Word: controller
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Dates: during 1980-1980
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Just eleven hours before the start of the mission, a sailor accidentally hit a fire control switch, dousing five of the RH-53s with sea water and foam. The aircraft were rinsed with fresh water and inspected. No visible damage was found...
London police decided to handle the embassy seizure with as much patience as possible, but they were hard put to control the clamorous crowds that assembled and turned the scene into a bizarre street happening. Pro-regime Iranian students, led by a zealot with a bullhorn, chanted, "Long live Khomeini" and "Death to Carter." Separated from that group, by the efforts of police, were the anti-Khomeini Iranians and the fed-up Londoners, who shouted, "Go home, go home!" A lively group beating drums danced for peace, and a group of Britons sang Rule Britannia. Lamenting the fact that...
...good deal, permitting a non-Latin liturgy that may now be dressed up by all manner of music and even dance. Though the Vatican has not shifted on basic doctrine, since Vatican II there has been relaxation by lay Catholics in the West in the practice of birth control and public questioning of such things as celibacy of the clergy...
...Africa, birth control is no issue. The people barely practice it at all. Quite the contrary: in the words of one missionary, many an African's esteem is measured by how many children he has rather than by how many books he writes. But what is John Paul to do about a country like Zaïre, where many priests are living with concubines? In some dioceses it is difficult to find a truly celibate priest to become bishop. Polygamy is also widely practiced, and there has been discussion about the possibility of admitting polygamous men to full membership...
Aided by poor officiating, the Panthers managed to stay close through the first 15 minutes. But when the Crimson roared out for the second quarter, it immediately regained complete control and churned out a three-goal burst to gain an 8-4 edge...