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Unfortunately, sturdier data must supplant this episode from Moe's fanciful History of Harvard. Veritas was one of several religious mottoes suggested in the early years of the College. At that time a spiritual team, Veritas was translated as "divine truth," the meaning Dante had given...
...level, one of the climbers suffered a mild heart attack. There was no choice but to set up a base camp-though for an ascent of 17,000-ft. Batian Peak, the highest of the mountain's peaks, this was much too low. Nonetheless, Benuzzi and the sturdier of his two companions, taking a route that professional mountaineers had declared impassable, set out for Batian...
...newspaper conscience, he said, developed out of the "startling contradiction"--that of "sturdier character along with monopoly and wealth...
Said one Chris-Craft man: "Anybody who can read English can put together one of these kits." With metals growing short, many boatmakers are switching to plastics and molded plywood hulls, which are easier to maintain and often sturdier. Sample: the 24-ft. Raven sailboat, a new racing class which has caught on fast, is now being made of Fiberglas, permanently impregnated with paint ($2,885 without sails). Light, low-priced planing sailboats are coming into their own. Simplest of all is the surfboard-like Sailfish, from...
...proving ground in California, and were reputed to be even faster. Russia's vaunted MIG-15, which had "walked away" from F80 Shooting Stars in Korea, is certainly almost as fast as the Sabre (and may be equally fast), but the F-86s were touted as sturdier, more maneuverable and harder-hitting. The F-86s in Korea belonged to the 4th Fighter Group, commanded by Colonel John Meyer, leading European theater ace of World...