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...this progress a big bouquet must go to little-known California Shipbuilding Corp. Sprawled on Terminal Island in Los Angeles Harbor, Calship delivered 15 fat cargo ships in June-almost one-quarter of the whole U.S. total and an alltime world's record. Best the fabulous Hog Island yard ever did was eight a month. And they were only 7,500 tonners v. 10,500 tons for today's boats...
...woman plumped a stifling bouquet of autumn flowers into his arms: cheers burst from 300 waiting supporters of President Ortiz. The good doctor disingenuously protested that he had come merely to visit his porteño relatives: to wit, five uncles, 23 cousins. The crowd knew better...
...deceived as to their sex for a long time. When they learned the truth there was much complaining on all sides, a typical remark being, "Aw gee, we didn't think it was them kind of blondes." One poor confused selectee even went so far as to proffer a bouquet of flowers to the leading "lady," Dick Whittemore...
Please hand one large and beautiful bouquet to the guy responsible for the piece on Saroyan's Fables in the Books section of the Nov. 17 issue. It's a honey, a wow and the perfect commentary on the Saroyantics...
...repetitions. The time between the two mock battles had been too short to expect much improvement in leadership, reconnaissance or defense against aircraft. He patted the engineers on their sweaty backs for crack work in blowing up bridges (for the Second), building substitutes (for the Third), threw a bouquet at the Second Armored Division for its expert crossing of the Sabine River near the battle...