Word: bombs
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...McCarthyism, argues that "the practices of McCarthyism were Truman's practices in cruder hands, just as the language of McCarthyism was Truman's language in less well-meaning voices." Charles Mee's recent Meeting at Potsdam portrays a vulpine Truman cynically deciding to drop the atom bomb on Hiroshima to frighten the Soviets rather than to vanquish an already prostrate enemy...
...damage two others. The Marines established a beachhead, then were pinned down for a time by vigorous small-arms fire from Cambodians hidden in a wooded area some 75 yds. from the beach. U.S. warplanes strafed the Cambodians' positions; a C-130 cargo plane dropped the largest American conventional bomb, which weighs 15,000 Ibs. But there was no need for the Marines to move inland; they were told by radio that
...tell Phnom-Penh in a radio broadcast, to be transmitted internationally, that he would halt military operations as soon as the Mayaguez's crew was released. At 8:45 p.m. (7:45 a.m. Cambodian time), A-6 Intruders and A-7 Corsairs took off from the Coral Sea to bomb Ream Airfield near Kompong...
Congressional and other critics have questioned whether it was necessary to bomb the Cambodian mainlaind. After all, about the same time as the assault began, the Cambodians had expressed a willingness to release the Mayaguez. Ford argues that the bombing was needed to keep an estimated 2,400 Cambodian soldiers stationed around Kompong Som from joining the battle on the island. TIME Correspondent Dean Fischer reported that the President told congressional leaders just before the military action began: "I am not going to risk the life of one Marine. I'd never forgive myself." Ford further explained: "The question...
With these varied tosses, a Frisbee team can generate a crisp, coordinated offense as players weave down the field hitting each other with short, hard passes. For gamblers, the long bomb is the most spectacular weapon: it sends receivers and pursuers in a frantic dash to catch the floating disk as it descends 40 or 50 yds. ahead. On offense, everyone needs the passing skills of a pro quarterback; the job of the defense is to block a pass or pick off the Frisbee in flight. Most teams use a man-to-man defense, though some are introducing zone coverage...