Word: missions
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Despite the militant words, the mood of the crowd was almost uniformly cheerful. Eugene McCarthy had spoken at the assembly point, telling the marchers that their mission was "to light and lift the moral burdens which rest upon every American." Ahead, at the monument, were other heroes, including Rock and Folk Performers Pete Seeger, Arlo Guthrie and some performers from Hair. There, it appeared that Police Chief Jerry Wilson's crowd estimate of 250,000 might be low. A solid, bundled carpet of humanity covered the cold, hard ground. Even at Wilson's figure, it was the biggest turnout...
...later, they suggested instead that Apollo had created its own lightning; static electricity built up by its passage through the rain clouds had suddenly discharged, knocking out the spacecraft power supply in the process. "I think we need to do a little more all-weather testing," joked Conrad. Replied Mission Control: "We've had a couple of cardiac arrests down here too, Pete...
Television's shining moments seem to come when it shoots for the moon. During their ten-day coverage of the Apollo 12 mission, the networks plan to relay live color television of the astronauts' moon walk, which is set for Wednesday, Nov. 19. Lift-off is scheduled for Friday, Nov. 14, at 11:22 a.m., and will be covered live by all networks...
...often met by amusement or disdain. Nixon and Agnew came to the vice-presidency with very different intellectual and educational equipment; Nixon in 1953 was a young but consummate politician with far more practical savvy than Agnew brings to his job. Moreover, the present Vice President has a dual mission that was not necessary in the less ambiguous days...
...most positive response so far to Brandt's overtures has come from the country that suffered most under Nazi occupation: Poland. The Polish press, which normally rails at West Germany as a haven of unregenerated Nazis, called Brandt's inaugural address a "step forward." The Polish trade mission to West Germany has also started bargaining for an economic agreement that goes far beyond any deal previously negotiated by an East Bloc nation with the West. Totaling nearly $1 billion, the deal would give Poland access to West German credit, production licenses, patents and marketing procedure in return...