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Show We Faced DEATH y ( Continued from page 7) roller. Our port outside engine touched water first I was slammed against the instrument panel, hitting my head." Stewardess Carol Gould of Lyndhurst, N. J., had calmed the passengers, then strapped herself in a seat in the left front section of the cabin. "My instructions were to lead the passengers to a raft on the.left wing after tjhe landing. no (Like most of the 'survivors, Miss Gould has virtually recollection of the impact itself.) After the plane hit water, I went to loosen the raft but the left wing wasn't there. It had been sheared off. That made me nervous. $efore that, I had felt nothing at all; at least not consciously. A soldier opened a window and told me: 'Get out!' I sort of fell into the water and saw a raft, and I started to it." . ' Navigator Nicholson was busy, too. "My job was to launch the raft (after, the crash), but when I opened the wave knocked me over. I managed to rear door a throw the raft outside, but then the rope snapped, and the raft floated out of reach. I dove in after it, and two soldiers joined me. After about 20 yards, we caught it. The three 10-fo- ot -- of us climbed on it and started shouting 'Over here!' The sea was rough, and we could see people floundering." Lieut. Col. George H. Dent of Fredericksburg, Va., said: for thenoment "My wife Elizabeth and I just sat waiting What else could we do? I'm not clear wnat happened at imI ended up sore and pact ; my mind refused to think. But bruised. My wife and I got out together and paddled around, was cold, and the 8eas.were heavyt.:but we made; the raft Hands reached out and dragged Us up into it." Willie Smith found himself "on a roller coaster" of black, was floating chilling waves. "I grabbed onto a wing that and looked around for my 4riendr?7rfte.oniiJMicepti- - - it to make.it.' But he was gone; he hadn't made it The plane "started to sink under me, real slow, - making noises asjt weni dowm I saw sxwhe feljows using the buddysystem to seven of us floated around in a circle with our arms linked. We saw the raft pretty soon and started for it But only four of us could swim, and we lost the others in the waves. ing, 'We're-goin- g Wv V 9:00 , ... . ', '1 9:01 ' , 1 i - z ff', ..( 9:02 ' , . - 9:03 ' . """--'- -f I - -- 'v ! . v f A ,V f 1 (, . . and a Merry Christmas to all!) 9:04 boys' oxfords and girls' Hush. Puppies are family favorites at Christmas. 9:01 oxfords in Arizona Copper, have steel shanks for support, stay clean with an occasional brushing. 9:02 (', "more and colors. 100 Hush of than two are and oxfords styles Puppies COLORFUL women's slip-o'V l i I men's and chukka lined boots moccasins, y BREATHIN' BRUSHED PIGSKIN CASUAL SHOES BY WOLVERINE 9:03 LIGHTWEIGHT Hush Puppies like; these fleece WATER-SHAKIN- G " iv Hush Puppies, specially tanned to resist , uuya a JV vj qw mens a uiiicii weigh less than 12 oz. oer shoe. 9:04 Golf & Spatiilty Shoes 12.00 to 14.00 Younfsters' sizt 10 to Womtn'i sizt U & Mm'i sin 16 ':' soil; dirt and water, Include men's golf shoes and women's golf shoes. CHOOOG FROM THOSE STYLES AND COLORS CARRIED AT PI Nil STORES EVERYWHERE. UP TO 6 WIDTHS EASY-TO-CLE- AN ns oy |