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...Colo., and the 2nd Battalion (Ranger) of the 75th Infantry came from Fort Lewis, Wash. The exercises were the first large-scale test of "interoperability"-coordination of the somewhat different communications systems, tactics and equipment used by the alliance's armed forces. Thus U.S. Cobra helicopters, armed with TOW antitank missiles, provided cover for West German tank units and were directed to targets by West German officers. Old tricks were also polished, like dropping a Sheridan light tank from a low-flying C-130 transport plane...
Sullivan's decision to terminate Cambridge's official relationship with Ellery came shortly after an Ellery tow truck driver killed Adrian Barnett, 23, of Watertown in a July 27 traffic accident adjacent to the garage's location...
...concentrate instead on providing auto repairs and parts. For example, Sears, Roebuck and J.C. Penney both operate a string of such centers nationwide. Yet hard realities cannot be denied. Like the Mom and Pop grocery store, the gas dealer who will check the oil, tune a motor or tow a car will almost certainly be ever rarer in the years ahead...
...rifle with a "starlight" scope for enhanced visibility and a shaped charge that can penetrate all known Soviet armor. For the heaviest tanks, we have the Dragon antitank missile-it's a one-man job, 31 lbs. I've shot it myself. Then there's the TOW missile, which has a longer range (almost two miles) but needs at least two guys to set it up. The missiles are guided by superthin wires...
Last night at the Cambridge City Council meeting, Mayor Alfred E. Vellucci proposed that the city create the post of police commissioner, a civilian who would head the police department. The move would relegate the newly-appointed chief to the number tow position in the department...