Word: steams
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...frank fresh-air fanatic, Chase inveighs against central heating. Once he quoted part of Whittier's Snowbound ("We sat the clean-winged hearth about"), and asked: "Will anybody ever write anything like that about a steam radiator?" Again: "I personally believe that colds are infectious and I am in greatest danger in overheated houses crowded with people. However, I am not deluding myself that I can sell this to the rest...
...hull lighter, smoother and faster. Much of her superstructure is made of aluminum to cut down weight and lessen the ship's roll. In her compact white engine rooms (two separate rooms to lessen the danger from torpedoes in time of war), oil-fired boilers supply high-pressure steam to power the turbines that drive four giant propellers. These generate enough power for a city the size of San Antonio. From dog kennels (holding 20 dogs) to galleys (equipped with Radar-ranges that can cook a steak in seconds), the United States is air-conditioned...
Power: oil-fired boilers power four high-pressure steam turbines, which develop some...
...more fluid state-and will probably remain that way until after the end of the Republican convention. The great majority of Democratic delegates are in a wait-and-see state of mind. For one reason or another, the Democratic blocs are not building up emotional heads of steam. The Russell group is primarily interested in a bargaining position which will head off a platform or a candidate unacceptable to the South. The Stevenson group is held in suspension by their man's refusal to say that he is a candidate. The Harriman people are simply getting into position...
...previous strikes the Reds could always count at least on closing down the Renault plant-long a Communist stronghold-in the Paris suburb of Billancourt. This time, Red goon squads succeeded in shutting off power and steam, but were challenged and thrown out by fighting contingents from non-Communist unions, and production was soon back to normal...