Word: berthe
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...half, the parade of spectators and Coast Guard craft shooting 50-foot geysers of water into the air, came into sight at the mouth of the harbor. Every horn and cannon in the harbor went off in a deafening display of jubilation as the Courageous was towed to its berth with the whole crew guzzling champagne on the decks--except one hand hanging precariously from the spreaders by his knees...
First local fishermen, fearing that radioactive discharges from the freighter would contaminate their rich scallop fishing grounds, pressured authorities to keep the ship in its berth for 22 months. Then two weeks ago, the Mutsu was ordered to go on its test run. Shouting "Shinde shimae [Drop dead...
MIDDLE GUARD: The middle guard the last two years was standout Sandy Tennant, an All-Ivy second-team pick. Tennant's backup, letterman Dan Staggers, will attempt to take his place, but Wayne Eads and Mike Bruich are also in the running for the starting berth. Middle Guard: Fair...
DEFENSIVE BACKS: Two starters are returning, Joe Sciolla and Mike Page. Page led the team in interceptions with four, including a 45-yard touchdown return against Brown. Competing for the other berth are Barry Cronin (Ed's brother), Fran Cronin (no relation), Jon Judge, and Al Costello. Defensive backs: Fair to good...
...anyway? Last week in St.-Tropez, Sammy Davis Jr. counted up the snubs he had received in her domain. When he graciously agreed to headline the opening gala of Monte Carlo's posh new Sporting Club, Sammy accepted $30,000 in expenses, plus a specially hired eight-berth yacht. Still, the way he saw it, "I was giving a free performance." Then there was the matter of his arrival. "There was no one to meet me at the airport," he groused, ignoring the Air France director, the pretty girls bearing flowers and the limos-all of which were...