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Died. Joseph Wright Powell, 76, naval architect and shipbuilder; in Thomasville, Ga. During the Spanish-American War, Annapolisman Powell commanded the little launch which, under heavy fire, vainly searched for survivors of the-collier Merrimac, scuttled in the entrance to Santiago Harbor by Lieut. Richmond Pearson Hobson in an effort to bottle up Admiral Cervera's fleet...
...Next day the three castaways thumbed a ride in a passing launch (full of tourists) and were taken to Butiaba, on the shore of Lake Albert. The Hemingways climbed into another plane-which not only crashed but burned on the takeoff. Again they escaped serious harm: Hemingway got out with a cut head, his wife with two cracked ribs. This week, after cautious traveling by automobile, they settled down for a bit of rest in the town of Entebbe, in Uganda. "I feel wonderful," cried Hemingway, clutching a stalk of bananas and a bottle of gin. "I think [my luck...
Generous Gesture. In last week's first match, a steady Segura beat a rusty Budge. Then it was up to Gonzales to launch his comeback against the world's second-best player (after Kramer), Frank Sedgman. Pancho dropped the first set, 3-6. Then he began to find the range with his booming serve, the fastest (112.88 m.p.h.) ever recorded electronically. He finally broke through in the twentieth game of the second set on his third set-point, to win it 11-9. Playing with a concentration he had seldom shown either as an amateur...
...missile-launchers. There is certainly some doubt that an aircraft carrier can approach an enemy-held coast and survive concentrated attack by land-based airplanes armed with atomic bombs. The nuclear submarine can. It can cruise to the enemy coast submerged, rise to the surface briefly at night, launch its atom-armed missiles at short range and cruise away under water. It is probable that some missiles can actually be launched from beneath the surface. A missile-launcher of this type would be well-nigh undetectable...
...preliminary meet, Coach Bill Brooks will launch his Crimson freshmen against their Bruin opponents, and if the Yardlings perform as well as the varsity is expected to, two Brown teams will leave the Blockhouse with no more victories than the one they bring...