61.   Solovyov said this time flight controllers were more careful and quickly switched off nonessential equipment when they saw the voltage falling, preventing the loss of communication.

62.   Sosa said controllers were unable to see the plane on radar as it departed.

63.   Some news reports said the ground controller was a member of the Navy, but Navy officials said they could not immediately confirm that.

64.   The air traffic controllers are in contract disputes.

65.   The British and Dutch Forward Air controllers were furious.

66.   The controllers are demanding pay hikes and other concessions in their new contract.

67.   The controllers are essential to certain NATO operations.

68.   The intended target was more than a mile from the observation area where the controllers were, one official said.

69.   The instruments were supposed to measure ultraviolet light emitted by planets and stars, but controllers have been unable to properly point the telescopes.

70.   The radar controller was in communication with the pilot, guiding him back to avoid bad weather when the plane disappeared off the radar screen.