Word: placid
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...hour, the ship's placid routine was not disturbed. Then, at fire and boat drill, Tomas Montanez was missed. The ship turned back upon her course. Officers engaged in minute calculations. Sailors swarmed up to the crosstrees and passengers lined the rails to stare at the twinkling, pitiless face of the sea. Though there was no hope that Tomas Montanez would be found, the curious code of civilization demanded that a thorough search be made. Then, amazingly, after an hour and a quarter, a passenger raised a shout...
...skiers' only official team competition this season saw them place sixth in the annual intercollegiate meet at Lake Placid, New York, during the Christmas recess...
Thse opportunities are never overplayed, however, and therein lies the virtue and the appeal of this film. It is a story of little people, faced with a big threat to their usually placid existence, and it is handled accordingly--without melodrama or bombast. There is no etching of characters and situations in black and white--each person emerges as an individual, and even the German soldier is a human being rather thn a symbol of evil...
Early, pre-season snows in northern New England and Canada plus poor ski-ing conditions around Cambridge before vacation proved a handicap to the ski team and skidded them into sixth place among ten competitors at the annual intercollegiate meet at Lake Placid over New Years...
...Annual Invitation College Week Ski Tournament (4 events), Lake Placid...