Word: missions
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...shotgun overhead, drove off a nearby North Vietnamese fishing junk; minutes later, a rescue helicopter ferried Adams to his carrier, the U.S.S. Oriskany, where squadron 162 ("The Hunters") greeted him with a paper missile and a 2-oz. glass of Napoleon brandy, a cherished ritual after a particularly hazardous mission. To his parents in Minneapolis, Adams sent a laconic wire: "Unscheduled swim. Everything...
...North Vietnamese army had crossed the border, it said, and had massed in Quang Tri province next to the 17th parallel's demilitarized zone. It was the first full division ever reported to have come down, it numbered 8,000-10,000 men, and its apparent mission was to deliver a sudden and overwhelming attack upon the two northernmost provinces of South Viet Nam, including the old imperial city...
...Luftwaffe's problems have been compounded by its NATO-assigned mission: to fly under the Soviet radar net and toss 100-kiloton U.S.-owned A-bombs on tactical targets. Such a mission calls for great skill in low-level flying, the most dangerous altitude for speedy jets. Germany's poor weather has made learning the art especially hazardous...
...interplanetary travel to Mars and beyond. Gemini was also the first spacecraft to rendezvous with two different vehicles on the same flight. It flew higher than any previous manned spacecraft and Astronaut Mike Collins, at 35, became the first man to work outside, his ship twice during the same mission. All of which places the U.S. far ahead of Russia in almost every area of manned in space flight. rendezvous and With their docking while singular aloft skills-which the Russians have not yet begun to try-U.S. spacemen moved closer than ever to the moon...
...Suisse Romande, which he founded in 1918, he daringly premiered more new works than most conductors attempt in a life time. Ansermet built the Suisse Romande into one of Europe's most finely honed ensembles, guest-conducted almost all of the world's major symphony orchestras. His mission throughout has been "to bring things of value to light and to leave those of no worth in decent darkness...