Word: relays
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Long-jump microwave beams are not likely to replace the short-jump relay systems: the power must be enormously greater (10,000 watts instead of half a watt), and the antennae must be great parabolic "dishes" 60 ft. in diameter. But long-jump has uses that are vitally important in military communication, where construction of short-range relay stations is impossible or impractical. For example the long-jump method could be used across the water gaps and wilderness stretches of arctic Canada, where it would make sense to relay to a rear headquarters the pictures picked...
Graham delivered his message from the flower-decked platform of Glasgow's huge Kelvin Hall. Sixteen thousand Scots sat in sirence before him and hundreds more were seeing him and listening over a TV relay near by. "I don't want anyone talking or moving for the next half hour," Billy began. Then, with voice vibrating and eyes raised toward heaven, he besought them to have faith and make their peace with God. He ended with the command: "Come to Christ." All told, 470 Scots came forward that evening to make "decisions for Christ...
Crimson captain Bob Rittenburg will run the hurdles and broad jump for the group, Don French will compete in the two-mile, Renny Little will do the quarter-mile and fill in on the relay team, while Al Wills will run the mile...
...medley relay went to the Grays trio of Frank Hamm, Jim Scanion and Jan Mares. A Matthews North team anchored by Zemo triumphed in the 200-yard freestyle relay...
...qualified for the finals in the 50-yard freestyle, 50-yard breaststroke, 50-yard backstroke, 100-yard freestyle, and the 200-yard freestyle. Finals for these events, and the preliminaries and finals for the diving, 150-yard medley relay, and the 200-yard freestyle relay will be hold at 7:30 tonight in the I.A.B...