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...wave-forms usually move from west to east in a stately procession. They drift fastest when the wind aloft is blowing hard and when the distance between the waves is comparatively short. When the waves are far apart and the wind is feeble, the waves may actually "retrogress," moving feebly toward the west...
This relationship gives the meteorologists a toehold. By measuring the speed of the wind aloft and the distances between the waves, they can predict with some accuracy how fast the waves will drift. They gather this information by means of sounding balloons that carry small radios. When such reports from all over North America are evaluated and combined with local data, the Weather Bureau predicts cautiously what sort of weather the waves aloft will bring to each part of the U.S. during 1) the next five days, and 2) the next 30 days...
...conflicting analyses of American civil liberties appeared in newspaper articles this week. The first article, by Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas, warned of a drift in the direction of repressive orthodoxy. The second, by Boston political pundit W. E. Mullins, stated that civil liberties are not under serious attack here, and that there is no emphasis on conformity. If Mr. Mullins had opened any paper besides his own, he would have learned differently. For in the past two weeks alone, three organized conformist pressure groups have drawn blood...
Scientists from twelve European nations gathered in UNESCO's mirrored conference room in Paris last week. Their purpose: to discuss the creation of an "Institute for Advanced Studies in Nuclear Research." Worried by the drift of European scientists toward the secrecy ridden research centers of the U.S. UNESCO wants a "universal" laboratory All work would be published and no one would be concerned with atomic bombs...
OKLAHOMA-16. Reports TIME'S correspondent at Oklahoma City: "A declaration by Ike in January or February could easily upset the present drift to Taft...