Word: commands
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...spacecraft suddenly plummeted from the sky. A voice crackled over the radio: "Things are looking good." Then, in clear view of the recovery task force and millions of television watchers round the world, three big white-and-orange-striped parachutes unfurled, braking the descent of Apollo 14's command module, Kitty Hawk. Moments later, only 900 yards off the predicted target and just four seconds behind schedule, the heat-seared ship splashed into the water in a spectacular finale to man's third and most successful expedition to the surface of the moon...
...tiger cages" will be built by the firm of Raymond. Morrison, Knudsen, Brown, Root and Jones (RMK-BRJ) under a $400,000 contract. The funds will be provided by MACCORDS (Military Assistance Command Civil Operations for Revolutionary Development Support), the American paramilitary economic aid program here...
...disclosure coincided with reports that bad weather and increased North Vietnamese attacks have slowed the U.S. supported South Vietnamese advance into southern Laos. The Saigon command reported that the ground troops have advanced only one mile in the past three days...
...command reported that American helicopters have flown 5600 support missions in Laos in the past eight days. The South Vietnamese air force has approximately ten of its own helicopters flying resupply missions...
...fighter and 15 helicopters have been lost in the Laotian operation, according to the U.S. command. Other gources have reported that about 15 other helicopters have been shot down but recovered. These losses were not included by the command in the total of U.S. helicopters lost...