Word: starting
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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With that bit of hedging, the Secretary announced that the Army would start a special school in civil disorders for ranking Guardsmen later this month at Fort Gordon, Ga. To further lessen the chance of Regular Army troops being needed to quell city riots, the Pen tagon has established a unique logistics system that will supply Guard units with specialized riot gear not normally issued through regular channels. Protective body armor, bullhorns, search lights and portable tear gas dispensers have been stockpiled at scattered secret depots throughout the nation. Enough radio sets to equip two infantry divisions have been...
Russian Marines. Admiral Gorshkov s ships are not only wide-ranging but among the world's newest and best equipped. Unlike the U.S. and Britain, both of which emerged from World War II with large surface fleets, Russia had to start practically from scratch after the war. The result: while 60% of the U.S. fleet consists of ships 25 years old or older, the Soviet navy's sur face fleet is sleek and modern. "Almost every time you go into a harbor," says U.S. Navy Captain Harry Allendorfer, an expert on Soviet seapower, "if there are no flag markings...
...while offering endless opportunities for self-congratulation. Beyond this there are specialized programs of exercise under the careful direction of experts. Whatever the exercise, the experts agree that it must be consistent-not just for weeks or months or years, but for life. In a familiar pattern, many Americans start by doing too much in the mistaken hope of doing better. Exercise should lead to exhilaration, not to exhaustion or pain. Back aches, slipped disks and lumbago can affect people who overdo the famous Royal Canadian Air Force exercises. Even joggers can ask for trouble. "The distance some of them...
...going rate for new associates at top Manhattan firms was only $7,200 a year-and much less in many other cities. But no more. Law students are abuzz with the news that the new rate at big New York law firms is $15,000 to start...
Power? Killy's start as so explosive that he once burst right out of his bindings. Control? "This is a sport of millimeters," he says. "Sometimes it's worth it to take risks, but sometimes it costs you more than you gain. For example, if you have three turns followed by a right angle at the end, the ideal thing to do is to take the three turns as fast as you can and still make the right angle tightly. But sometimes you are better off taking the first three turns more easily so that you can take...