Word: harboring
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Useful criticism is necessary and helpful. But naive, ridiculous arguments as "Why should the U.S. engage in a war halfway around the world?" are irrational. Does anyone remember Pearl Harbor, Stalin's abortive promises at Yalta, the Communization of Eastern Europe? Maybe Korea rings a bell...
...both the rail and highway bridges over which supplies must pass to reach the rest of the country. U.S. strategists have decided that, for the time being at least, they will not try to deny access to Haiphong from the sea by bombing its dock areas or mining its harbor-and thus risking a confrontation with Russia if its ships are hit by a U.S. attack. Instead, the U.S. planners intend to seal off access to the port from the land side, hoping that Soviet and other materials will simply pile up on the docks...
...even more British than anyone had imagined. As the voters went to the polls for a special referendum to decide whether Gibraltar should remain with Britain or be turned back to Spain, the 2¼-sq-mi. crown colony was decked out in Union Jacks from its deepwater harbor to its 1,396-ft. summit. Stickers everywhere proclaimed such slogans as I'M O.K. WITH THE U.K. When the count was made, only 44 of the 12,237 voters opted for reunion with Spain. The rest-an astonishing 99.2%-preferred to retain their unique status as British subjects...
Sharing the Loot. Some residents of Long Beach find the islands so effective that they would like to see them made a permanent addition to the harbor. At night, the "apartment buildings" are illuminated, providing an appealing vista along the coast. Eventually, each island will be decorated with shrubbery, artificial 30-foot waterfalls and clusters of large abstract sculptures...
Buildings & Brides. Another coup came last year when Kroyer was called upon to salvage a 2,700-ton steamer that had sunk in Kuwait harbor and could not be raised by conventional pumping. Though he had never raised any vessel bigger than a test tube, Lab-lubber Kroyer had the answer. He shot the hull full of pea-sized, high-flotation, plastic-foam pellets until it bobbed to the surface, pocketed a handsome...