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Congress approves a special budget to build a plethora of B-52s. By the end of the decade, the Americans will have 2,000 long-range strategic bombers; the Soviets 150.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Moscow. Aviation Day. 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