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...article, about the U.S.-China rapprochement, fearing what effect it would have on U.S.-Soviet relations. Red China, through Chou En-lai's interview with the New York Times's James Reston, was uneasy about Japan, fearing it would turn into a nuclear nation, that it would swoop into Taiwan and Korea...
Awesome Panorama. If all goes well, the plan calls for a moon landing after a steep, 25° descent. As the astronauts swoop into the mountainous Hadley-Apennine region, the sharp slant of their approach path will give them an excellent view of the designated touchdown area, which is just west of a lunar feature called Index Crater. After that, Apollo activities for the next 67 hrs. are precisely scheduled. The plan...
...pressing buttons in front of two monitoring screens, the patrolman can revolve either camera 350° or sweep it up and down through an angle of 120°. Other buttons operate zoom lenses that enable the monitor to swoop in without hesitation on suspicious activities half a mile away from the cameras (which are located two blocks apart). When the patrolman on monitoring duty spots a crime in progress, he can immediately dispatch the nearest squad car to the scene...
...Quarterback Don Horn and one pick, while the Eagles swapped three choices to the Detroit Lions for Quarterback Greg Barton. But the biggest deal of all was pulled off by George Allen, late of the Los Angeles Rams and presently head coach of the Washington Redskins. In one swoop, he transferred a good part of his old squad to his new city. In return for one player and seven draft choices, he got six players from the Rams, including all three of their veteran starting linebackers. Allen was following his usual pattern of choosing experience over youth. "None of this...
...martians in Holyoke Center arcade goggle, swoop, slither, crawl, and ride dirigibles for the Christmas shoppers dashing...