Labor fears coal strike looms as talks near deadline
The piece highlights the looming national coal strike risk on April 1 tied to John L. Lewis and coal operators. It notes government concerns, AFL CIO tensions, and Ickes proposed extension of the wage agreement while Lewis delays a final decision amid upcoming contract talks. It also touches on Russian winter offensive delays and British foreshadowing of Hirohito’s postwar role, plus Italy’s Poletti in Italy.
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John L. Lewis
Jack” Lewis
AFL
CIO
Ickes
Lewis
U. S
Red Army
Russia
England
Stalin
Japan
Institute of Pacific Relations
Hot Springs
Hirohito
Paul Butler
Foreign Office
Swank Homestead
Butler
United Nations
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
British Isles
Primrose trail athletes and the price of training
The author contrasts stars who trained hard with those who party, arguing that top performers in boxing, baseball, golf, and football owe much of their success to rigorous conditioning. He cites Tunney, Dempsey, Louis, and many others as examples, noting the high failure rate among the laxly trained despite talent.
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Gene Tunney
Jack Dempsey
Joe Louis
Benny Leonard
Bobby Jones
Bill Tilden
Byron Nelson
Sammy Snead
Jag McSpaden
Gene Sarazen
Don Budge
Ellsworth Vines
Bill Johnston
Mel Ott
Carl Hubbell
Blazil
Nagurski
Bill Dickey
Madison Square Garden
Primrose
Lee Oma
Baksi
Tunney
Dempsey
Harry Greb
Mickey Walker
Walter Hagen
Rube Waddell
Bugs Raymond
Shufflin
Phil Douglas
Babe Ruth
Jim Thorpe
Grover Cleveland Alexander
Ty Cobb
Christy Mathewson
Tris Speaker
Eddie Collins
George Sisler
Lou Gehrig
Mel Ot
Change Proposals to Aid Football Officials
The article proposes two rule changes to ease officiating and improve play. It suggests allowing forward passes from anywhere behind the line and making the ball live after a forward pass, allowing either side to recover regardless of who first touched it.
Splitting Dust Specks with a Micro Manipulator Tool
A new micromanipulator holds invisible tools under a microscope allowing precise dust and rust speck manipulation. It enables spreading, picking up, cutting, and pulling apart infinitesimal particles with a chisel only 0.0004 inches wide.
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Mount Picture
True To Life
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Kilmer & Co., Inc
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Hanford
Sles
Hanrond Mfg. CO
Syracuse
N. Y
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Washington, D. C
New York
Charles Poletti
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Rome
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India
Patiala
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Mihailovitch
Marshal Tito
15Th Air Force
Lin
Curtis E. LeMay
20Th Bomber Command
China
21St Bomber Command
H. S. Hansell Jr
Roger M. Ramey
General LeMay
General Hansell
United States
Lt. Budge
J. Donald Budge
Los Angeles
Budge
7Th Fleet
Thomas Kinkaid
U. 8. Seventh Fleet
Philippine
Luzon
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U-3
Albany
Georgia
McWeil Drug Co., Inc
Jacksorwille
Florida
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Ferry-Morse Seed Co
Detroit
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WNU
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