Word: road
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...mile "buffer zone" between North Viet Nam and China, along with heavy attacks on Hanoi and Haiphong harbor. Since then, while bombers have not directly struck Haiphong's docks through which the bulk of North Viet Nam's war material moves, they have cut off rail and road links between the port and the rest of the country. The buffer zone and Hanoi itself have been hit sporadically, with pilots striking only at specific military targets and taking special care to avoid civilian casualties. Understandably, neither aviator favors a bombing pause. Said McConnell: "If you ever release...
Back in Sacramento last week after four days on the road, Reagan may have been tempted to change his refrain. The trip proved that the rookie Governor is one of the hottest speakers on the G.O.P. circuit. After dedicating a library at his Illinois alma mater, Eureka College, Reagan flew to Columbia, S.C., where a $100-a-plate fund-raising dinner packed in some 3,500 of the faithful for the largest and most lucrative banquet ever held in the state...
...airmen continued the strategy of trying to cut all rail and road access to the port of Haiphong so that incoming supplies will not reach the war zone. For the third time in a month, they bombed a highway bridge only eight-tenths of a mile from Haiphong's heart, this time dropped the center span. Scratching another target from the dwindling list of forbidden objectives, they hit a fuel dump at Tien Nong, seven miles northwest of Haiphong. The storage tanks were believed to hold 700 tons of oil for North Vietnamese trucks and power stations. The estimate...
Goldberg: Why did the chicken cross j the road...
Many of the sculptures were toppled by natives three centuries ago, during bloody internecine warfare between two island clans. Since then, erosion has taken its toll, natives have torn down ancient temples for their own needs; lately, road and airport engineers have joined in the destruction. The newest threat is the tourist invasion, bringing in its train unsupervised treasure hunting and souvenir collecting. Before it is too late, Father Sebastian pleads, a fund must be set up to uncover and restore the island's largely uninvestigated monuments. "Fully restored," says Tour Director Lars-Eric Lindblad, "Easter Island will equal...