Word: leathering
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...these pages, TIME presents exclusive photographs of the salvage operation, the Titanic itself and some of the recovered treasures. Among the objects brought up by French divers: a bronze teapot and coffeepot, a leather valise, a rococo vase, a statue of a cherub from the Titanic's first-class grand staircase and a ship's safe, which may contain a fortune in jewelry...
...took the short walk from his cell to the small green death room in the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola. He moved onto a podium and read a onepage statement proclaiming his innocence and his love for all. As guards fastened him to the chair with eight leather straps and draped his head with a green canvas hood, Rault managed a final thumbs-up sign...
Interiors have also been updated. Instead of the traditional dark teak, many modern designers prefer the pale look of ash and pastel fabrics to lighten below-deck cabins. They often pad walls with Ultrasuede or leather for sound control. Denison's boatyard allows customers to supervise every detail right up to the track lighting. Bannenberg even designs every spoon, every ashtray...
...that very moment, the perfect candidate for many Southern Democrats was traveling with his wife and 20-year-old daughter in Europe. In mid-August, Senator Sam Nunn of Georgia left Washington with his brown leather briefcase filled with memos and briefing papers discussing a putative presidential candidacy. Thoughtful and highly respected in the Senate for his mastery of defense issues, Nunn had announced in February that he would make no move to organize a campaign for six months, until after the summer congressional recess and the conclusion of his service on the Iran-contra panel. "Nunn believed that...
Within the mine sites, companies go to extreme lengths to preserve their profits. Each miner is watched at all times by two technicians and an armed security guard. The emeralds are typically put into large leather or canvas bags, which are locked in a combination safe and held up to 24 hours until a helicopter from Bogota, about 60 miles to the south, can take away the jewels...