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...salute, presented with flowers and bussed on both cheeks by Brezhnev, Kosygin and President Nikolai Podgorny, who had come to the airport to greet him. Together the four rode in an open car, waving to thousands of Russians who had been given the afternoon off, oddly enough, to hail the conquered hero...
...Eventually, study of these X-ray outbursts may provide a better understanding of the cause of solar-magnetic disturbances and help scientists to forecast flares. Such early warnings could be vital to astronauts exploring the surface of the moon. Unless they take cover in their spacecraft before a hail of particles arrives from the sun, the explorers could receive a deadly dose of radiation...
...Hail to thee, glorious scion of the Hellenic land...
...citation reads: "We hail a brilliant and persevering lady whose remarkable achievements in X-ray crystallographic analysis have significantly enlarged the horizons of science...
...soon clouded in confusion, contradiction and half-truths. But one thing was certain: the invaders, in their clumsy way, meant business. Before word of the bombing reached the north, the commander of the Cap Haitien garrison drove out to the airport to investigate the landings and ran into a hail of bullets; he was seriously wounded and two aides with him were killed...