Word: hitting
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...commission found that at least 30 tons of fuel in the upper portion of the reactor core, which had lost the protection of cooling water, had reached the dangerously high temperature of 4,000° F or more. A reactor would hit the meltdown point at about 5,200° F-a level that ''may have'' been reached by a small but still undetermined portion of the fuel...
...Park was hit three times; one bullet struck him in the chest, penetrating to the spine, at least one other in the head. Cha was mortally wounded. Hearing the first shot, five KCIA agents armed with pistols and an M-16 automatic rifle rushed in and gunned down three of Park's bodyguards waiting in the kitchen and two others in another room. They killed four and wounded the fifth...
...SALT II, started bringing medium-range weapons closer to their territory?" To drive home the argument, TIME Moscow Bureau Chief Bruce Nelan reported, other officials privately drew a parallel with Cuba in 1962. One Moscow editor told him: "There was a crisis when you thought missiles in Cuba could hit...
...outflow from mutual savings banks in September hit $1 billion, a record for that month. Some banks are so pressed for funds that they have stopped making mortgage loans. Federal bank officials are sufficiently worried that they are preparing contingency plans to rescue any troubled institutions...
...personal computers" made by Apple Computer of Cupertino, Calif. In just four years, Apple has captured about 20% of the growing market for these relatively cheap (about $1,000) machines, which are designed primarily for small business and professional users. Sales in this new and rapidly evolving market will hit $300 million in 1979 and are growing at 45% annually...