"The AMA has its annual 'Nats' that draws over a thousand contestants and which has been going on for years.  Another small but growing group of hobbyists has also been holding a national meet for two years running, and they are just as proud of it, work just as hard for it, and have just as much fun at it as the model aviators."

This was the opening paragraph in the article "Rocket Championships" from the American Modeler Annual magazine from 1961.  The article was about NARAM, the National Association of Rocketry's Annual Meet, the NAR's annual contest, an event that has been going strong since 1958. 

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