Word: launched
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Knowlton's Point, Ark., 18 flood-refugees were giving thanks for their narrow escape from the growling > waters which had driven them from their homes. They had been picked up by the Government launch Pelican, which lay just outside the Knowlton's Point levee, waiting to transfer them to the steamer Wabash, approaching from up the river. Suddenly the levee broke. Pent waters boiled through the gap, sweeping the Pelican with them. Caught in the channel formed by the break, the Pelican twisted, spun, sank. All on board were drowned...
Obviously, Chiang's cue was to secure the return of Wang whose views are consonant with his own; and then to launch a political campaign to consolidate the Nationalists around Chiang and Wang, both of whom enjoy considerable prestige as men close to the late Dr. Sun in his last years...
Opening in the middle of April, First National Pictures will launch a campaign to secure for the screen those Grecian visages which to date have been obscured by the dust of the pursuit of knowledge. The fortunate youths will forthwith be shipped prepaid to Burbank, California where they will be tested thoroughly for eight weeks at $50 per week. Should the neophytes meet with the approbation and unqualified admiration of this branch of the cinema world, they will be reengaged on a scale of rapidly mounting salaries...
...squad list Watts, who stroked the second University eight to a hard fought victory over Yale last year at New London, has been chosen by the critics as a strong bidder for the stroke position in the first boat this season. Yesterday he went out in the launch with Coach Brown and it was rumored that he will row with the Freshman crews for the remainder of the week...
...same autumn 1927) that Mrs. Fiske starts her tour, the Theatre Guild of New York will launch a "road" enterprise. Four plays, Mr. Pirn Passes By, The Silver Cord, The Guardsman, Arms & the Man, will be presented in principal cities by a permanent company of Broadway actors under Guild supervision. The plays noted are among the most successful in the repertory...