Word: gearing
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...sloop, under full sail, runs aground on the western shore of Chesapeake Bay. No one is aboard the vessel, which contains CIA papers and sophisticated radio gear. One week later a bloated body is found in the bay. There is a bullet wound behind the left ear. Two diving belts weighing 38 lbs. are strapped to its waist. The body is identified as that of the sloop's owner, John Arthur Paisley, 55, a former deputy director of the CIA's Office of Strategic Research...
...hoopsters took a while to get in gear at Keene State, as they led by only eight points at the end of the first half, but Carle's 12 points and hot hands, and 12 more points by Gillian Raney, made for an easy Harvard win. Carle also collected 14 rebounds...
...undefeated Harvard freshman squash team started their 1979 schedule in high gear yesterday, crushing a visiting Williams nine, 8-1, for their fourth straight...
Accordingly, Wilson is proposing a two-seat lunar vehicle or quadracycle, made of lightweight metals. It would have wheels of a metallic mesh like those on the lunar rover to cope with the moon's dusty surface. Both astronauts would pedal while sitting; with a load of scientific gear, they could easily travel several kilometers without unduly exerting themselves. Best of all, while the cost of getting to the moon may be skyhigh, moving around on it should be dust-cheap...
...noon in New York 600 policemen in riot gear, on horseback, in helicopters and on rooftops milled above and about Chinatown. State Department officials and representatives from China's liaison office joined other Chinese, Americans and Chinese-Americans in staging a ceremony honoring normalization. Meanwhile, supporters of Taiwan stood nearby clutching furled and unfurled Taiwanese flags as they waited their turn to demonstrate later in the afternoon. At that moment things were peaceful, though confused...