Word: berthe
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...that. But as she hove into view that August day of 1949, the din of sirens, fireworks and lusty British cheers was a considered tribute. In spite of the heavy rain, a squadron of Spitfires repeatedly swooped low in salute. Only as the Amethyst neared her Royal Navy berth did it become plain that she was a shelled cripple. No sooner was she tied up than her whole crew was relieved, to become the week-long guests of the Fleet Club. From England, King George personally ordered an extra round of grog for all hands with the time-honored phrase...
...coach who hates to cut anyone, has from now until mid April to trim sixty-odd athletes down to a respectable squad of about twenty-five. But although about a dozen members of the 1950 squad are available, the graying, former Philadelphia infielder refuses to admit that any berth on the team is a closed trust...
...Schroeder of Dunster defeated Adams' Dick Kahn yesterday in the sabre finals of the House fencing championships, while Stoughton took both the freshman championship and runner-up berth when John Wright defeated John Chappell...
...years ago Ensign Rowan, U.S.N.R. had to eat at a curtain-rigged table, Newsman Rowan ate in an open diner-thanks to the Supreme Court decision outlawing Jim Crow in dining cars on interstate trains. In New Orleans, by showing his Naval Reserve card, he even got a Pullman berth...
Cooney Weiland's skaters didn't seem to have the punch that carried them through the first Yale encounter; and the Elis stunned by last week's loss which dumped them out of competition for the Eastern N.C.A.A. berth, played a much rougher and faster game. The Crimson reverted to its old style--after the first period it played mostly defensive hockey, hanging back at the blue line and almost never converting rebound shots...