: "We've seen color television with our own eyes. It's good. Why can't we have it in our own homes?" This week, with the hearings recessed, the FCCommissioners were holding their heads and trying to make up their minds...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: Twinkle, Flash & Crawl | 11/28/1949 | See Source »

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