Word: parred
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...formation of three old Stearman biplanes droned over San Mateo, Calif., the Hamilton Air Force Base band burst into Anchors Aweigh. The flyers of the U.S. Air Force -and Navy, along with half a dozen civilian aviation groups decided it was high time to pay tribute to Snoopy, pilot par excellence and fearless scourge of the Red Baron. As the peerless pup's creator, Cartoonist Charles Schulz, stood at attention, they gave him a pair of gold wings and a picture of Snoopy in fighter-pilot gear. It was too bad that Snoopy could not be there in person...
Some areas, including PAR sites that must be kept intact to maintain defenses, would also be protected by Sprints. These sharp-nosed, two-stage missiles, with a payload of a few kilotons (equal to thousands of tons of TNT instead of Spartan's millions), are aimed at warheads that have eluded Spartan. By this time the attacking vehicle has passed into the atmosphere and is traveling at about 18,000 miles per hour. To kill it before it explodes near the earth, Sprint must travel at fantastic speed. Its exact acceleration ability is secret, but the Army talks of Sprint...
...PAR (perimeter-acquisition radar): the. highly sophisticated, long-range device that would spot incoming enemy missiles, track them and work in conjunction with...
...missile-site radar): a less powerful device than PAR, but one that provides refined, close-in surveillance of targets. MSR would direct the firing of Sprints and Spartans...
Dartmouth remains a heavy favorite to repeat last year's Eastern triumph, largely because of its outstanding corps of jumpers. Middlebury, however, lacks its usual abundance of stars, and sub-par performance in any one of the four events could permit a Crimson upset...