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...Washington was not the only vessel which could not sail. Only 139 ships were loading or unloading cargo at New York's miles of docks. But there was a total of 567 ships in the port (v. a wartime peak of 486). Another 101 ships were anchored in the Hudson River as far north as Tarrytown...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Gathering Clouds | 6/3/1946 | See Source »

Thanks to a convenient piece of Irish magic, Katie spends the rest of the book making wraithlike appearances (while the real Katie sleeps) on practically every vessel in the U.S. Fleet, seeking Johnny Smith. Author White makes the most of this opportunity to furnish knowledgeable vignettes of Navy life and talk...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Gob Meets Girl | 4/29/1946 | See Source »

Fills the wide vessel of the universe...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Masterpiece | 4/8/1946 | See Source »

SODIUM MORRHUATE, a codliver-oil derivative, has been improved for treatment of varicose veins. Injected into the affected area, the drug kills blood-vessel cells, causes scar tissue which blocks the flow of blood. Diseased veins are short-circuited; neighboring healthy veins take over the traffic...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: From the Test Tubes | 4/1/1946 | See Source »

...Houston, in those grim days the last heavy U.S. vessel left in the Far Pacific, was still full of fight; her crew had begun calling her the "Battleship Houston...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Army & Navy: Death of the Houston | 3/11/1946 | See Source »

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