Ocean

A victory ship's mysterious voyage.(Mail)(Letter to the editor)
World War II; 1/1/2010; 439 words; My uncle served with the U.S. Navy Armed Guard as a signalman on the SS Halaula Victory, making three ocean crossings just prior to the end of the war. His recollections match the recorded naval history. However, we can find no record...

Crippled Connie over the pacific.(MAILBAG)(Letter to the editor)
Aviation History; 1/1/2010; 479 words; ...moderated the vibration, put maximum power on the three good engines, and dumped fuel. Still, we descended to 400 feet above the ocean before we could hold altitude. Eventually we got light enough to climb up to 1,500 feet and reduce power as we returned to...

Shadows of the blitz in today's London.(Time Travel)(Travel narrative)
World War II; 1/1/2010; 1758 words; ...one wall: look closely and you'll see a swath of thousands of tiny holes making a big, arcing shape across the Atlantic Ocean, the result of the pushpins that had once been used to carefully track the hundreds of convoys that were Great Britain's...

The speed-up king: in 1940, a Danish machinist helped jump-start America's transformation from carmaker to weapons giant.(president of General Motors, William S. Knudsen)(Essay)
World War II; 1/1/2010; 4244 words; ...Americans had closed their eyes to the dangers of the European conflict, believing they were safe on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean, while others opposed American defense preparations for domestic political reasons. "The past two weeks have meant the shattering...

Police arrest illegal shebeen operators; Community angered by arrests as Western Cape Liquor Act takes full effect.(News)
Cape Argus (South Africa); 12/31/2009; 699 words; ...FRANCIS HWESHE Special Correspondent Police arrested 11 illegal shebeen operators in Masiphumelele informal settlement near Ocean View at the weekend, sparking anger in the community. The crackdown, which took place on Saturday evening, was followed...