Word: haven
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...crew of three was mustered under Bertrand's own command to guide the cargo to snug haven, and when all was in readiness, the anchor was raised...
...entire hull vibrated silently. After an 18-month voyage. Union Castle returned clean. So did a second test ship after five months in the Far East. The vibrations do not kill either the barnacles or their larvae, says Arnold, but they make the hull an unbearably uncomfortable haven for both...
...doesn't work out that way at Yale. Of course, the basic tensions that make exam period a morbid time of year are as present in New Haven as at Harvard or anywhere else. There are as many bleary eyes, poor appetites and ragged tempers; as much No-Doz swallowed and coffee drunk; as many rumors of students cracking-up, breaking down, and flunking out. What distinguishes Yale is the difference in the examination procedure itself. At a designated time, students pick up bluebooks and copies of the exam in one room. They can then go to any classroom, lounge...
...Lloyd George's son Gwilym was now a Tory minister. Lloyd George's daughter. Lady Megan, last month gave up Liberalism for Labor, saying it was the only refuge for honest radicals. "We're gone now." an old Liberal in Mid-Bed conceded. "This year we haven't even got a candidate. There's some 6.000 of us has got to choose between the Tories and the Socialists...
...high-caliber opera workshops are evidence of a demand for opera that eventually may bring about more truly professional productions. Says Composer Dello Joio: "We're on the threshold of a real American theater. We haven't had our Verdis and Wagners yet. It is inevitable in the next twenty years...