Concentration in sport sparks debate among greats
The article recalls tennis great Bill Tilden on extended concentration compared with golf and football. Ty Cobb, Knute Rockne, and others are cited on mental focus, with coaches offering tips for improving concentration in golf and other sports during a Nelson-Snead wounded-servicemen match.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Tilden
Greasy Neale
Philadelphia Eagles
Greasy
Tilden
Ty Cobb
Yankees
Sidiittieos
Tommy Armour
Jack Dempsey
Jack
Tunney
Gibbons
Greb
Knute Rockne
Yost
West Point
Michigan
Bobby Jones
Walter Hagen
Rogers Hornsby
Harry Greb
Peacetime fire defense uses wartime gear
Postwar plans envision using parachutes, Jeeps, halftracks, flamethrowers and bombed air support to battle forest fires. David Godwin leads experiments on fire bombing and dive-bombing concepts while paratroopers and ground crews, backed by portable extinguishers and high pressure pumps, would form rapid response waves to contain and backfire large blazes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mars
David Godwin
Forest Service
Godwin
New Guinea
Africa
Italy
Chemical Warfare Service
America
Navy Mail Delivery To Fleet Personnel In Pacific
In March 1945 the Fleet Post Office San Francisco handled 86,132,625 pieces of letter mail to Navy, Marine and Coast Guard personnel in the Pacific, compared with 36,686,937 a year earlier. The Navy runs about 5,000 post offices with fleets’ mail centers on ships and bases. Sailors most value letters with local news and personal items. they dislike food gifts. The guide recommends sturdy containers, packing material, a contents list, direct address ink on wrapping, and strong cords.
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Fleet Post Office
San Francisco
Navy, Marine and
Coast Guard
Pacific
Navy Mail Service
Navy Department
Washington, D. C
Fleet Post
Navy
United States
Marine Corps
Far Pacific
President Truman pursues policy shows broad support
Hannegan reports from diverse regions indicate strong enthusiasm for Truman cabinet changes and policy. The piece notes backing for unemployment pay, Bretton Woods, and military aims while highlighting leftist and radical scrutiny and unity against Japan.
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Washington
Hannegan
White House
Truman
CIO
Schwellenbach
Labor
AFL
Dave Beck
Biddle
Congress
Roosvelt
Mr. Vinson
Treacretary Morgenthau
Judge Rosenman
Harry Hopkins
Mr. Stettinius
Small Fires Cause More Damage Than Big Conflagrations
The article explains that many small forest fires collectively cause far more damage than large fires. It cites cause sources such as careless matches and arsonists, notes about 61,000 firefighters, and that annual timber loss reaches 800 million cubic feet despite efforts by state, private, and federal agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest Service
Federal Land Administrative Agencies
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Paul Mallon
Western Newspaper Union
Moscow
Argentina
New York
State Department
Mr. Truman
Roosevelt
Anglefoo
Fie
THE
Tanglefoot Company
Grand Rapids 4
Mich
UNS Hs PV
Alee
Phreelae
Perrinia
Kilmer
Department F
Kilmer & Co. Inc
Stamford
Conn
Offer
Swamp Root
Ont Aay
U. S
Texas Footwear Company
Dallas
Texas
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