Word: scaring
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Just what the U.S. military would do in space is not entirely clear. Aside from sophisticated surveillance satellites, there seem to be few military space projects that appeal to such tough-minded civilians as Secretary of Defense Mc-Namara. An orbiting atom bomb might scare some people as it swept over their countries; but if it were called down on an enemy city, it would be no more destructive than a single ballistic warhead. It would be vulnerable too, for its orbit could be calculated and small atom-armed rockets could be shot up to wreck it. Orbiting military posts...
Kelso's record was enough to scare off most opponents: only five horses showed up to contest the $108,800 race. They made up in quality what they lacked in quantity: included in the field were Never Bend, a sleek bay sprinter who had earned more money as a two-year-old ($402,969) than any horse in history, and Carry Back, the 1961 Derby Winner and a millionaire in his own right (winnings: $1,197,115). Willie Shoemaker was riding Never Bend, and his strategy was simple: get out in front and stay there. Driving...
What is baffling about opposition to the Corps is that none of the usual bogeys can possibly scare Congressmen. It does not cost much: only a meager five million dollars for the first two years. Neither a large bureaucracy nor duplication are imminent: a small administrative board will arrange training, and projects will be chosen only if no other service is available. And there is to be no Federal encroachment on the local domain: Corpsmen will work only when requested by local groups; they will not be sent anywhere...
...mass will put up a fight, of course, and it will take a little thunder and lighting to scare it away. But when the skies clear after the skirmish, the temperature should drop to the high 70's or low 80's, with the relative humidity a comfortable 30 or 40 per cent...
...gave him the money, Means kept her supplied with startling bulletins. The kidnapers, he reported, were suspicious of Mrs. McLean and would not deliver the baby at the appointed time. He sent her to South Carolina, where an accomplice turned up, identified himself as "The Fox," and proceeded to scare the daylights out of her with threats of violence. Next he sent her-and a nurse she hired-to El Paso; the baby, explained Means, was being held in Mexico, and he himself had actually seen the child. But in El Paso, Means told her that the kidnapers now wanted...