Word: fleetly
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Launches will not be put on the river until all danger of freezing is over. On Wednesday, with Coach Bolles himself holding down the bow seat, a pickup boat of past and present Varsity oarsmen went out on the Charles for a short workout. Last year the Crimson fleet was launched on February 20, but was driven indoors for two weeks early in March...
...President's reasons was pretty well demolished last week by none other than Admiral William D. Leahy, Chief of Naval Operations. In hearings on the regular Navy Bill, the biggest in 16 years, he was asked whether the Atlantic Coast could be defended with almost the entire fleet in the Pacific. Looking and speaking like the Navy's No. 1 Admiral, which he is, the Chief of Naval Operations replied frankly: "I can only answer that by saying that in the event of an attack being made on the United States coast on the Atlantic side the fleet...
...conversations between the U. S. Navy and the British Admiralty certainly involved no definite commitments, but it is known that the President with traditional interest in naval affairs has displayed a lively curiosity on how the U. S. and British fleets would maneuver in case of trouble in the Pacific-meaning with Japan. The Navy Department never speaks of a second-to-none fleet, which implies rivalry with Britain, but of one equal to the combined navies of any two Fascist powers-meaning Japan and an ally...
...sticky July day last year this letter arrived at Cavalcade's Fleet Street office from Hove, Sussex: Wherever the Roman Catholic Church was founded, its behaviour during the last few years has been no recommendation, for they evidently show their Christianity by massacre and slaughter both of defenceless mothers, and their own people, as seen in Abyssinia, Ireland and Spain. I would rather be a Moslem...
...siege, a subtle change came over them. Mr. Witt, who stayed in his shaded study, ate oranges, made wise remarks to the English consul and watched the shells exploding in the blue waters of the bay, grew mysteriously old, suspicious, weary. Milagritos, who prepared bandages, went with the rebel fleet on its biggest battle, seemed to grow younger, prettier, less communicative. When Milagritos' cousin was sentenced to be shot, Mr. Witt raced to save him, although he had always been mildly disturbed by Milagritos' affection for the boy. But when he finally had the power to stop...