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...radio crackled as other ships reported positions. Fifteen miles away Captain Joseph Boyd had pushed his little (7,000 tons) freighter, Cape Ann, for a 55-minute run to Andrea Dona's side. The military transport, Private William H. Thomas, was 20 miles away. The destroyer escort Edward H. Allen, cruising off the coast in gunnery practice, was closing a 52-mile gap. And the old but agile lie de France, which had been running at 17 knots 45 miles to the east, had come hard about, kicked up to 22. and promised to reach Andrea Doria within...
...read? . . . Mike Sierra, this is 2124, request a long count from you on this frequency. Over." Back came the long "one-two-three-four . . ." from the ailing Constellation. The Albatross, following Mike Sierra's radio signal, homed in on the Constellation to give a friendly escort through the night...
...sparks, maintain air speed between 160 and 218 m.p.h. By turning on his fuel-dump levers, the emergency mechanism would lower four release chutes from the wings. When the release chutes stretched down 3½ ft., the gasoline would start its flow. His decision made, Pilot Plata called his escort...
...cast-iron heavyweight. Jackson somehow stayed on his feet, twice taking the scenic route back to his corner, but always up and eager for the next round. "How can Jackson stand up under that?" a woman asked in the stands. "It's not human!" Said her escort: "He's not human...
...with less ceremony from all concerned. The University was also guilty of treating Miss Lucy more like a celebrity than a student. This is not to say that the University should not be ready to meet an emergency, but it is not necessary for the Dean of Women to escort the student to class...