Word: gearing
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...climbed, the air pressure outside the aircraft gradually diminished. Meanwhile, the pressure inside the cavernous holds and cabins was built up. At 23,000 ft., the pressure from within had grown too great. The improperly latched door blew out, followed by the ramp and other pieces of gear...
...will be shifting into an even higher gear for its bout with Harvard. But, then again, Harvard has been revving up all week for the challenge...
...actor, and when he is harnessed properly, one of our best. This Richard Lester movie comes close to using him correctly, and besides, it has three other extremely talented comedians working for it: Phil Silvers, Jack Gilford and a battered depleted Buster Keaton. It never gets into the high gear which is part of its promise, but like all of Lester's work, it has a disciplined rambunctiousness and a feeling of fresh air. If Lester had been more comprehending of his actors' talents and given them the showcase they needed, instead of competing with them for control...
Kissinger: The U.S., as the President said, will continue economic aid to South Viet Nam. It will continue that military aid which is permitted by the agreement. The U.S. is prepared to gear that military aid to the actions of other countries and not to treat it as an end in itself . . . If for any reason the war should start at any level, it would be an unfair restriction on our South Vietnamese allies to prohibit them from replacing their weapons if their enemies are able to do so... This is what will govern our actions...
...together 276 people, including Americans, Cambodians and nationals of other countries, were lifted out aboard CH-53 helicopters from carriers Okinawa and Hancock. The choppers were protected by a 20-plane force of U.S. fighters and the staging area was secured by more than 300 Marines in combat gear. Several Khmer Rouge rockets landed near by during the evacuation...