Word: crewed
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...large, bustling detail which boarded the Batory at Pier 88 on Manhattan's North River were 30 armed border patrolmen rushed from the Canadian border. With a smug smile, the Batory's master, Captain Jan Cwiklinski, accepted an order to stay aboard and keep his crew there until the Batory departed. Four of his crew were taken ashore briefly and questioned...
...month ago, a Philippine Airlines twin-engined DC-3 exploded and fell into the sea between Daet and Manila; its crew of four and nine passengers perished. Suspecting that a bomb had been hidden in the plane, the Philippine National Bureau of Investigation last week picked up Gavino Largo, an escaped convict, and Amadeo Salazar, his friend. From their partial confessions the Bureau pieced together a grisly tale...
...varsity crew took its first time trial over the four mile New London race course Saturday, turning in a time of 20 minutes and 13 seconds--11 seconds over the upstream record. The Yale varsity, which has already been at Gale's Ferry for over a week, made its preliminary run on Thursday and was clocked at 20 minutes and 40 seconds by Coach Skip Walz...
...have to go faster." They rowed under ideal conditions, while the Crimson undercut them by 27 seconds with a slight following wind and an incoming tide. Bolles called his varsity's time "satisfactory under the conditions." The upstream record is 2 minutes and 2 seconds, set by Bolles' first crew...
Bolles has the best varsity crew of his career, and his varsity, jayvee, and freshman boats are all undisputed champions of the East. Bill Curwen, who missed the Cornell race due to illness, is now back at stroke, and within a few days he should be in top condition once more. This would seem to indicate that only sudden plague, an accident during the race itself, or some other act of God can cause the upset Walz so blandly expects...