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...huge new ship still abuilding at the Newport News shipyards. At her side as they approached the superliner United States was a sturdy gentleman in a blue suit. A guard stopped them: no women allowed on board. "Oh, that's all right," blandly quipped Miss Fremd's escort. "She's my wife." The guard looked puzzled: "And who are you?" "I," said the gentleman, "am the captain of this ship...
After the ships dropped anchor, the British commander paid a formal call on the admiral, his senior in rank. With im peccable punctilio, he asked permission to show his orders from the British Ad miralty "to escort the ship of the Argentine minister while it is navigating in the waters of Her Majesty." Not to be outdone, Olivieri replied that he would be pleased to act as guide for the British ship as long as it was navigating in Argentine waters...
...Churchgoers. Five other Negro families have since moved into the development, but the Howards bear the brunt of mob hatred. Whenever Don Howard leaves the apartment house, he gets into a paddy wagon and, with a police escort, is taken to a safe area to board his bus. The route is changed every day. But violence continues. Last month, as Betty Howard, 22, left the 11:30 Mass at St. Kevin's Church, some 40 people congregated outside, most of them also coming from the services. The group shouted insults and threats, and six shrieking women followed Mrs. Howard...
Coffin Lid. The turning point of the air war came when the Allies sent long-range fighters-Mustangs, Lightnings and Thunderbolts-to escort daylight bombers deep into the Reich. Engaged on equal terms, and soon outnumbered, the Messerschmitts came off worst. Knoke was shot down twice more in a month, but even after he suffered a fractured skull, he flew on. "Every time I have an enemy in my sights ... I watch him crash, coldly and dispassionately, without any sense of triumph...
Admittedly, the Key cannot be required to escort the visiting teams. Although it has received small grants of financial aid from the Dean's office in past years, these grants have never been given in exchange for specific services. But the Key calls itself a service organization, and the H.A.A. has grown to count on it for the help it has provided. Guiding a visiting team around the University might not be the most pleasant way to spend a Saturday afternoon, but a student should consider this before he joins the Key. Elections for a new slate of Key officers...