Word: clouded
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Double Milky Way. The sun is a middle-sized, middle-aged citizen of the star cloud, or galaxy, known as the Milky Way. Astronomers used to think the "home galaxy" was merely a lens-shaped swarm of stars, revolving majestically in space. Now they think it has a more complicated structure. Last week two University of Virginia astronomers reported that the "red giant" stars seemed to be concentrated in a rough sphere near the hub of the galaxy. The commoner white stars (like the sun) had spread out in a wider, thinner disc. This discovery suggested that the red giants...
...Cloud Climbing. For making a silk purse out of a sow's ear, button-nosed Bo McMillin rates high as the coach of the year. He took a quick look at his material last September, and winced. Then things began to happen. Bo converted John Cannaday, ex-quarterback and guard, into a center; he moved Russ Deal from guard to tackle. Burly Howie Brown, thrice wounded in Europe, showed up just after the Michigan game, and plugged a hole at guard. Another ex-G.I, All-America End Pete Pihos, became a pile-driving fullback. Negro Halfback George Taliaferro...
...fire lookout peering from Watchman Peak saw the calm blue water, 1,850 ft. below, emit a giant belch. A cloud of smoke - or dust-filled gas - billowed out of the deep water, rose high...
...eight weeks ago that Oregon's famed Crater Lake began its unlakelike burps. Two days later, a second dust-bubble broke from the surface. The third, two weeks later, formed a cloud 300 ft. wide. Tourists began to flock to the lake to watch. After the road was closed for the winter, in late October, the lake uttered yet one more eructation...
Minor actors repeatedly stole the show. New York's Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia did it by raising a hand and commanding, "Come out, sun," when a cloud put the City Hall square in shade. The cloud passed. The sun came out, and the crowd almost killed itself laughing. Crowds along the streets politely applauded the Admiral. But they squealed at the sight of Marine Ace Gregory ("Pappy") Boyington, giggled and waved as a 17-year-old marine winner of the Congressional Medal of Honor bawled from a jeep: "Come and kiss me, girls...