Word: hug
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...combat plane with the so-called "variable geometry" wing, which extends for greater lift during takeoff and landing, folds back for less drag at supersonic speeds. Its "terrain radar," which automatically adjusts the plane's altitude to accord with the topography, is supposed to enable the plane to hug the ground while flying at a speed of 900 m.p.h. and thus dash in below the enemy radar net. If the first F-111 did hit a mountain, it was probably due to a malfunction in the terrain radar. The Russians, who have been experimenting with a swing-wing plane...
...staffer then sat opposite him, coaxed him into pretending that she was his business, finally got him to tell her "Go to hell!" He smiled broadly, conceded that he was "proud I could say it." "I am proud of you too," said the girl, who gave him an affectionate hug. Although the man returned to his factory, he felt less enslaved...
...tattered coat, baggy pants with wide suspenders, and a long, lachrymose mouth curved like an inverted halfmoon. The legislature was honoring him with a special resolution offering "warm gratitude for the pleasure he has brought to the world." Replied Clown Emmett Kelly, 68: "I wish I could hug and kiss every woman here and shake hands with every man." Later, Kelly met his match in another seasoned performer, Governor Ronald Reagan, and, after an exchange of show-bizzy sallies, begged off: "Don't make me laugh, Governor. I can't be seen smiling...
...Bear Hugs. As they listen to Arab fulminations, the Russians are becoming more cautious about their involvement with the Arabs. They gave a bear hug to Algeria's Houari Boumediene when he visited Moscow last week-but little else. They were aware that Boumediene is trying to stake a claim to leadership of the Arab left, but they made plain that Nasser is still their No. 1 man in the Middle East; after all, they have already replaced 200 of his 350 destroyed planes. Boumediene went to Moscow straight from Cairo, where five of the more militant and left...
...more if they are given a chance to touch them. So it was for the new children's zoo at Seattle's Woodland Park. Says the zoo's architect, Fred Bassetti: "We wanted the kids to play tug of war with the monkeys, pet the rabbits, hug the lambs, be chased by the geese-in a word, to participate rather than just look." Hence a minimum of cages and fences...