One Hears
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Of some Who fear that the New Year, like many another modern young thing, will be a problem child.
That some atomic reactors give the equivalent of 275,000 tons of coal at an expenditure of 230 lb. of nuclear fuel.
That between 1948 and 1955, the British output of motor vehicles of all classes doubled, whilst employment grew by only a fifth.
That this indicates the steadily rising efficiency of the motor industry.
That the latest American Filk tyre has a " breaker " built up from 1,290 high-carbon-steel cables with a total length of over five miles.
That this is claimed to protect the cover against 80 per cent. of the causes of former failures.
From a reader concerning the benefits to the heavy ' haulier of the early raising of the speed limit, that it would be unwise to open one's mouth too wide too soon. That many sympathize with the haulier who described the rationing plans as " a pitiful, lackadaisical muck-up."
That a Winnipeg lawyer aged 42 has been appointed chief' of the Canadian Board of Transport Commissioners.
That an increasing number of operators is finding that the exhaust-obturator brake adds to safety and saves money in several ways.
Thal the contemplated restrictions on car parking in London and, possibly, others of our cities, should do much it encourage travel by bus.
" That many cars have virtually become . small " buses" by regularly picking up and dropping passengers in the mornings and evenings.
That, despite all their troubles, the British are not losing their sense of the ridiculous—they can still laugh at jokes about the price of fuel.