Word: flew
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...flew guns one trip and baby food the next," he recalls with a chuckle. And he sees no irony in the combination. "They (the Nigerians) are offering the Biafrans a choice between starvation and massacre, and the Biafrans need something to fight both...
That also turned out to be a bad decision. The pickup was not being subtle now, and it repeatedly rammed the rear bumper of my car. I saw in the mirror that Confederate flags flew from each of two radio antennas. In a speedless Volkswagen, I could never run away. So I stopped...
...running skirmish erupted last week when a Big Red One brigade met the Viet Cong near the town of Loc Ninh, 75 miles north of Saigon. Ware, who made it a practice to be with his troops in combat, rushed to the battle in his helicopter. As it flew across the battle area, Ware's helicopter suddenly caught fire and crashed, most likely brought down by enemy ground fire. At 52, Ware became the fourth U.S. general to die in combat in Viet Nam.* Three of his staff and the four helicopter crewmen died with...
...boys has to be valuable for the rocketeers who send them out of this world. So there was Dr. Wernher von Braun, 56, director of NASA's George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, floating around the cabin of a C-135 jet transport while the pilot flew a precise "over-the-hump" curve to produce 30 seconds or so of weightlessness. Von Braun made twelve of the trips and marveled that the sensation was "exhilarating. You cannot imagine what it is like unless you experience...
Airlines, Salinger concentrates on helping the fund expand into new territory. Although there are 350 salesmen in 40 countries, 70% of the fund's sales so far have come from Latin America. Last week Salinger and his third wife, French-born Nicole, flew to Paris, where Pierre plans to live for the next year and a half while promoting the fund's European sales, which are thus far confined to West Germany...