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...wind and sea increased, work on deck became virtually impossible. Davis lashed down the tiller, and let the ketch stand alone. The crew and passengers spent the next four days in the Miru's cramped cabin. All the while, the Miru kicked and twisted, making sleep impossible; worse, the Davis' older son developed a bad case of measles...
Originally, the Indian zamindar (land agent) was a creature of the Turks, who ruled India in the 13th century. His function was simply to skim off a fat slice (often 50%) of the peasant soil-tiller's earnings, keep a cut for himself, and turn the rest over to his superior on the feudal ladder. Under the Moguls, who followed the Turks, India's peasants were systematically exploited but rarely dispossessed...
...Sheen published his 36th full-length book, The World's First Love, about the Virgin Mary. Like all his others, the book is dedicated to Mary - or, as he puts it in the dedication, "the Woman Who, in a world of Reds, shows forth the blue of hope." Tiller of the Soul. More than anything else, it was Sheen's conversions that made him a national figure. His many well-meaning friends sometimes act as self-appointed talent scouts, and give him suggestions on likely prospects. Sometimes Sheen himself takes the offensive. When he got into a newspaper...
...fifth afternoon a lookout on the minesweeper U.S.S. Token spotted Gus Frazer, unconscious, sitting upright in the boat, his hand still near the tiller. Sammy, still alive, died half an hour after his rescue. His parents' bodies were still in the boat...
Nobody expected that Charlie Wilson's appearances before congressional committees in the future would always end as quickly or as cordially. But Washington, well acquainted with his work in World War II, agreed that there was at last a firm hand on the tiller of U.S. mobilization. As his first official act, Wilson had reached into business for two able, topflight men to assist him: General Lucius D. Clay and Sidney Weinberg. Both men will serve without pay. General Clay, 53, bleakly efficient former military governor in the U.S. zone in Germany, got a leave of absence as chairman...