Word: sailor
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Freshman women's lacrosse standout Chris Sailor was named to the All-New England Lacrosse First Team. She will play in the Nationals held at Madison College over the Memorial Day weekend. Teammate Anne Velie was tabbed for the fourth team...
...generation is thinking." He went on to deliver an address that was modern-minded and tolerant in its approach, whilst at the same time advocating the retention of the best of the old. Sir Charles Norris, one of the most senior admirals present, leaned over to another veteran sailor and remarked: "What a good piece of luck to have that young man as our next King." The second admiral retorted: "It's not luck at all, it's just a bloody miracle...
...warship docked at the base thus becomes a kind of factory where a sailor puts in a day's work and then leaves, just like any civilian worker. Single enlisted men often head for the Scuttle Butt, a lively disco bearing no resemblance to the "slop chute" E.M. clubs that former Navy men knew. The new informality is striking. According to some officers, today's sailor does not always say "Yes, sir," but may just as frequently say "Yeah," and then add, "Have a nice...
Instructors are having some special problems. Observes a training officer at Great Lakes: "The reading level of our recruits is often below third grade. That means the sailor can't even read a warning sign on a ship's boiler room." One reason for low levels: creation of the all-volunteer military has removed the threat of being drafted into the Army, which was for years an incentive for youths to join the Navy. This means a growing number of the Navy's recruits are young men seeking cheap vocational training or an escape from some social...
George de la Pena, 22. Soloist, American Ballet Theater. The slight (5 ft. 9 in., 140 lbs.) De la Pena's long suit is a powerful sense of theater. At A.B.T. he has danced such roles as the Bluebird in Sleeping Beauty, a sailor in Fancy Free and the Nutcracker prince. A high point came last year when he played the old dollmaker in Coppélia. A curtain-time substitute, he gave a dark, almost mystical performance that New York balletomanes still prize...