Word: sanford
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When General Hoyt Sanford Vandenberg, then a youthfully handsome man of 49, hurdled his seniors to become Chief of Staff of the new U.S. Air Force in April 1948, even his airmen friends agreed that "Van" was hardly the man for the job. The Air Force definition of its strategic mission had not been accepted, savage fights over increased air power were obviously ahead, and planning was restricted by the balance-of-forces system, which parceled out equal funds to the three services. Vandenberg, one of the finest pilots the Air Force ever had, was a shy, pleasant, introverted...
Newell B. Mack '56, of Kirkland and Madison, Wisconsin, was elected treasurer, defeating Irving K. Zola '56 and Bradley W. Stark '56. In the largest contest, Bridges won the post of secretary over four other nominees. Bridges, of Eliot and Sanford, Maine, was elected on the evening's only second balloting. Other nominees were Zola, Murphy, Richard S. Dolins '55, and Stephen L. Reynolds...
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Ward also had a perfect day at the plate for the varsity, knocking out two of the three Crimson hits off Gymnast hurler Jack Sanford. He went one better than Sanford in the strike-out department, setting down nine to Sanford's eight...
Climbs within the Selkirks vary, Francis said, from "simple snow" to high peaks, with Mt. Sanford, at 11,000 feet, the highest. Ranges within the Selkirks are the North Adamants, the Gothics, and the Blackflers, all at least a three day pack trip from civilization...