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...Camel Station (as American sailors have nicknamed the area), the U.S. has had as many as 27 warships there simultaneously. More crucial than raw figures is the power of the U.S. force. On patrol last week were the super-carriers Nimitz (which recently replaced Kitty Hawk), Midway and Coral Sea, with their full battle groups of guided missile cruisers, destroyers, frigates, oilers and other support vessels. Along with them cruised undisclosed numbers of U.S. submarines. The Navy is keeping its ships at Camel Station at highest readiness status, and there are frequent alerts. Some crews in fully armed planes...
...blue-green seas are a delight for sailors, swimmers and snorkelers. Through submarine gardens of coral and undulating sea fern dart brilliant damselfish and trumpetfish, butterfly and angelfish. The waters teem with spiny lobster (langouste); with crab, shrimp and snapper, as well as bass and swordfish. Ashore, the islands are ablaze with hibiscus, bougainvillaea, begonia, poinciana, wild orchids, frangipani, red and orange flame trees, wild ginger. Mangoes, avocados, coconuts, papayas, limes and grapefruits flourish, along with such tropical staples as cassava, spinach-like calalu, calabaza (the West Indian pumpkin), the squash called christophene, and soursop, a fine fruit to squeeze...
Acosta and Maristany are now facing trial after a caper at a waterfront Coral Gables home. State agents watched while Maristany stood guard and Acosta opened the meter box on the outside of the house and turned back the dial. They were arrested when they went to the front door to receive payment for saving Real Estate Broker James Carbonell at least $180 on his monthly bill. Soon after, a utility representative handed Carbonell a $4,000 bill for six months of unpaid electric service...
...dozen kinds of flower and plant are faithfully recorded, petal by petal, while the rocks themselves take on the surging, crinkled look of brain coral, providing a dream landscape, almost subaqueous, in malachite green, pink and blue, woven to gether by the twisting trees. A tense springiness seems to run through every shape, visible in the arabesques of a bush no less than in the lashing tail of the lion or the trampling feet of the horse Rakhsh...
Watching The Black Stallion is like spending two hours with a stack of National Geographies. Director Carroll Ballard's adaptation of Walter Farley's boy-and-horse novel consists of one stunning view after another: coral seas, scarlet sunsets, moonlit landscapes, stormy skies. Almost every shot is suitable for framing, and Ballard prefers it that way. Whenever actors step into the frame, the director dismisses them quickly; he seems to feel that characters are intruders who come around only to mess up his pretty pictures...