Word: offi
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...coming out of the bloody hills," said one stunned American offi cer. They were indeed...
...Russian convoy grew and grew and grew. At first there were only three small four-wheeled armored personnel carriers. Then the small APCs were replaced by three larger six-wheeled armored cars. Then the Russians suggested that they might want to add a fourth. "What next?" groaned U.S. offi cials in Washington and Berlin. "Tanks?" The U.S. last week decided to put an end to the daily 2. 2 -mile circus. To the Russians went a curt announcement: as of midnight next day, there would be no more junketing through the U.S. sector to the war memorial. Instead, the Communists...
Last week, in response, Kennedy's open door to the East slammed shut. U.S. offi cials announced that a proposed Tito visit to Washington was postponed indefinitely -as was action on Tito's latest request for more U.S. aid. The Administration also said that Poland's plea for more fiscal credits would be shelved. Then the Senate urged the President to withhold aid from any nation that shows little sympathy for U.S. policies...
...There are three keys in each set, one for each of the three missiles in each squadron. The launching process cannot begin until the R.A.F. officer inserts his key into the slot in the control board marked Launch Sequence (bottom center). The warhead cannot be activated until the U.S. offi cer inserts his key in the War-Peace slot (upper left), thus complying with U.S. law that the U.S. must retain "cus tody" of any atomic warheads supplied to an ally...
...Union Carbide, the nation's second-largest chemical firm (1959 sales: $1.5 billion). He takes over from Howard S. Bunn, 60, who moves into the newly created post of vice chairman and is in line to succeed Morse G. Dial, 64, as board chairman and chief executive offi cer. Cornell-educated ('31) Birny Mason started out in research and production, moved into administration five years...