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Before the service, a throng of proud parents jostled one another on the steps of the church, brandishing cameras and umbrellas and waving to their children. The seniors formed a lengthy processional to march into the aisles, their mortarboards shielding them from the downpour...

Author: By Erica L. Werner, | Title: Baccalaureate Service Held in Mem. Church | 6/5/1991 | See Source »

Harvard's final desperation drive got no farther than the Penn 19-yard line, when a torrential downpour descended on the playing field and rendered any passing attempts useless. QB Adam Lazarre-White was sacked on third and fourth downs to bring to an end the Crimson's Ivy League hopes...

Author: By Michael Stankiewicz, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: When It Rains, It Pours | 11/13/1990 | See Source »

CHESTNUT HILL--It was a game played in a downpour for the benefit of about 25 spectators. It was a night better suited for puddle jumping than field hockey. It was also the most significant night in the history of Harvard field hockey...

Author: By Sean Becker, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Stickwomen Reign Supreme in The Hub | 10/24/1990 | See Source »

...crowded into schools and hotels. As scattered rain dampened some of the fires in midweek, more than 4,000 evacuees were allowed to return home. But most of the blazes were still burning, and fire fighters said it would take days of rain to extinguish them. No such downpour was forecast...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Canada: Nature's Handiwork | 8/7/1989 | See Source »

Then there were the problems posed by nature. In October last year, a downpour sent near record floodwaters roaring along the spectacular gorge of the Williams, over the wall protecting the powerhouse and down into the turbine level. The water in the powerhouse fouled the turbine equipment and the vital compressors, which power the hydraulic systems, with stones and silt. The compressors had to be completely rebuilt...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Williams River Electric: Hydroelectric Power Tailored For a Country Stream | 11/7/1988 | See Source »

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