Word: cupful
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Died. L. (for Lewis) Francis Herreshoff, 82, master yacht designer; in Boston. Most widely known for his do-it-yourself designs, Herreshoff built handsome wooden yachts, including Whirlwind, a 1930 contender to defend the America's Cup; and Ticonderoga, a trim, graceful 72-ft. ocean racer (built in 1936), which won the 1966 Transpac race from San Francisco to Honolulu...
...relatively recent volcanic eruptions. If Schmitt's trained eye happens to spot any interesting material between scheduled stops, he will be able to pick it up without leaving his seat in the rover; at hand will be an extension pole with a device similar to a Dixie cup holder at its far end. After he scoops up a rock or dust with the topmost cup in the holder, Schmitt will remove the cup and its contents, seal the little container and stow it away...
...give us freedom!" McManus pleaded with MacStiofáin to relent. "If you die tonight," said the priest, "I am convinced there will be serious trouble in the South of Ireland." A moment later, MacStiofáin took a sip of water, then a Communion wafer and finally a cup of hot, sugared tea. If that was a victory for common sense, it was at least a temporary psychological defeat for the I.R.A...
...mortality with a meditation on the significance of the Japanese writer's grandstand suicide in 1971. In the end, it is not Yukio Mishima's writings that impress Vidal but the romantic act of conditioning his body for death. Ritual suicide is not Vidal's own cup of tea, though he is in poignant sympathy with the Japanese. "Worshiping the flesh's health and beauty," says Vidal, "is as valid an aesthetic-even a religion-as any other, though more tragic than most, for in the normal course half a life must be lived within...
...fact the Big Red along with the Quakers was an early season co-favorite for the Ivy title while Harvard Cup posedly rebuilding its team was given only an outside shot at the championship. They finished however in a tie with Brown for third place with a 82 mark. In beating the Bruins in Providence 41 Cornell did accomplish something that Harvard was unable to do in its two meetings with Brown -- a convincing victory...