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Suddenly, thousands of Italians lining the shore let up a roar and pointed seaward. Out of the horizon sped the Leyte and the Midway. Well off the port, they dispatched four helicopters, and within minutes they were hovering over the Grommet Reefer; one by one, the survivors were plucked off to the resounding applause of the onlookers and set ashore. By nightfall, the 37-hour ordeal was over, and the happy crew was giving a banquet for Captain Saukant, last man off the broken Reefer, and in many a Leghorn household that night, Italians feasted happily on American turkeys, which...
Accompanied only by a half-breed guide, I have explored the seaward slopes of the Santa Marta Mountains inhabited by the Kogi Indians . . . Far from being reluctant to sex, the mama to whom I talked, professed interest and wonderment at my being one of the first white women he had ever seen. After cautiously inquiring if I was a wealthy widow, he promptly proposed. I did not stay long enough to disprove further Reichel-Dolmatoff's claims...
...Freddy and Claude, both good swimmers, finally decided to chance it. Side by side they dived into the water. Freddy was within two yards of the beach when he looked back and saw his pretty wife in trouble. While Morocco tribesmen shouted from the beach, the playboy-millionaire turned seaward once again. The effort was too much. Just as he reached his wife, Freddy's strength gave out. A great wave engulfed and drowned them both...
...Measured seaward three miles from the low tide line, and commonly called tidelands, although tidelands technically lie between low and high tide marks...
Newcomers to the island will come upon an old eight-room house with three baths and five bedrooms. About five can live comfortably there though more can squeeze in the house. It is located on the seaward side of the island, right on the water. Dotting the beach are several other summer homes...