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Young Wings. Other U.S. helicopters now in Korea are four different types made by Bell Aircraft Corp., which has been making copters since 1945, has sunk $12 million into research and development. Bell tried to tap the commercial market for helicopters as executive transports, crop-dusters, mail-carriers, etc., but lost money. At $23,500 a ship, there were not enough buyers. The company now has a $75 million military backlog, is developing the tandem-rotored experimental XHSL-i helicopter. The Navy wants to equip it with radar, use it to hunt submarines...
...Royal Navy has had nothing like the experience of the U.S. Navy in the use of sea powers' capital weapon: the aircraft carrier task force. The British see the submarine as the great naval threat from Russia, and in debate Churchill emphasized submarines.Churchill pointed out that Britain had sunk 525 German submarines, compared to 174 for the U.S. He said: "I do not think that our country ought to have fallen so far into walks of humility...
...million into such projects as grade crossings, from which it got no revenue benefits. Franklin insisted that the Pennsy would fight to keep the Long Island under private ownership and for "fair and reasonable compensation" for the $100 million that he claimed the Pennsy had sunk in the Long Island...
...loyalty of Japanese labor during the Korean war showed how low Communist prestige has sunk. Unlike their French and Italian comrades, Japanese Reds were unable to engineer anti-armament strikes, work stoppages or sabotage. Japanese railroads carry record-breaking loads for the Korea war, Japanese factories produce such items as napalm tanks for U.N. forces in Korea...
...surprising aid & comfort from TVmen themselves. In a poll, the trade journal Ross Reports found that many TV executives, creative personnel and performers believe TV is just "warmed-over" radio, and needs more original shows, better news programs, more adequate public service and education efforts. Said one writer: "Culture sunk, an increase of bunk." Complained an announcer: "The number of commercials is driving even me batty...