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...finest navy the world had ever known, and its splendor was never more stirringly displayed. The year was 1897, the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria, and the Royal Navy assembled at Spithead, off Portsmouth, for review. Decks scrubbed white, brasswork gleaming, wheelhouse glass sparkling, the ships stretched along the coast in four lines seven miles long. There were 173 in all, including more than 50 battleships. At the same time, 160 other units of the Queen's Grand Fleet were on patrol in every sea in the world...
...Diamond Jubilee appropriately marked the apogee of empire and navy. The empire had been built by a blue-water navy that had circled the globe, bringing in its wake the traders, soldiers and engineers who were to color more than a quarter of the map of the world in imperial...
Fortunately for Cornell, their pitching does not begin and end with Myers. Lefty Jay Kobalarz is back, as is junior Tully Diamond (2-0, 1.00 ERA in '82). Two promising new acquisitions are freshman righties Mark Coleila and Steve Huber...
...with rumors that contenders for Brezhnev's job, weary of waiting for their leader's demise, were attempting to force his resignation by impugning members of his family. These stories were fueled by a series of scandals that have erupted in Moscow involving extortion and illicitly obtained diamonds. One centered on Boris Buriatov, a sometime singer known as Boris the Gypsy, who reportedly made himself conspicuous among the drably dressed denizens of Moscow by wearing a long sable coat, mink tie and diamond neckpin. He was arrested earlier this year and is rumored to have been involved...
After years of regarding it as a favorite flavoring, preferred preservative and nutrient, Americans are suddenly saying no to salt. According to a national survey, 40% of the population is trying to cut back. The diamond crystal has become the demon crystal and "the No. 1 food fear," according to California Nutritionist Ronald Deutsch. Says Deutsch, an irreverent observer of food fads: "This society is pervaded by a 'What's the latest hysteria?' attitude when it comes to nutrition, and salt is the latest...