Word: escort
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...says that U.S.-Soviet relations have become tense because of Soviet military buildups in Aden and Iraq. The U.S. believes the Soviets aim at cutting off oil supplies, and it "surges" an eastern task force into the Indian Ocean. This includes an aircraft-carrier strike group, a convoy escort group, attack submarines and antisubmarine patrol planes. The Soviet forces in the area include land-based bombers, missile-firing submarines, cruisers, destroyers and high-speed missile boats. The computer?the Warfare Analysis and Research System (WARS)?projects a display of the positions, speeds and courses of the ships involved...
...Nice to meet you, good to meet you," he replied, beckoning to a nearby security guard to escort the young admirers to the exit. "You know, from an early age, I didn't get no respect--no respect at all. Not from my parents, not from my dog; the mailman bit me; the teacher wouldn't put me in the corner, only because she kept me away from sharp objects; my mother...
...bodyguard sat in front. An Alfa Romeo, carrying three plainclothes policemen, followed closely behind. About half a mile from Moro's home, a white Fiat station wagon came to an abrupt halt at a corner stop sign, forcing Moro's driver to brake sharply. The police escort car slammed into the rear of Moro's vehicle. Then two masked men jumped out of the white Fiat, opening fire on Moro's driver and bodyguard, killing them where they sat. Standing at the corner, ostensibly waiting for an airline bus, were four or five men wearing...
Paulovich says he'll never forget that time freshman year when he was filling in on the varsity boat in practice and varsity lightweight coach John Higginson started screaming about a seven-man boat. "He just couldn't see me over the taller guys from the escort boat," says Mike, who admits that as a high school athlete he "never amounted to anything more than a hill of beans...
Indiana Governor Otis Bowen became the first to declare a state of emergency. He assigned the National Guard to escort trucks carrying coal. The Indiana public service commission proposed a contingency plan for reducing power when utility coal supplies get down to an emergency level...