Word: guideposts
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...cooling system. Same evening the Zephir shot away, uneventfully buzzed the 2,390 miles to Pan American's Long Island base at Manhasset Bay. With four men aboard, the silver and yellow flying boat covered the route in 22 hours, using Pan American's radio as a guidepost. Shrugged Ruddy Captain Joachim Blankenburg: "A routine flight . . . an everyday event. I am glad to say, however, that we had about everything the ocean could offer in the way of weather...
...left Pilot Hughes dependent upon maps and city lights below. He recognized the lights of Kansas City, St. Louis, Indianapolis at hour intervals. Near Indianapolis a tailwind lifted his speed to 295 m.p.h., carried him past Columbus in 35 minutes. There the moon came up, gave him a definite guidepost to the Atlantic Coast, which he reached in another 105 minutes...
Thus, Harvard and Princeton no longer need to resort to ill feelings and emotional reactions to settle differences. But, aside from the present significance of the agreement, it should serve as a guidepost for all future occasions and as an example to other contesting colleges as well. There is no need for legal decisions when sportsmanship prevails. The Daily Princetonian...