Tight squeeze: life aboard a nuclear submarine is exciting - but crowded!
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A sailor aboard the nuclear submarine USS Memphis shares a bedroom the size of a walk-in closet with two others men and stores his belongings in pan beneath his mattress. The crew is screened for claustrophobia and trained to perform multiple duties.
Publication Name: Boys' Life
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0006-8608
Year: 1993
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A hummer of a truck
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The Humvee, an off-road Army vehicle, is now available in a civilian version. The jeep-like model can roll over rocks and ford streams almost a yard deep. Only about 90,000 have been made since Arnold Schwarzenegger got the first one in 1984.
Publication Name: Boys' Life
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0006-8608
Year: 1992
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Books by boys
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Jason Gaes wrote a book about his experiences as a cancer patient when he was 8 years old. Other boys have published stories about whales, snakes and magic donkeys. Information on contests for young writers is included.
Publication Name: Boys' Life
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0006-8608
Year: 1993
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