Word: fleetness
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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From his suite of offices high in the Telegraph building on Fleet Street, Camrose keeps a close watch on his empire, an even closer watch on the Telegraph. On his 742-ton yacht he has a ship-to-shore phone, often calls staffers in the middle of the night; in his country home he has a teleprinter that keeps him in direct contact with the paper so "that I can watch the fine details, the way leaders are written, or the way type...
Camrose started learning the fine details on the Merthyr Tydfil paper, moved to Fleet Street when he was 19. He spent several years going from job to job, smilingly explains: "I was sacked from two-I think I was just too indolent.'' On $500, he started a magazine of his own called Advertising World. It was a success from the first issue, and Camrose sent for his brother Gomer, to join him. Shortly after, Camrose (who had been an amateur boxer) started Boxing. Soon he and his brother were putting out such specialized magazines wherever they spotted potential...
...Turkey and Greece, newly admitted last February to NATO's forces, refused point-blank to take orders from an Italian. The Greeks still resent Italy's jackal invasion of their land in 1940; the sturdy Turks just do not admire Italian soldiering. Britain's Mediterranean fleet, under the command of Vice Admiral Earl Mountbatten, proved equally stuffy about taking orders from Carney himself. It remained proudly aloof from the whole European command setup...
Britain's great sea pride seems to be fighting a losing battle against U.S. demands. "Mark Antony was beaten on the Nile when his attention was divided," warned the Manchester Guardian. "Britain ought to give way, even if that does mean placing the Mediterranean fleet under an American...
...clothed and as pugnacious as terriers. U.S. military observers here are sure that they would give an excellent account of themselves if the Reds attacked Formosa. But at present, and certainly for the next year, the decisive factor in the defense of Free China must remain the U.S. Seventh Fleet, patrolling Formosa Strait...