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...military sprays herbicides in Vietnam from planes, helicopters, and some ground equipment. Most of the spraying, though, is done from C-123 cargo planes. In the seven years preceding 1961 more than 11,000 spray flights were made by these planes; each flight effectively kills vegetation in an area approximately 85 meters wide and 15 kilometers (81/2 miles) long...
...astronauts spotted on the slope of Fra Mauro's Cone Crater. The odd white sample, which contains a few dark flecks and streaks, may be as old as the moon and solar system: 4.6 billion years. As insurance against any loss of Apollo 14's precious cargo, NASA divided the rocks into two batches for the trip to Houston, shipping one with the astronauts and the other by special courier plane. So expertly had the astronauts operated as field geologists, that on future trips, said Paul Gast, the space center's chief lunar scientist, moon visitors should...
...washed out, it is conceivable-though highly unlikely-that Lockheed would have to cancel the TriStar and follow Rolls into bankruptcy; in that case, the Pentagon would doubtless find some way to keep Lockheed producing C-5A cargo planes and Poseidon missiles. The issues are serious enough to have prompted at least one transatlantic telephone conversation between President Nixon and British Prime Minister Edward Heath...
...trail always increases after the monsoon season ends in September or October. It reaches a peak from February to April, the last months when supplies can leave the north and still reach their destination before rains again make the roads impassable in May. This year the trail's cargo has become more vital than ever to the Communists. Since last March, they have been denied the use of the Cambodian port of Kompong Som, where some 75% of the war material for all of South Viet Nam used to be shipped by sea. Thus, except for what they...
...same 15-to 40-mile stretch of road again and again until he can negotiate it blindfolded. There is a reason for that: headlights must be dimmed or even doused for much of the trip because of marauding aircraft. At the end of his run, a driver unloads his cargo at a transfer point and heads back for more. Each section, called a binh tram (logistical support) system, is under a separate command. "The man who runs a binh tram system is Mr. Greyhound," says a U.S. Air Force officer. "He says 'Send them down' or 'Hold...