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Fever Swamps. Buckley can be effectively pithy. When the British Labor government decided to equip police with breathometers to check drivers for drunkenness, he commented: "People are beginning to wish that the voters had been given breathometer tests when they voted in the present government." Or he can set sail on splendid seas of invective. "The Bishop of Woolwich, who is England's Bishop Pike only more so, announced recently from the pulpit of Canterbury Cathedral that he had recently traveled to America and there found that 'every Christian I met' was opposed...
...christen the ship, knew the name until launching day. Then, told the secret at last, the Queen stepped onto the platform at the bow of Britain's new, 58,000-ton luxury liner and proclaimed: "I name this ship Queen Elizabeth II, and may God bless all who sail...
...talk of runoff races, on the order of tennis' Davis Cup eliminations, to determine which country will compete against the U.S. Whatever crew it is will have its work cut put. Intrepid'?, architect, Olin Stephens, is brimming with ideas for an even faster 12-meter. Its sails, naturally, will be made by Ted Hood. And who will sail the boat? Said Mosbacher: "Given the same team, I would consider another Cup defense...
...American people can least afford to condemn speculation. The discovery of America was made possible by a loan based on the collateral of Queen Isabella's crown jewels, and at interest beside which even call-loan interest rates look coy and bashful. Financing an unknown foreigner to sail the unknown deep in three cockleshell boats in the hope of discovering a mythical Zipangu cannot, by the widest exercise of language, be called 'a conservative investment...
...racing skipper in the world. Confident and relaxed, he permitted Pattie to cross the starting line first in all three races-meanwhile steering Intrepid to windward, where the breeze was fresher and the going faster. His well-drilled crewmen twice outgamed the Australians in short-tacking duels, and their sail handling was consistently superior...