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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...contest between bomber and fighter is almost as old as air warfare, and the balance has never stayed in the same position for long. A good bomber may get superiority, but it has never held it; fighter designers, occasionally behind in development, have always caught up. General McNarney thinks that the great 6-36, the Air Force's heavy bomber, can now cope with fighters and can hold its advantage for a while. Though much slower (about 400 m.p.h. in emergencies) than fighters, the 6-36 flies at an altitude where jet engines lose much of their power. Further...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Tactics Up in the Air | 5/16/1949 | See Source »

Zurier was a winner of a $100 award in Wednesday's Coolidge Debate prize contest, rather than Donald L. Bornstein '50, as reported...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Orators Split in 2 H-Y-P Debates | 5/14/1949 | See Source »

Dick Merryman's freshman lacrosse squad will be after its sixth victory at Tabor Academy today. It has played eight games so far and has lost three, and chances are that it will add today's contest to its success record. The Tabor team is comparatively mediocre, while the heavy Crimson squad has shown steady improvement with the experience they have received against such top lacrosse teams as Andover, Exeter, and the Dartmouth freshman...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 1952 Seeks Sixth Lacrosse Victory | 5/14/1949 | See Source »

...formed new midfield trios before the Dartmouth contest, but the squad wasn't really performing in top shape and it was hard to judge the coordination and endurance of the three midfields...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: '52 'Crosse Team Encounters Tufts Freshmen Today | 5/11/1949 | See Source »

...debates will compete today for two $100 prizes in the annual Coolidge debate contest which will start at 3 p.m. in the Germanic Museum...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Orators Compete Today for $100 Coolidge Prizes | 5/11/1949 | See Source »

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