Word: haltingly
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...When the South Vietnamese troops first crossed the Laotian border on or about Feb. 8, their announced mission was to disrupt North Vietnamese supply lines in the area. U. S. officials clearly hoped that the South Vietnamese would be able to create a barrier through the area that would halt the flow of communist reinforcements and supplies until the monsoon rains begin in early...
...riders at top speed during rush hour. After doing several wide-radius circles through Union Station, and just when I was thinking our car had no business way at the back of this posse, the stolen car zipped around a corner and the police column came to a halt behind some innocent traffic. But the Big M was not to be deterred; he simply swung over into the opposing land, weaved his way around cars coming in the opposite direction, passed the whole column of police vehicles, and jammed the car with the six juveniles over to the side...
...House of Representatives voted 218-204 yesterday to halt further federal funding of the Super-Sonic Transport plane (SST) as of March 30. However, SST supporters will call for another vote on the issue within the next week...
...helicopters flew South Vietnamese reinforcements into Laos yesterday in an attempt to halt a North Vietnamese drive against beleaguered government forces...
...terminal point for the pipeline lies somewhere in the vicinity of Tchepone, a key depot along the diverse network of roads and supply routes running from North Vietnam into South Vietnam and Cambodia. Repeated bombing over the past four years has failed to halt the flow of material through these Laotian "sanctuaries...