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Early last week, as the Aruba passed under the tip of India, the Finnish crew grumbled a strike threat if the ship continued to sail on into "dangerous waters." They demanded that she put in at Ceylon. Gunnar Damstroem, manager of the Re-Be Shipping Co.. which owns the vessel, replied with a Columbus-like "Sail on!" At least, he instructed the Aruba's captain by radio to keep the ship on the open ocean and out of harm's way as long as the crew would permit. Leaving Ceylon behind without putting in to port...
Saturday, the team will sail in a heptagonal meet at the Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn...
...deck is a cabin to shelter the soul of the dead Pharaoh. Pottery vessels hold food and drink for his royal feasts, and plates and eating utensils are ready for his use. The ship's keel is accurately pointed parallel to the equator, so that it will sail in the right direction when it starts to follow the sun on its journeys around the earth. Later Egyptians were careless about this detail of astronavigation, but not the pious First Dynasty forefathers...
...Douce, sips a little hot wine, and wonders if he can now get an extra disability allowance. Author Ferret has turned his escapist tale with wit and grace. No dish for the literal-minded, it is, in the words of one enthusiastic English reviewer, "a soufflé with sail...
Albert R. Israel, for many years one of the most widely known Associated Press men in the South, was then a member of its Atlanta staff. When word came that the mob was assembling, Israel set sail for the scene with this parting admonition: "Fellows, if you want to get in touch with me, I'll be at the so-and-so drugstore at 9 o'clock, but if you telephone, for God's sake don't ask for Israel. Ask for Mr. O'Leary...