Word: holding
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...drive it no more than 9 in. deep. "The material was quite well packed," he said. "The way it adhered to the core tube, it gave me the impression of being moist." The astronauts managed to collect 20 Ibs. of rocks for the sample box that was supposed to hold sorted and identified rocks. Unfortunately, with time running out, none of the rocks were actually catalogued. At the urging of controllers ("Head on up the ladder"), the astronauts rolled up the solar wind experiment, placed it in a sample box, sealed both boxes, and hauled them via a clothesline-like...
Nixon will leave Asia bound for Rumania and the first visit of a U.S. President to a Communist capital in history. On his homeward flight, he will make a refueling stop at a U.S. Air Force base in Britain, pausing long enough to hold a meeting with Prime Minister Harold Wilson. But the trip is designed primarily to give the President a solid grounding in Asian current affairs. In the unlikely event that he does not bring back enough homework of his own, he will get quite a bit more information from Secretary of State William Rogers, who will leave...
...Mediterranean vacation cruise. It was canceled immediately. "This operation is being carried out without taking me into account, or the free will of the Spanish people," Don Juan said in a statement. "I am therefore a spectator to the decisions which will be taken on this matter, and I hold no responsibility in this restoration." There was no mention of abdication. Said one of his court officials: "Don Juan will not abdicate unless he is convinced that this is the only way to save the monarchy." That could set the stage for a showdown between father and son after Franco...
...week it will be the foreign ministers' turn to meet in Brussels. The overriding issue will be the question of British entry into the Common Market. The rest of the Six concur with Monnet's proposal for immediate preparations. But French President Georges Pompidou first wants to hold a summit of the Six, perhaps in October, before sitting down with Britain. The French view is likely to prevail...
...threat of a costly walkout, CTIP's McKee-controlled executive committee fired Cavanna and two of his collaborators. This month CTIP's 850 Rome employees went on strike. A group of militant strikers have taken over CTIP's modern six-story headquarters, which they promise to hold indefinitely. Said the rebels' placards: "Let the profits go where the brains...