Word: albion
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...epic sea rescue in which 1420 persons were taken off a blazing British troopship near Algiers Sunday was a triumph of the English national character, Robert G. Albion, Gardiner Professor of Oceanic History and Affairs, said last night...
Terming the operation "one of the greatest sea rescues in history," Albion said that the rescue was possible only because "the ship's officers rose to the emergency, the crew remained under discipline, and the passengers did not get excited...
...British have always been good at avoiding panic in such cases," Albion added. "The discipline and order on the ship were remarkable...
...Riyadh, old King Ibn Saud, the invalid Lord of the Desert, fumed in his wheelchair. An Arab League official who called on him to discuss burning questions of Israel and Middle East defense could not get him off the subject of perfidious Albion...
...Albion, Mich...