Word: flew
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...always, Soviet officials were cautious and cryptic when they reported the results of the maneuver. The two ships, they said, had closed to within 650 feet of each other under "automatic control." Then Beregovoy took over and flew even closer. Whether he actually completed docking was not made clear...
...continued to play for Dalmatian each year since. He flew to New York almost every weekend to join the team after the Harvard freshman season ended last year, and he plans to do the same at the close of this year's varsity competition...
...mere 40 minutes late. Though his talk ran longer than planned, Bailey, Murphy and Senator Abraham Ribicoff gradually pushed him back on schedule, and the Connecticut foray turned into a success. The Constitution Plaza hecklers were gentle, Waterbury's workers turned out in droves, and Humphrey finally flew to New York in high humor. Murphy, relieved but exhausted, boarded a plane for San Diego to handle this week's set of traps...
...Europe might bring down the full force of the U.S. nuclear deterrent on the Russian homeland-and World War III. Secretary of Defense Clark Clifford visited West Germany and West Berlin to convey firm assurance of U.S. protection. A few days later, Under Secretary of State Nicholas deB. Katzenbach flew to Belgrade for talks with Yugoslav President Josip Broz Tito, who is feeling pressure from Moscow...
Indeed, handling quick decisions aloft is a Schirra family specialty. Wally's father was a World War I fighter pilot who later barnstormed with his wife as wing-walker. Wally himself soloed at 16, and went into naval aviation soon after graduation from Annapolis. He flew 90 combat missions in Korea, shot down one MIG and scored one "possible." On the first unsuccessful attempt to launch Gemini 6, when the Titan booster belched smoke and flames without lifting off, Schirra correctly decided that there was no danger of an explosion. He made a split-second decision not to damage...