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...sail aboard the $84,000 two-masted yacht, which was rigged as a ketch for ease in handling by one man. Named after the De Havilland plane that Chichester had once piloted around the Pacific, the slender-beamed Gipsy Moth was outfitted for comfort. In his quarters were a galley designed by his wife, a red upholstered chair with a safety belt and a radio transmitter by which to report his weekly progress to two London newspapers...
...still singularly old-fashioned and slow. Ten months, and often more, elapse before the accepted manuscript arrives, printed and bound, on the bookstore shelf. Delays menace every step of the route; there is no quick way, for instance, to edit a lengthy manuscript and to check and recheck the galley proofs for printer's errors. A book must wait its turn at hard-pressed printing plants, like Kingsport Press in Tennessee, one of the largest in the U.S. The sheer bulk of books retards their progress; jobbers have only so much storage, and can be poky about emptying their...
...steady snow was falling on Lake Huron as the 603-ft. freighter Daniel J. Morrell steamed toward Taconite, Minn., for a load of iron ore, but the night was otherwise tranquil. Watchman Dennis Hale, 26, ended his tour of duty, had a snack in the galley and headed for his bunk. Six hours later, he was awakened by "two loud thumps," followed by the insistent clang of the emergency bell. Clad only in underwear and peacoat (he couldn't find his trousers), Hale sped topside-and gasped at what he saw. Lashed by a sudden, severe Great Lakes storm...
Things were purring along on the good ship Pussycat as it headed south out of San Francisco down the coast to San Diego. Aboard the 65-ft. yacht was Comedian Jerry Lewis, making his first real cruise on his spanking new toy. There was crystal in the galley, mahogany paneling everywhere, and a pair of deck chairs were tastefully stenciled "Mr. Captain" and "Mrs. Captain." Suddenly the tub sprang a leak, and pretty soon Pussycat was drifting helplessly. At last, when the table floated across the dining room, Mr. Captain and crew abandoned ship and made it to the beach...
...into the overseas trade could not make up for the caprices of Howard Hughes, whom an associate once dubbed "the spook of American capitalism." He abhorred the details of decisions involving money, even his own. Instead, he loved to tinker over the design of interior cabinets or galley layouts while a succession of five TWA presidents in 17 years begged him to make up his mind what planes...