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Suddenly the overcrowded boat sprang a hull leak, and a torrent of water gushed through. The Dandara came to a halt in midriver. Crewmen managed to transfer 50 passengers to a nearby barge, then desperately steered for shore. But near the bank, the panicking crowd rushed to the shoreside rails. Under the sudden weight, the Dandara slowly tipped onto its side...
Submariners have another safety valve for pent-up emotions: a readily available doctor, the only nondisciplinarian aboard (and soon to come, a chaplain-see RELIGION). In his own seagoing days, Captain Alvis used to tour his submarine once every four hours: "The doctor becomes a sort of substitute father. Crewmen talk to him about things they wouldn't think of discussing with a line officer. In this way they get a real chance to ventilate their problems." Submariners can also be sure of recognition. Many enlisted men become officers; many officers become admirals...
Unique Esteem. In carrying out U.S. foreign policy as Secretary of State, Herter will have the help of an experienced, brainy team that is regarded in Washington as by far the ablest crew in any Cabinet department. The top crewmen...
Hanson Robbins skippered the A-division boat with a crew of John Stotler on Saturday and Xavier Roca yesterday. The B-division Tech dinghy was skippered by George Peter, with Peter van Teel and Edward Lund as crewmen on Saturday and Sunday respectively...
Nineteen passengers, including five Americans, and three crewmen stepped out unharmed when the twin-engine C-46 landed at Miami International Airport. The hijackers were grabbed by U.S. border patrolmen...