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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...quarter-deck sea-ladder. The light was 20 ft. above the water line, and pointed directly downward. At least two dozen flying fish of lengths varying from 18 to 24 in. were attracted to this lighted area. At intervals one or two seals came alongside, either in search of a meal, or else to play and sport with the fish. The weather was flat calm- no wind, water motionless, with barely perceptible swells. When swimming easily-not excited-the flying fish used their wings, not so much to assist their swimming speed as to increase their maneuvrability. Their main propulsion...
...their Government, were putting on pressure to force a Japanese reply by suddenly refusing to discount the sterling bills of Japanese exporters. Whether or not this was being done, Japanese Premier Prince Konoye meanwhile scared the British Admiralty to issue instructions to unescorted British merchantmen, bidding them submit to search by Japanese warships if challenged in Chinese waters. The Admiralty saved as much face as possible by adding that after such a search the Japanese warship concerned "must" report its findings to the Admiralty, as must also the searched British merchantman...
...time 21½ hours) Mattern's plane roared into Washington, D. C. Next day, with his report and dozens of photographs-including one of his Ford refueler flat on its back three miles from Fairbanks-he stepped briskly up the steps of the Soviet Embassy to discourage further search, to ask for $25,000 compensation for his wrecked ship. The Embassy differed widely with Mattern on his methods of search, Arctic conditions and the value of his damaged plane, expressed sharp displeasure at his failure to find the Red flyers. To his request for reimbursement under the contract...
...uninhabited and dangerous reef known as Wake Island." Before the storm pounded her to pieces, passengers and crew, thankful to be alive, recovered bit by bit stores and cargo-burying the latter deep in the coral sand. But their thankfulness turned to horror as the most intensive search produced no fresh water. Deciding to leave this dread, lonesome spot, they labored for three weeks to repair & supply longboat and gig salvaged from the wreck. Twenty-two set out in the 22-ft. boat; eight went with Captain Tobias in his even smaller gig. Overcrowded from the start there was scant...
...most other major issues; we differed from him only in believing that it merited debate and that the opposition had a right to be heard. . . . We wish him well but we shall watch his future progress with some misgivings; we suspect that the spirit of fair play may search him out and plague him in the pages of the New Republic as well...