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Dates: during 1970-1970
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During the five-hour stop at Fukuoka, the tower operators managed to slip Ishida a secret message. When the skyjackers were not listening, he was to tune his radio to a special frequency for instructions. A special message instructed the pilot to fly to Seoul, South Korea, rather than to Pyongyang...
...little. Though they lost three jets in a whirling five-minute dogfight, they managed at least to knock down an Israeli Pharitom, the first confirmed loss of one of the U.S.-built fighter-bombers since they went into action. In a triumphant mood, the Syrians promoted the MIG pilot who had downed the Phantom plane. A Syrian farmer who captured the two crewmen after they bailed out was presented with $125 in cash and a new pistol by Syria's strongman, General Hafez Assad...
...Italian monk-cartographer). Located 110 miles from Apollo's Ocean of Storms landing site, the target area is covered with jagged hills and ridges, some of them hundreds of feet high. There are relatively few level sites in the vicinity, and the landing will require all of Command Pilot Lovell's skill. But the Apollo 13 astronauts-whose motto is Ex Luna, Scientia (From the Moon, Knowledge)-are taking the risk because of the area's immense geological importance. Unlike the flatter, smoother lunar maria, the highlands have apparently been little changed since the moon was formed...
...often used more as a barrier than as an entranceway. Only 4% of the apprentices in the union-regulated programs are black. Union leaders argue that the apprenticeship system is necessary to maintain a high standard of skill. It takes only 16 months to train an Air Force jet pilot but five years to train a plumber. George Meany's rationale for that: the plumber must learn a greater variety of skills (Meany is a plumber). If blacks pass the rigid written tests needed to enter the apprenticeship program, they often fail the commonly rigged oral exams. One egregious...
...ended up in Hollywood, where for eight years he was Natalic Wood's secretary and close friend. She encouraged him to write, but most of his projects-including a TV situation comedy pilot starring Bette Davis as an interior decorator-were kicked around. Eventually he came to New York and wrote Boys. He had a lot of trouble getting it produced, but once he succeeded, the play took off. It has been produced successfully all over the world...