Word: andreas
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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With 794 passengers and the blessing of Genoa's Giuseppe Cardinal Siri, the 30,000-ton Andrea Doria* put out from Genoa on her maiden Atlantic crossing. Newest of the Italian Lines' luxury liners, she was also the first new Italian liner to sail for New York since the start of World War II. For most of the 4,737-mile voyage, the 697-ft. Doria had smooth sailing at an average 22.97 knots...
...week, only one day out of New York she ran into a 45-m.p.h. wind and rough seas. In the main dining room, tumbling furniture bruised 20 passengers, who suddenly found themselves, as one said, "swimming around in filet mignon, spaghetti and antipasto mixed with champagne." Next day the Andrea Doria proudly steamed up New York's Narrows to the traditional, tumultuous whistle and toot of a harbor welcome. Gale and all she was only minutes off schedule...
...single-masted, single-stacked Andrea Doria is completely air-conditioned, has specialty shops, children's playrooms, a gymnasium and laundry, a 60-bed hospital, four theaters and a 30-car garage. She can carry 1,200 first, cabin and tourist-class passengers, with a separate swimming pool for each class...
...Born. To Andrea ("Andy") Mead Lawrence, 20, who started taking professional lessons at the age of six to become the world's fastest woman skier, winner of two gold medals (for the giant slalom and two-heat slalom) at 1952's winter Olympics, and Skier David Lawrence, 22, member of the U.S. men's Olympic team last year and 1949 U.S. giant slalom champion: their first child, a son; in Rutland, Vt. Weight...
Home Ties. In Mondovi, Italy, a court ruled that Andrea Vicino had a perfect right to keep his 55-year-old wife chained in her bedroom each evening, to keep her from going...