Word: intercept
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Ground controllers will then begin navigating the craft into closer and closer orbits of the sun by properly trimming the sail. Then they can put the ship-moving at a top speed of 198,000 kilometers (124,000 miles) an hour-on a course to intercept Halley's comet in March 1986. Jettisoning the sail, and "flying station" just two kilometers above the comet's head, the ship will take TV pictures and readings to determine the visitor's composition and origin. Says J.P.L.'s Murray: "We don't have a clue about comets...
...most important day of the year. Various female cousins are stationed on couches, exchanging news of family and friends in hushed tones, with an eye cocked to the window. Lest Jenny spoil her surprise party by entering unannounced, her 16-year-old sister Lillian is poised to intercept her. But Lillian's alertness is premature. An hour passes with muffled laughter and continuous conversation. Though guests were sternly warned to be here at seven sharp, the easygoing hora peruana ("Peruvian time") prevails. An hour and a half later only a few more guests have trickled...
...incidents from his CIA career, but the shadowy references that come out in his conversation are just as revealing. When talking about the agency or its operations, Odell emphasizes its omnipresence. Although hesitant to discuss domestic CIA operations, he does admit that he "was extensively involved" with the "mail-intercept" program. Pausing slightly, he adds that the CIA gave the Senate Intelligence Committee some documents dealing with that program that were "without question falsified." Odell also charges that the CIA aided the Washington, D.C. police in quelling anti-war demonstrations during the 1960's. All of these operations were illegal...
TIME has also learned that the Israelis have provided the Christian Lebanese with a small navy, whose mission is to intercept ships heading for the remaining Moslem-held port of Sidon. The fleet consists of five gunboats of the Israeli navy Dabur class and three of the smaller Yatush class. According to one Israeli who helped train 100 Lebanese sailors to man them, the boats represent "the first 'Christian' navy in the Mediterranean since the Crusades...
Harvard fans spent much of the game giving thanks for small favors, such as the failure of Brown defenders to intercept Kubacki aerials which floated into their hands and the occasional Crimson recovery of its own fumbles. The Bruins had their own problems as well in the first two quarters, but those were ironed out by the time the third quarter began...