Word: signal
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...unable to absolve Rear Admiral Sidney Bailey from all blame. He adopted an unusual procedure in directing the Hood and Renown to steer definite courses so close. ... It was incumbent on him at the proper moment to make a further signal to re-form his squadron...
...Come out and give us a chance to see what you can do," the new chief invited, then, almost in the same breath shouted, "Now, lot's get going. Backs on this side of the Cage with Bob Haley, linemen over there with Wes Fesler." That was the signal for the start of a practice session that sent newly reported candidates home with aching limbs, and a realization of what it means to work under now deal football...
Last January a British battle squadron was plowing in double column in maneuvers off the coast of Spain. On the yardarm of the flagship, the enormous battle cruiser Hood, appeared a flag signal for the squadron to form single line of battle. H. M. S. Renown, leading the second column, swung sharply inward. The Hood continued stubbornly on her course. Amid warning siren hoots, the two ships crashed together. No one was injured but Renown limped to Gibraltar for temporary repairs. The heavier Hood suffered $40,000 damages. Who was to blame...
...signal for the maneuvers was straightforward," cried Prisoner Rear Admiral Bailey. "The Renown made a bad shot at it. I have been her commander and 1 know she is a handy ship...
...pink zipper suit turned up in a Woolworth 5-&-10? store, talking his own private language, grabbing merchandise indiscriminately. Because the customers were amused, the management let him alone until he started painting the floor with shoe polish. At the police station, he pulled plugs out of the signal switchboard, nearly wrecked the teletype machine, dined on cheese, jelly sandwiches and milk, went to sleep, awoke and prowled in the basement coal bin, found a sleeping Negro there, kicked him in the face, refused a bath. At the New York Foundling Hospital, nurses agreed he was the dirtiest child they...