Word: cannonism
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...sent the police into Genoa's big Ansaldo shipyards, which they had searched unsuccessfully before. This time they came upon the biggest prize yet. Under a staircase behind a false wall was an underground cavern, and in it were 15 tons of war materiel (including one mountain cannon, 22 heavy machine guns, cases of antitank grenades and time bombs). The passage led to the sea. Police figured the party planned to distribute the arms by boat. On the cavern's wall was the slogan: "These are the weapons of peace...
...first went to Naval Lieut. Charles Lucas in 1856 for pitching overboard a live shell during the Crimean War. Cast from the bronze of captured cannon, the V.C. entitles enlisted recipients who survive to a lifetime stipend of ?10 annually, a salute from officers...
...three-inch cannon in the basement of the Freshman Union may seem like nothing but an old World War I training piece to those who are in a great hurry to reach the neighboring men's room. But when we consider that any potential attack on Cambridge will probably be from the East--down Mass. Avenue, and that the present Varsity Club would thereby make a capital toe-hold command headquarters for such an Attacking Force, the placement of the old cannon takes on significance...
...cannon With the scent and bloom of a lilac spray...
Some of New Hampshire's finest skiing may also be found on the other side of the White Mountain, in the Franconia region. Here on Cannon Mountain lie numerous intermediate and expert slopes easily reached by the 2,000-foot Aerial Tramway. The lower half mile of the Cannon trail was widened to 125 feet and two new trails added during the summer...