Word: arizona
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...prospector who stumbled out of the mountains that ring the Arizona desert might be forgiven for trying to blink away a mirage. Below, on the hot sands near Tucson, shimmers probably the largest collection of aircraft ever assembled in one place in the history of the world. Some of the 6,000 vehicles are arrayed in neat rows that seem to curve off to the horizon; others swarm and cluster like a plague of monstrous locusts. Spread over 2,500 acres is an air armada that seems big enough to start World War III or, judging by the vintage...
Ideally situated in the warm, dry climate of Arizona, the base opened in 1946 as a storage place for battle-worn Air Force squadrons; since 1965 it has accommodated surplus Army and Navy aircraft as well. By now the inventory ranges from workhorse World War II C-47s to sleek F-111 fighters, from two-seater orange "bug smashers" on which the Army trained its chopper pilots for Viet Nam to dozens of "Super Jolly Green Giant" helicopters that flew Viet Nam troop-carrying and rescue missions. Some are there because they are not needed now, and others because they...
Radcliffe's two entrants in the women's NCAA swimming and diving championships in Tempe, Arizona, Laurie Downey and Nancy Sato, have moved to higher than expected places after the first round, with senior tri-captain Sato having a shot at the finals...
Shocked conservatives from both parties laced into Rockefeller. "Is this still the Senate of the United States?" Louisiana's Russell Long demanded. Said Arizona's Barry Goldwater: "I never thought I would see the day when the chair would take advantage...
Downey, hassled by academic scheduling problems that may prevent her from competing in the nationals next week in Arizona, finished third in the 200 individual medley with a time of 2:18. This was her best time and a new Radcliffe record. She also finished eleventh after qualifying seventh in the 50 backstroke...