Word: crafting
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Andre Tassy, 30, was accused of plotting against the Haitian government and imprisoned for 2½ years. After his release in 1974, he and his wife and 31 others fled in a leaky 14-ft. boat. First they landed in Cuba, where the craft was repaired. Then they pushed on to Florida. As soon as they had beached the boat, the men were jailed for illegal entry. Tassy was released on $500 bond and is now awaiting a court decision on his deportation. Unlike Cubans, most Haitians are not recognized as political refugees by the U.S. and are not permitted...
...cockpit. The seats are convertible at mealtimes to make two tables for six. After nightcaps, tall stories and Mary Hartman, the cabin becomes a comfortable dormitory for four (other guests can camp out under the canopy or the stars). With all the demands on its systems, the craft can carry enough fuel for a 350-mile flight at 100 m.p.h. At that speed, one can talk inside without shouting; the noise level, 102 decibels, is comparable to that in a rear seat...
...spraying, airline connections and Government use,.After long experimentation, he and Winnebago agreed that the S-58 Sikorsky was the best-suited chopper for Heli-Home conversion. Clark has already bought 56 surplus Sikorskys for H-H use, from as far away as Germany and Israel. Each of the craft will be rebuilt from the hull up under strict FAA supervision...
Flash fires, dense smoke and a series of explosions wracked the stricken craft. Since the Clipper had been turning to its left, passengers on the right side had little chance. Unlike most air crashes, those seated up front were the lucky ones this time. For many, going first class was worth their life...
...Wonderful Crook would have given Karl Marx the willies. It describes a diffident young capitalist, Pierre Vauchez, who takes over the family furniture factory after his father's stroke and finds that the business is virtually broke. Pierre cares too much about the workers and their traditional craft to close the factory, so he fakes orders, carts away shipments to be burned secretly and, in his simplest and most desperate expedient, begins pulling armed robberies to meet the payroll. Talk about bourgeois paternalism! Letting the workers profit from the boss's labor may be bad economics...