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Retractable deck guns, eliminating the previous lag between surfacing and unlimbering conning-tower weapons, enable submarines to open fire almost at the split second of surfacing near their prey...
Gandhi is still one of Nehru's heroes, even though he has split with him on tactics and methods...
Apprentices Wanted. The uncut boules are shipped to U.S. jewelers to be split, sawed, cut, drilled, polished for use as bearings. This stage remains a serious bottleneck. Reason: jewel cutting in the U.S. involves more handwork than in Europe, where it is a highly mechanized art. So far the best apprentice jewel cutters have been nimble-fingered seamstresses. Grumbled a master jewel cutter last week: "We have been called upon to do a staggering job without having time to develop the machine methods it took the Swiss 100 years to develop...
...commoner companion piece, but both display mature style and original talent of which the reader may hope to see more. Norman Mailer's "Maybe Next Year" is in the nature of an experiment in objective subjectivity. Told through the mouth of a small child, this tale of a split home remains brutally objective and its technique is never really in keeping with the personality of the narrator. The good and the bad in the story are the strengths and weaknesses of Mailer's former efforts, for there are strong emotional content and a sharp realism which careful reading shows...
Lewis explained that the whole trip would be extremely informal, and that after lunch the group will split up into the "swimmers, hikers, and just hang-arounders." A number of hikes of varying length and difficulty will be organized, each led by an Active member of the Club. The last bus leaves the pond at eight o'clock, although it will be possible for those who wish to to leave earlier...