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By turns, her beautifully sung Norma is fierce, tender, venomous and pitiful. | sung | {
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By turns, her beautifully sung Norma is fierce, tender, venomous and pitiful. | is | {
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The tenor lead, Franco Corelli, and La Scala cast under Maestro Tullio Serafin are all first rate. | are | {
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In a raucous take-off on radio commercials, Singer Ray Stevens hawks a cure-all for neuritis, neuralgia, head-cold distress, beriberi, overweight, fungus, mungus and water on the knee. | hawks | {
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Of the nation 's eight million pleasure-boat owners a sizable number have learned that late autumn is one of the loveliest seasons to be afloat - at least in that broad balmy region that lies below America 's belt line. | learned | {
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Of the nation 's eight million pleasure-boat owners a sizable number have learned that late autumn is one of the loveliest seasons to be afloat - at least in that broad balmy region that lies below America 's belt line. | is | {
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Of the nation 's eight million pleasure-boat owners a sizable number have learned that late autumn is one of the loveliest seasons to be afloat - at least in that broad balmy region that lies below America 's belt line. | be | {
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Of the nation 's eight million pleasure-boat owners a sizable number have learned that late autumn is one of the loveliest seasons to be afloat - at least in that broad balmy region that lies below America 's belt line. | lies | {
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Waterways are busy right now from the Virginia capes to the Texas coast. | are | {
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There true yachtsmen often find November winds steadier, the waters cooler, the fish hungrier, and rivers more pleasant - less turbulence and mud, and fewer floating logs. | find | {
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More and more boats move overland on wheels ( 1.8 million trailers are now in use ) and Midwesterners taking long weekends can travel south with their craft. | move | {
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More and more boats move overland on wheels ( 1.8 million trailers are now in use ) and Midwesterners taking long weekends can travel south with their craft. | are | {
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More and more boats move overland on wheels ( 1.8 million trailers are now in use ) and Midwesterners taking long weekends can travel south with their craft. | travel | {
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In the Southwest, the fall brings out flotillas of boatsmen who find the summer too hot for comfort. | brings out | {
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In the Southwest, the fall brings out flotillas of boatsmen who find the summer too hot for comfort. | find | {
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And on northern shores indomitable sailors from Long Island to Lake Michigan will beat around the buoys in dozens of frostbite races. | beat | {
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Some pleasant fall cruising country is mapped out below. | mapped | {
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Pleasure boating is just scooting into its best months in California as crisp breezes bring out craft of every size on every kind of water - ocean, lake and reservoir. | scooting | {
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Pleasure boating is just scooting into its best months in California as crisp breezes bring out craft of every size on every kind of water - ocean, lake and reservoir. | bring out | {
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Shore facilities are enormous - Los Angeles harbors 5000 boats, and Long Beach 3000 - but marinas are crowded everywhere. | are | {
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Shore facilities are enormous - Los Angeles harbors 5000 boats, and Long Beach 3000 - but marinas are crowded everywhere. | harbors | {
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Inland, outboard motorists welcome cooler weather and the chance to buzz over Colorado River sandbars and Lake Mead. | welcome | {
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Inland, outboard motorists welcome cooler weather and the chance to buzz over Colorado River sandbars and Lake Mead. | buzz | {
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Newest small-boat playground is the Salton Sea, a once-dry desert sinkhole which is now a salty lake 42 miles long and 235 feet below sea level. | is | {
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Newest small-boat playground is the Salton Sea, a once-dry desert sinkhole which is now a salty lake 42 miles long and 235 feet below sea level. | is | {
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On Nov. 11, 12, racers will drive their flying shingles in 5 - mile laps over its 500 - mile speedboat course. | drive | {
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In San Francisco Bay, winds are gusty and undependable during this season. | are | {
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A sailboat may have a bone in her teeth one minute and lie becalmed the next. | have | {
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A sailboat may have a bone in her teeth one minute and lie becalmed the next. | lie | {
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But regattas are scheduled right up to Christmas. | scheduled | {
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The Corinthian Yacht Club in Tiburon launches its winter races Nov.5. | launches | {
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Hurricane Carla damaged 70 % of the marinas in the Galveston-Port Aransas area but fuel service is back to normal, and explorers can roam as far west as Port Isabel on the Mexican border. | damaged | {
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Hurricane Carla damaged 70 % of the marinas in the Galveston-Port Aransas area but fuel service is back to normal, and explorers can roam as far west as Port Isabel on the Mexican border. | is | {
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Hurricane Carla damaged 70 % of the marinas in the Galveston-Port Aransas area but fuel service is back to normal, and explorers can roam as far west as Port Isabel on the Mexican border. | roam | {
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Sailing activity is slowed down by Texas northers, but power cruisers can move freely, poking into the San Jacinto, Trinity and Brazos rivers ( fine tarpon fishing in the Brazos ) or pushing eastward to the pirate country of Barataria. | slowed down | {
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Sailing activity is slowed down by Texas northers, but power cruisers can move freely, poking into the San Jacinto, Trinity and Brazos rivers ( fine tarpon fishing in the Brazos ) or pushing eastward to the pirate country of Barataria. | move | {
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Sailing activity is slowed down by Texas northers, but power cruisers can move freely, poking into the San Jacinto, Trinity and Brazos rivers ( fine tarpon fishing in the Brazos ) or pushing eastward to the pirate country of Barataria. | poking into | {
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Sailing activity is slowed down by Texas northers, but power cruisers can move freely, poking into the San Jacinto, Trinity and Brazos rivers ( fine tarpon fishing in the Brazos ) or pushing eastward to the pirate country of Barataria. | pushing | {
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Off Grand Isle, yachters often visit the towering oil rigs. | visit | {
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The Mississippi Sound leads into a protected waterway running about 200 miles from Pascagoula to Apalachicola. | leads | {
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The Mississippi Sound leads into a protected waterway running about 200 miles from Pascagoula to Apalachicola. | running | {
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Memphis stinkpotters like McKellar Lake, inside the city limits, and sailors look for autumn winds at Arkabutla Lake where fall racing is now in progress. | look for | {
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Memphis stinkpotters like McKellar Lake, inside the city limits, and sailors look for autumn winds at Arkabutla Lake where fall racing is now in progress. | is | {
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River cruising for small craft is ideal in November. | is | {
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At New Orleans, 25 - mile-square Lake Pontchartrain has few squalls and year-long boating. | has | {
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Marinas are less plush than the Florida type but service is good and Creole cooking better. | are | {
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Marinas are less plush than the Florida type but service is good and Creole cooking better. | is | {
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Ten thousand twisty miles of shoreline frame the 30 - odd lakes in the vast Tennessee River system that loops in and out of seven states. | frame | {
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Ten thousand twisty miles of shoreline frame the 30 - odd lakes in the vast Tennessee River system that loops in and out of seven states. | loops | {
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When dam construction began in 1933, fewer than 600 boats used these waters ; today there are 48500. | began | {
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His firm hand will be desperately missed. | missed | {
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Mr. Hammarskjold was in Africa on a mission of peace. | was | {
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He had sought talks with Moise Tshombe, the secessionist president of Congo 's Katanga province where recent fighting had been bloody. | sought | {
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He earnestly urged a cease-fire. | urged | {
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The story of the fatal crash is not fully known. | known | {
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The U. N. - chartered plane which was flying from the conference city of Ndola in Northern Rhodesia had been riddled with machinegun bullets last weekend and was newly repaired. | flying | {
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The U. N. - chartered plane which was flying from the conference city of Ndola in Northern Rhodesia had been riddled with machinegun bullets last weekend and was newly repaired. | riddled | {
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The U. N. - chartered plane which was flying from the conference city of Ndola in Northern Rhodesia had been riddled with machinegun bullets last weekend and was newly repaired. | repaired | {
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Whether this, or overt action, was the cause of the crash must be promptly determined. | was | {
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Whether this, or overt action, was the cause of the crash must be promptly determined. | determined | {
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The death of Mr. Hammarskjold removes the United Nations ' most controversial leader. | removes | {
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He was controversial because he was uncompromising for peace and freedom with justice. | was | {
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He courageously defended the rights of small nations, and he stood his ground against the savage attacks of the Communist bloc. | defended | {
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The Congo, in whose cause he died, was the scene of one of his greatest triumphs. | died | {
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The Congo, in whose cause he died, was the scene of one of his greatest triumphs. | was | {
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His policies had resolved the conflicts that threatened to ignite the cold war and workable solutions were beginning to take shape. | resolved | {
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His policies had resolved the conflicts that threatened to ignite the cold war and workable solutions were beginning to take shape. | threatened | {
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His policies had resolved the conflicts that threatened to ignite the cold war and workable solutions were beginning to take shape. | ignite | {
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His policies had resolved the conflicts that threatened to ignite the cold war and workable solutions were beginning to take shape. | beginning | {
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When the recent Katangan outbreaks imperiled these solutions Mr. Hammarskjold, despite the danger, flew to exert a calming influence. | imperiled | {
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When the recent Katangan outbreaks imperiled these solutions Mr. Hammarskjold, despite the danger, flew to exert a calming influence. | flew | {
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When the recent Katangan outbreaks imperiled these solutions Mr. Hammarskjold, despite the danger, flew to exert a calming influence. | exert | {
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He gave his life for his beliefs. | gave | {
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The U. N. session scheduled for today will meet under the cloud of his passing. | scheduled | {
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The U. N. session scheduled for today will meet under the cloud of his passing. | meet | {
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It is a crucial session with the world on the edge of momentous developments. | is | {
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If the manner of his passing moves the nations to act in the spirit of his dedication the sore issues that plague the world can yet be resolved with reason and justice. | moves | {
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If the manner of his passing moves the nations to act in the spirit of his dedication the sore issues that plague the world can yet be resolved with reason and justice. | act | {
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If the manner of his passing moves the nations to act in the spirit of his dedication the sore issues that plague the world can yet be resolved with reason and justice. | plague | {
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If the manner of his passing moves the nations to act in the spirit of his dedication the sore issues that plague the world can yet be resolved with reason and justice. | resolved | {
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That is the hope of mankind. | is | {
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Reaching agreement on projects of value to the whole community has long been one of Greater Miami 's hardest tasks. | Reaching | {
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Reaching agreement on projects of value to the whole community has long been one of Greater Miami 's hardest tasks. | been | {
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Too many have bogged down in bickering. | bogged down | {
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Even when public bodies arrived at a consensus, at least one dissenting vote has been usual. | arrived | {
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Even when public bodies arrived at a consensus, at least one dissenting vote has been usual. | been | {
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So we note approvingly a fresh sample of unanimity. | note | {
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All nine members of the Inter-American Center Authority voted for Goodbody + Company 's proposal to finance the long-awaited trade and cultural center. | voted | {
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All nine members of the Inter-American Center Authority voted for Goodbody + Company 's proposal to finance the long-awaited trade and cultural center. | finance | {
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