Word: crewmen
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...result of Dr. Johnson's experience, crewmen of Galveston (and ships being similarly equipped) are now protected against overexposure to high-energy radar beams by a simple device: on his uniform, each man has a little neon lamp, which glows when he is exposed to danger. At the warning glow, all he has to do is step aside, out of the beam's path...
Soon after Galveston was commissioned last year, it became clear that her electronic batteries confronted crewmen with new hazards that had not shown up in earlier missile cruisers (Boston and Canberra) with lower-powered transmitters. Also, the danger of intense microwaves (TIME, April 6) had not been plotted in detail. From animal experiments and sketchy data on humans, the Navy medics set a level of 10 milliwatts per square centimeter of body surface as conservatively safe for personnel aboard missile ships. Dr. Johnson's findings on Galveston proved that this level was sometimes exceeded...
Suddenly the overcrowded boat sprang a hull leak, and a torrent of water gushed through. The Dandara came to a halt in midriver. Crewmen managed to transfer 50 passengers to a nearby barge, then desperately steered for shore. But near the bank, the panicking crowd rushed to the shoreside rails. Under the sudden weight, the Dandara slowly tipped onto its side...
Submariners have another safety valve for pent-up emotions: a readily available doctor, the only nondisciplinarian aboard (and soon to come, a chaplain-see RELIGION). In his own seagoing days, Captain Alvis used to tour his submarine once every four hours: "The doctor becomes a sort of substitute father. Crewmen talk to him about things they wouldn't think of discussing with a line officer. In this way they get a real chance to ventilate their problems." Submariners can also be sure of recognition. Many enlisted men become officers; many officers become admirals...
Unique Esteem. In carrying out U.S. foreign policy as Secretary of State, Herter will have the help of an experienced, brainy team that is regarded in Washington as by far the ablest crew in any Cabinet department. The top crewmen...