Word: miles
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Martin-made missile lifted into a steep arc, soared "within ten miles" of Explorer VI, 156 miles up. It then continued squarely on course, plunking into the ocean 1,000 miles from the launch spot. The Air Force's argument: an airborne ballistic missile like Bold Orion, mounted on a long-endurance B70 bomber, would provide instantaneous retaliation against aggression, from a missile base that would be difficult to pinpoint and knock out; it might also be used against enemy satellites or spaceships. ¶Next day an Army solid-fuel Nike-Zeus anti-missile missile streaked across the skies...
...fifties were anxious to practice against competition, and held several "brushes," or informal races, with othercontenders for different events. In one of these, the Crimson eight brushed the Thames Rowing Club, eventual finalists for the Grand Challenge Cup and won over the full Henley distance of a mile and five sixteenths...
...this being the date of the only time when first university-wide crews from both institutions had previously met. Again, Isis rushed to an early lead and at the first quarter led by a narrow canvas. Never rowing below a thirty-six, Isis kept its lead until after the mile, when the Crimson's weight and power began to tell. But even the final Crimson sprint failed to shake Isis, and the race was not settled until the last strokes when the heavies stretched half a length ahead...
UMass defeated the University of Connecticut and Boston University in its last meet, totaling 30 points against UConn's 40 and B.U.'s 64. The Redmen's best runner, Ralph Bushman, covered the four-mile course in 20:33, as UMass bunched five men close behind the two UConn leaders...
...take the meet, however, the Crimson must break up the possible UMass domination of positions just below the top. Jack Benjamin, Ralph Perry, Don Kirkland, and Tony Field should be able to finish in the first ten. Kirkland, especially, may do well on the four and one-half mile UMass course, since the longer layouts at Franklin Park and New York placed a larger premium on endurance and experience...