Word: weigh
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Fare Dealing. In Portland, Ore., a woman passenger handed a bus driver two tickets, explained: "I weigh 481 pounds, and I really take up two full seats...
...only 48 hours; in the celestial vacuum their ship would attain a speed of 20,000 m.p.h. Their vehicle, probably using liquid oxygen and gasoline for fuel, would be propelled by a series of rockets whose shells could be jettisoned as they were used up; the ship would eventually weigh less than a tenth of its take-off weight. Passengers would be protected against acceleration effects by springy hammocks, against extreme heat & cold by rotation of the ship's outer shell, to distribute the sun's heat evenly on all sides...
...Kazakstan as elsewhere in the Soviet East, there are prodigies. A full-grown apple may weigh nearly two pounds...
...Juniors: Look at this column on Friday for complete details on the past Leave. Between trips to Canada, marriages, home-comings and the coming election there will be a lot of news to be spilled. So hang on, Mates, and don't let that bar weigh you down...
First postwar cars will be 1942 models. The public's dream car is not expected to emerge for three years. Most likely it will weigh no more than 2,000 lbs., will operate on a high-compression, 90-octane gasoline engine that will save its owner from 20% to 25% of his fuel bill. Other dream-features: 1) better visibility, 2) pneumatic rubber springs, 3) photoelectric cells to dim lights automatically when other cars approach, 4) a rear-mounted engine for less noise, heat and odor...