Word: pats
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...radar pickets, the Air Force for intercepting enemy bombers with aircraft and surface-to-air area defense missiles, the Army for point defense of U.S. cities and bases with its Nike system. To work at all, NORAD must function with electronic precision and supersonic speed. But in practice, hardworking "Pat" Partridge finds himself little more than chef for a batch of alphabet soup, including 1) USAF-ADC, the Air Force's Air Defense Command, 2) USARADCOM, the Army's Air Defense Command, 3) NAVFOR, meaning Naval Forces of the North American Air Defense Command, and 4) RCAF...
...political start came when he was appointed to fill a vacancy in the state senate from Esmeralda County; he explains his decision to accept as a simple matter of civic consciousness. Cord quickly began moving into the Democratic power vacuum created by the 1954 death of U.S. Senator Pat McCarran. He won labor support by pushing through a bill hiking unemployment benefits from $50 to $75 a week. He found favor with Nevada's powerful gambling interests by leading the fight for a bill giving them new tax benefits (the bill was vetoed by Republican Governor Charles Russell...
...last count, those unable to go to Hanover because of labs, studies, and other assorted complaints include Joel Landau, Sandy Dodge, Lee Barnes, Neil Muncaster, John DuMoulin, Sam Halaby, and Pat Liles. In addition, Skip Pescosolido's arm injury will keep him from competing in the javelin...
Nobody knows quite what went on between G.B.S. and the beautiful Mrs. Pat for whom he wrote Pygmalion. Their early letters, even the love letters, are high comedy, and those which show the long deterioration of their relationship are genuinely poignant...
...Pat Liles upset Yale's Stan McDonald to win the broad jump at 22 feet, 1/2 inch. McDonald finished in a second place tie with Downs...