Word: spotting
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...recovery helicopters from the aircraft carrier Essex flapped blindly through rainsqualls and fog in a vain search for the spacecraft. Then, Ap suddenly, the helicopters reported that they had picked up Apollo's homing signals. The spacecraft was only a third of a mile from its selected landing spot...
...most formidably inaccessible places is the labyrinth of arteries inside the brain. But at the latest meeting of the American Roentgen Ray Society, Dr. Sadek K. Hilal demonstrated a catheter with a magnetic tip that "swims" through small and tortuous arteries and can be guided to the exact spot that the radiologist or neurologist wants to reach...
Near the magnetic tip are two small slits in the rubber tube. With a syringe attached at the neck opening, the doctor can inject a dye opaque to X rays at the precise spot where an arterial abnormality is suspected and see the vessels clearly outlined on the screen of a fluoroscope. It may be possible, said Dr. Hilal, to use the catheter to inject substances to seal off weak spots in ballooned-out arteries, or to inject anti-cancer drugs into brain tumors...
...first half of the race, Harvard was still within a half length of New Zealand, but West Germany had moved up to press New Zealand for the front spot. And by the 1500-meter buoy, Harvard had slipped to fourth and continued to fade...
...country in rushing (with 1,415 yds. in 266 carries), scored both touchdowns in the Trojans' 14-3 victory over Indiana in the Rose Bowl. This year he has been offering more of the same. On the way to victories over Minnesota and Northwestern and No. 2 spot in the national rankings, O.J. carried the ball a staggering 73 times for 425 yds. and seven touchdowns...