Word: return
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Four meeting in Paris at month's end: 1) the West would offer such "military concessions" as beginnings of disarmament in small zones of Germany, provided-a big provision-that the Russians accept inspection and work toward a general disarmament-with-inspection plan. This would be offered in return for 2) such "political concessions" as Kremlin agreement to make a start on German reunification. Both sides would encourage more contacts between West Germany and East Germany; the West would not recognize East Germany before genuine reunification but might be willing to deal with East German officials as Russian "agents...
...When it flew across the West German border into the southern corridor at 25,000 ft., three Soviet jet fighters closed in, wheeled to within 10 ft. of the transport's wingtips, buzzed annoyingly until it entered the landing pattern of Berlin's Tempelhof airport. On the return trip, also at 25,000 ft., it was harassed by Russian fighters all the way through the corridor to the western borders of Communist-held East Germany...
Grey -haired, cigar -chewing Bobby Burns, bemedaled 31-year Air Force veteran, heard Bell out, called the terminal to verify his story, then rang up Tachikawa tower. To the Pacific Express, already a hundred miles out, sparked a cryptic radio message: return to base. At first the pilot protested, but Tachikawa transmitted an unmilitary postscript: "You'd better do it, sir, or the general says he will have your plane brought back under air escort...
This season, though, practice sessions have been different. "For the first time since I've been with the team," commented goalie Chris Stone, "every man wants to return from practice knowing something new about lacrosse...
...among many lower-echelon officials of the Department, that a group of well-informed and intelligent Americans would help the United States and serve to counter-balance the Communist propaganda activities. The Administration, however, maintains its policy that anybody who has contact with Communists will be contaminated, and upon return pollute the United States--in all likelihood someone who would want to attend the Festival is a Communist anyway...