Word: parallelling
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Jeeps moved slowly along a narrow dirt road parallel to the border, the G.I.s kept their eyes peeled for signs of unusual activity, such as East German troop movements or perhaps even the sight of Russian units, which usually keep themselves well hidden. Occasionally we halted directly across from an East German watchtower or work detail; when the G.I.s peered through their binoculars, they could see East Germans peering right back. At some spots we were barely five yards from the Communist troops but exchanged neither word nor gesture with them. Said Major James Steele, a tall, lean Texan: "This...
...they have built along the frontier to stop their citizens from escaping to the West. At one location, about 30 soldiers -guarded by other troops, in standard East German fashion-were sinking concrete pilings, stretching mesh wiring and installing self-firing explosives. Apparently the old system, consisting of two parallel mesh-wire fences with a minefield in front of each, was not considered deadly enough. Thus "improvements" are being made, at a cost of about $500,000 a mile...
Another great pipeline project is on the horizon. Three groups are vying to build a line to carry out the North Slope's vast natural gas reserves. One line would parallel the oil pipe; the other two would swing across Canada into the U.S. The Canadian government is expected to decide in August whether to approve one, or neither, of these routes, and the Carter Administration has until Dec. 1 to choose one of the three. Each carries a price tag of $8 billion to $ 11 billion, but nobody doubts that by the time the job is finished-probably...
...parallel proposal is being worked out by a Senate subcommittee under Kentucky's Walter Huddleston. The plan would also: create a National Security Council subcommittee to review proposals for covert operations, ban the hiring of outsiders to conduct illegal acts abroad (such as burglaries and antigovernment protests), prohibit political assassinations and require the FBI to secure federal court orders before conducting surveillance of suspected spies...
...fact, that the government has taxed gas up to $1.65 per gal. and has put a 33% tax on new cars. Can a city with this kind of problem really be worried about military matters? It can; North Korea's forces along the 38th parallel are only 30 miles away...