Word: berthed
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Trutta, Tang, Wahoo. The sea saga began at 2 a.m. July 23, when Nautilus pulled clear of its berth at Pearl Harbor, its destination announced as the Panama Canal. Only a handful of Americans knew Nautilus' secret mission-an 8,146-mile voyage from Pearl Harbor to Portland, England, via the North Pole. Last August and September Nautilus had probed under the ice pack in a little-noticed voyage, got within 180 miles of the Pole and closer than any ship had gone before. Last December Nautilus' developer, Rear Admiral Hyman Rickover, predicted that Nautilus would...
...attention; his bedrock New England heart was moved by the warmth and yearnings of an "immigrant" who wanted friendship. The Adamses and the Goldfines drew together. When Goldfine's son Solomon drifted from his studies at Dartmouth, it was Dutch Uncle Sherman who sternly tugged him back to berth; at Solomon's wedding in Chicago, the Adamses were honored guests...
What makes this victory so impressive is the fact that the Eagles had just returned from New York with a 3-1 victory over St. Lawrence, a team that beat the varsity in the beginning of the year and that was, until recently, a top candidate for an NCAA berth...
...winning its 14th game of the year, the varsity solidified its growing claim towards a berth at the NCAA finals on March 13. B.C., while it has no chance for an invitation, was touted as one of the most improved teams in the East and a sextet that could have acted the part of spoiler tonight. The Crimson's victory could hardly have been more impressive and will speak well for it when the Selections Committee makes its choice...
Tonight's game is the Crimson's last chance to validate its claim for a berth at the NCAA championships later this year. A loss to the Terriers at this point would put the Crimson out of the picture, as it has already lost once to B.U. as well as to St. Lawrence. Moreover, the Terriers have a chance on Feb. 22 to avenge an earlier defeat by the Larries, while the varsity will have to content itself with Ivy League and other less formidable opposition...