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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...winning drawings were all unique in the history of the competition. The design that took second place was a marble shaft that had a perpetual fire burning in it, which was supposed to be placed at the top of memorial and set full ablaze on Armistice...
Twenty new chairs were put in use in the Main Reading Room yesterday. To relieve the room from overcrowding, all German books have been removed to Room I, the German Room on the top floor; French books to be used in courses French 8 and 10 are to be found in Room H. More than 150 books have been assigned for English D and 22; these may be found in Room Y. They may be read in the room, or taken out for seven days...
...call your attention to item in TIME of Nov. 28 issue, p. 31, top, which refers to women's lounge and smoking room on trains operated by the Pennsylvania R. R., Lehigh Valley and also mentions name of the Santa Fe's crack train The Chief...
Performance. The Los Angeles came from Germany, where she was built (Zeppelin ZR-3), in 80 hours, a non-stop flight of 5,060 miles (TIME, Oct. 20, Oct. 27, 1924). Her top speed is 70 m. p. h. She has visited Bermuda, Porto Rico, flown many training flights at sea; voyaged 50,370 nautical miles since her arrival in 1924. Her usual cruising crew is about 45. She will carry 100 passengers who can stroll her length (656 feet) in "cat walks" built inside...
...top of the list was the name of Colonel Charles Augustus Lindbergh. Four times has he jumped for dear life, oftener than any native flyer. His disciples wondered why he has discarded the device to which he owes four debts of life. In Central America he is flying without a parachute...