Word: relayers
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...offensive system is set up as a fast break system," Bullard said yesterday. "I play ahead of Eric (Zager) about 15 yards," he explained, "and Eric, Arty Faden, and Mark Zimmering relay the ball up to me on the fast break...
...idea is based on the signal-relay balloons that were used to reach isolated U.S. outposts in the jungles of Viet Nam. Like the military's message bearers, TCOM's balloon, or aerostat (from the Greek words for "air" and "one that stops"), as its developers call it, is anchored by cable over a fixed spot on the ground. In a test now under way in the Bahamas, an aerostat floating 11,500 ft. over Grand Bahama Island is picking up TV signals from Miami 110 miles away and rebroadcasting them on a local channel-in effect, trebling...
...Bahamas has been so impressive that South Korea and Iran have already placed orders for their own. Several other countries are seriously considering aerostats. At $5 million for a single-balloon system, they are not only cheaper than satellites, but also considerably less costly than ground-based microwave-relay communications systems. TCOM's president, Richard Cesaro, concedes that small modifications may be needed to meet local conditions. In regions inhabited by parrots, for instance, the balloon's tether may have to be made of a material other than the Dacron-like synthetic now used. Parrots, it seems, love...
...Staffer Louis Vance, who turned on the member's microphone. Only Presidential Special Counsel James St. Clair did not have a microphone. Under the rules, he was allowed to say nothing unless he obtained permission in advance from Rodino. St. Clair's principal functions were to relay the committee's evidence to the White House and, two or three times a day, defend the President to reporters gathered outside the door...
Robert B. Watson, director of Athletics, presented the award to Mitchell, citing the swimmer's contribution to the stability of the team during a time of numerous coach changes. Mitchell, who has three times been captain of his squad, holds several records in free style and relay events...