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Presbyterian Burger does not go in for hellfire or glory-shouting, and he does his best to steer clear of pious advice. His main job, as he sees it, is to provide an opportunity for worship to men who are isolated for months at a time. He also tries to be a good listener to tales of woe about women, money and liquor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Preacher in the Woods | 5/26/1947 | See Source »

Designed to avoid such incidents as these, pro-publication notes on the Boston section of a nation-wide bathroom survey were released by a socially-minded 'Cliffedweller last night, in time to steer unwary Jubilee-goaf around sore spots...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 'Cliffedweller Avows Duncan Hines Incomplete, Goes Behind the Screens Gathering Data on Local Hostelries | 5/6/1947 | See Source »

...resemble: the shrieking "save the world" crusader with rag-paper pamphlets and the cautiously respectable student council federation with annual parliamentary junkets. Regional delegates, meeting here over the weekend in a warmup before this September's week-long Constitutional Convention at the University of Wisconsin, displayed unanimous determination to steer clear of both political axe-grinding and do-nothing organization for its own sake. What they are out to build is an utterly representative national body in which every American student will feel himself a citizen-member. Their aim is to coordinate the efforts of students in the solution...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: On to Wisconsin | 5/6/1947 | See Source »

...hearing Frye say no, has no yes-man in Cohu. Though a close personal friend of Hughes and a T.W.A. director since 1933, Mot Cohu has decided opinions about how an airline should be run. He intends to cut out what he calls "the fancy gadgets" and overlapping services, steer the company along more conservative lines. He believes that T.W.A. expanded too fast and too far, frequently questioned Frye's enthusiasm for developing overseas routes at the expense of domestic service...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AVIATION: New Pilot for T.W.A. | 5/5/1947 | See Source »

...thundercloud itself; raindrops or hailstones inside it reflect the radar's waves. The fierce air currents do not show up on the scope, but the presence of large masses of raindrops is a strong indication of turbulence. A plane equipped with the proper radar can steer a safe course, even at night, among a herd of thunderstorms. The Weather Bureau's radar can spot a storm as far away as 100 miles, and warn planes to steer clear...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Inside Thunderclouds | 4/7/1947 | See Source »

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