Engineering drawing drawing on A3 may be enlarged to A2 or reduced to A4. The U.S. customary "A-size" corresponds to "letter" size, and "B-size" corresponds to "ledger" or "tabloid" size. There were also once British paper sizes, which went by names rather than alphanumeric designations. American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) ANSI/ASME Y14.1, Y14.2, Y14.3, and Y14.5 are commonly referenced standards in the U.S. Technical lettering is the process of forming letters, numerals, and other characters in technical drawing. It is used to describe, or provide detailed specifications for an object. With the goals of legibility and uniformity, styles are standardized and
The Clarion-Ledger with the "Clarion-Ledger" incorporating the best features of the "Daily News". The purchase of both papers by Gannett essentially created a daily newspaper monopoly in Central Mississippi (Gannett also owns the "Hattiesburg American" in Hattiesburg, Mississippi), which still exists. Historically, both newspapers—"The Clarion-Ledger" and the "Jackson Daily News"—were openly and unashamedly racist, even by Deep South standards. In 1890, after Mississippi Democrats adopted a new state constitution to disenfranchise black voters, "The Clarion-Ledger" applauded the move, stating: "Do not object to negroes voting on account of ignorance, but on account of color. ... If every negro in Mississippi was a