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Show B R I E F S . . . by Baukhage A 35,000-ton battleship requires 42,000 acres of land to launch it That's just the amount of land required re-quired to feed the workmen who built it. Buy War Bonds The United States marine corps has a word for its parachutists. It calls them "furamarines." The men are armed with knives, pistols and sacks of hand grenades. During World War I, airplane engines en-gines had to be overhauled every 50 hours. Today, because their vital vi-tal parts are machined to within a few ten-thousandths of an inch, they can go 600 hours without repair. Charges for funeral services must conform to ceilings established by the general maximum price regulation. |