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...once proud Spanish navy lost its Armada in 1588, and any other pretensions to glory in 1898, when it was soundly beaten by the U.S. Spanish sea power is, in fact, mostly a collection of ancient junk, with only one big ship, the 18-year-old, 10,670-ton cruiser Canarias. Franco's government does have, however, eleven destroyers less than five years old, plus eight frigates, six new corvettes and 15 good minesweepers. It also has 1,500 miles of coastline. Last week, as part of its program of building up bases in Spain, the U.S. agreed...
Present theory and practice of air tactics do not call for bunching bombers in fleets, since one plane armed with an H-bomb is plenty for any target. But the capability to destroy an air armada, perhaps of airborne troops, with a missile or two might come in handy...
...whales off Peru for a few months before steaming south for the rich January-May bluefin whaling in the antarctic. The factory-ship and its 15 catchers were barely through the Panama Canal when Peru menacingly announced that she was prepared to defend her "ichthyological richnesses" from the "pirate armada" with force. An Onassis lawyer hurried to Lima to "fix things up"; at the same time Onassis took out a $15 million anti-confiscation insurance policy through Lloyd's of London. A mysterious silence followed-until Onassis' Hamburg agent leaked the fact that the ships were whaling unmolested...
...shortly before seven a.m.! We lived it with you, Mrs. Lightfoote. And you may be sure that the fruits and flowers now arriving daily at your bedside from all parts of Britain are but a small measure of our admiration. Yours is the spirit which routed that horrid old Armada. And -who knows?-the psychiatrists may soon have you on your feet again. Here's hoping!" "A little bird tells me that Katherine Hepburn, filming over here, walked alone in the Park one day last week-unnoticed! The explanation is simple. It had been rumoured that two Very Important...
...armada of fifteen crews from Boston University, Harvard, and M.I.T. take to the Charles River Basin this afternoon beginning at 3 P.M. for the mythical Championship of the River. Approximately 2,000 spectators, quietly lubricating themselves for the All-College Weekend, are expected to watch the Crimson varsity, J.V. and freshman heavy crews in their one and only home appearance this spring. Following this afternoon's command performance, the three heavy boats head south and west for the rest of the rowing season...