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...m.p.h., about 30 m.p.h. faster than in either previous landing. The ship required nearly three miles of desert before coming to a stop, almost a mile more than before. Even before Lousma and Fullerton exited, inspectors had begun looking over the ship for damage. Though about 50 heat-shield tiles were chipped or missing, the underlying aluminum was only superficially scorched...
According to reliable sources, Suslov had ordered KGB General Semyon Tsvigun to halt the investigations in an effort to shield Brezhnev. Thwarted and angry, Tsvigun is said to have killed himself. Following Suslov's death, the KGB resumed its inquiries and the scandals exploded...
Nixon was right, as usual, in his psychological estimate of me. It is always difficult to reverse the relationship with a subordinate. Yet I realized that coherence had to be restored to the White House. Nixon could not function without a strong chief of staff to shield him from the day-to-day management of the bureaucracy and to implement his decisions, and Haig was the only possible choice...
...past few years, some dentists have added another step: bonding a thin laminate veneer, a prefabricated plastic shield much like an artificial fingernail, to the front of the tooth. Even with a veneer, the cost per tooth is one-third to a half that of capping...
...previous Administration, Jimmy Carter insisted that all high officials with significant investments shield themselves through blind trusts. President Reagan has set up such a trust for himself, but he has not ordered his top aides to do the same. This has led some critics to suggest that the Administration is insensitive to the appearance of financial impropriety. "Perhaps we're going to have to consider some strong, mandatory legislation," says Vermont Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy. Casey's hand-picked deputy, Max Hugel, resigned in July amid accusations of past illegal stock manipulation. And Casey is currently under investigation...