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...into a power-driven lifeboat. Only six reached shore alive. The first night they dragged a sea anchor, hoping to stay within sight of other survivors. In the morning none was visible and they tried to start the engine. It balked. They raised a sail; a gust of wind upset the boat and they lost all food, all drinking water, the oars and one man. They righted the boat and got back...
...general intentions of the U.S. in World War II (TIME, June 9), voices could again be heard last week engaged in War & Peace debate. Now those voices had begun to sound shrill, small and ominous, like the chittering of sparrows in the moment of hush after the first great gust announcing an approaching storm...
Their record has been unblemished for a longer time than any of the fifties likes to think about, at least until this season's schedule of stiff races is over. In Monday's thriller a gust of wind which threw a tired Tech crew out of kilter for a moment was responsible for the Crimson's winning margin of three feet, and in the final race of last year the distance between the M.I.T and Harvard bows was oven less...
...Payment of one peso initiation fee makes the joiner a Whiff (all non-joiners are Snuffs, ritualistically defined as "infinitely worse than a cross-eyed toad with athlete's foot"). A Whiff becomes a Puff when he pays his first month's levy. A Puff becomes a Gust when, after his entry, 1,000 planes have been shot down and he has paid in ten pesos. When 5,000 planes are down and 50 pesos paid in, a Gust becomes a Hurricane. When 10,000 planes are down and 100 pesos paid, the Order of the Bellows...
...election until just before Rochester's primary, found he had five competitors. Although press wires were jammed with primary campaign news, the A. P. queried Dave: PLEASE GIVE us OUTCOME IN FINALS. While Mayor Tripp was counting votes the Jiffy Lunch's door opened, a gust of wind carried away the ballots...