Word: docked
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Nixon unless he is in his office and only with his express permission. Even his cruises down the Potomac on the Sequoia are more secluded than ever. The Navy cannot seal off the entire river, but it has constructed an 8-ft. fence across the entrance to the dock and down an adjoining pier; now no one can see the President get on or off his boat...
...ship. Apollo will lift off from Cape Kennedy 7½ hours after Soyuz takes off from the Soviet launch center in Kazakhstan. Once in orbit, Stafford and Copilots Deke Slayton and Vance Brand will begin a round-the-world pursuit of the Soviet ship. Eventually they will dock with it, using a U.S.-built docking system to link the ships together. After the hookup, the Apollo will have to stabilize both craft in orbit since Soyuz is not up to the task...
...dock they all succumbed to that inarticulate feeling of quiet delerium which attacks champions, so all they could do was babble happily and grin like idiots in rapture...
...second boat's victory celebration was delayed until the varsity race was over and Harvard the victor. Then Harry Parker called his J.V. and freshman crews down to the dock to help his first crew celebrate...
There were no more meters, however, and the frosh had to stand around while their teammates flung each other off the dock. They could only savor the moment half-heartedly, thinking about next year...