Word: assists
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...happily surprised about how good people would be with the fiche," and that the system has held up far better under intensive use than anyone had expected. Other areas where computers might be called is to help include the reserve books system, which is "growing and needs a computer assist," according to Feng...
...crew got down to work, releasing a Satellite Business Systems Comsat, the first of three communications devices to be deployed. The 1,069-lb. cylinder, to the intense relief of everyone involved, went toward its proper geosynchronous orbit 22,300 miles above earth without a hitch: the payload assist module (PAM) used for the launching was the same kind of device that had shoved two satellites into uselessly low orbits last February. A second satellite was sprung successfully on Friday, this one employing the new so-called Frisbee launcher. The mechanism, designed especially for the shuttle, acts as an Olympian...
Each fall, Geraghty embarks on an aggressive recruiting campaign that takes her to campuses across the nation. "People have referred to me as Bear Bryant," she says. A host of student recruiters assist in the ambitious drive, and Geraghty says they have been the school's most effective advocates...
...combat situations. Chaired by retired Army Major General Winant Sidle, the commission consisted of journalists and military public information officers. Last week Weinberger released their report and announced that the proposed guidelines are being put into effect. He also said he will appoint a permanent panel of journalists to assist in planning for news coverage of future military conflicts. Said he: "By forming such a committee, I wish to ensure that the media's viewpoint can be expressed in our highest councils on a continuing basis...
Egyptian Prime Minister Kamal Hassan Ali said in Cairo that his government is investigating the explosions. Last week a 15-man American technical team arrived in the area to assist in the Egyptian probe. Meanwhile, the Pentagon has issued a "notice to mariners" as a precautionary measure...