Word: zoning
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...planning on putting two forward lines on the ice at a time," Johnston said last night. "I overheard somebody on the plane this morning saying you can't score if you don't have the puck in their zone. Well, golly, I thought it over and he was right. So I got on the phone to Reay. With six forwards out there we'll be the only ones who cane score, hee, hee," Johnston churtled...
...Four U. S. fighter-bombers struck at North Vietnamese artillery in the northern part of the demilitarized zone yesterday. There were no reports that the mission was successful. U. S. field commanders speculate that the long-ranged North Vietnamese 122mm guns were moved into the demilitarized zone as a reaction to U. S. and South Vietnamese buildup in the area in connection with the Laos invasion...
Mission Accomplished. In mid-afternoon the first chopper, a Cobra gunship, swinging low to check the landing zone, came under heavy fire from the ground. It tried to roll out, but nosed into the jungle and exploded. The second, a Huey troop carrier, managed to land and evacuate 17 men. The third was hit by machine-gun fire and crashed. Two hours later, two more helicopters landed and rescued the downed chopper's crew and the last ARVN troops...
VIETNAMIZATION. President Nixon recently quoted Abrams as saying that, in Laos, ARVN has proved it can "hack it." It is true that battles like last week's bloody struggles at Fire Base Lolo and Landing Zone Brown show that South Vietnamese troops can summon considerable courage, even when outnumbered 3 to 1 or more. Yet it is also clear that the key to ARVN survival in Laos has been the lavish use of U.S. airpower. For their part, senior South Vietnamese officers say that Laos has exposed some leadership problems even in crack ARVN units, and the lesson, they...
...turnover was caused primarily by a Federal Communications Commission ruling that will limit the networks to three hours of nightly programming instead of three and a half between 7 and 11 p.m. (6 to 10 p.m. in the Central Time Zone). The resulting changes exceeded anyone's expectations. NBC's cancellations include Red Skelton, Andy Williams, Julia, The Name of the Game, Men of Shiloh (ne The Virginian), and Kraft Music Hall. NBC's Bill Cosby and ABC's Mario Thomas (That Girl) declared their retirements before they could be canned. ABC also clumped, among others...