Word: skipper
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...just completed a three-week voyage from Abadan, bringing to Japan her first petroleum shipment (15,300 long tons of diesel oil and automobile gasoline) from Premier Mossadegh's nationalized oilfields. At a special introductory price averaging 5.35^ a gallon, he had quite a bargain. Waiting to receive Skipper Nitta at the Kawasaki dock was a cluster of Iranian traders...
Today Harvard is rated a Slight favorite over Boston College, Boston University, M.I.T., Northeastern, and Tufts. In the "A" division, Jim Nathanson is skipper and Dean Howells is his crew...
...Brown will skipper in the "B" division with David Robbins as crew. George Robertson and Nick Baker Sail in the "C" class. The race was originality scheduled for April 20 but was postponed until today...
Bill got his Navy wings and commission in October 1941, and was shipped to Pearl Harbor. His skipper made him officer of the day for Sunday, Dec. 7, with the remark that "nothing happens here on Sunday." The something that happened that Sunday-the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor-allowed Ensign Bridgeman to distinguish himself in the only possible way that day by not getting wounded...
Jimmy Nathanson was the varsity's winning skipper. His crewmen were Dave Cabot, John Newhall, and Addison Closon...