Article: Gathering dust.(News)

Article: Wartime naval legend Exeter found off Java
The Sunday Telegraph London;  May 18, 2008 ;     700+ words ...THE WRECK of one of the Second World War's most famous warships has been found by deep sea explorers, 66 years after it was lost in battle. The cruiser HMS Exeter, best known for its valiant role in the Battle of the River Plate when it hunted down the pride of the German navy, the Admiral Graf

Article: Wartime naval wreck found in Norway
Press and Journal, The Aberdeen (UK);  March 6, 2008 ;     307 words ...A Royal Navy destroyer lost with 110 crew members in 1940 in a Norwegian fjord was found this week. HMS Hunter, which was sunk during the first Battle of Narvik in World War II, remained undisturbed until a Norwegian minehunter found her. The discovery came after several attempts to find the wreck,

Article: In life during wartime, naval duty makes call
Columbia Daily Tribune;  April 29, 2007 ;     700+ words ...I reported for duty in the Navy at Camp Beardown, the campus of the University of Arizona, in Tucson, on or about Aug. 1, 1943, for the 90-day wonder course. The idea was to make officers out of us in 90 days. With the deep voice that God blessed me with, I tried out for company adjutant and won

Article: Einstein's telescope found gathering dust.
PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd.;  September 23, 2008 ;     554 words ...Einstein's telescope found gathering dust Jerusalem, Sept 23 (PTI) -- Albert Einstein's telescope ... Hebrew University along with other artifacts, has been found gathering dust in the basement of the varsity's abandoned planetarium ...

Article: 200,000 treasures at football museum left gathering ...
Evening Times;  June 17, 2004 ;     628 words ... ... Association and memorabilia from clubs all over Scotland, is gathering dust in a storage facility in Maryhill. Only one professional ... historical record but these artefacts are hidden away, gathering dust." Another ex-employee added: "The collection has great ...

Article: JFK visit captured in forgotten photos Pictures found ...
Yorkshire Post;  January 27, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... before he was killed. And they would have stayed there gathering dust had amateur photographer Alan Henderson not decided to clear ... before he was killed. And they would have stayed there gathering dust had amateur photographer Alan Henderson not decided to clear ...

Article: Gathering dust: Ekurhuleni's 500 new ...
Daily News (South Africa);  October 6, 2008 ;     591 words ... ... should be patrolling the streets of Ekurhuleni, but almost 500 Metro Police cars, which cost taxpayers R88 million, are gathering dust in a parking lot. By the time the desperately needed new fleet is put to use, it would have stood idle for six months ...