Word: fogged
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...weeks. That day 6,000 tons of finely divided wheat fields fell on Chicago's roofs and sidewalks. And the dust swept on, until its thick haze could be seen from the windows of the Department of Agriculture in Washington. It hung for five hours like a fog over Manhattan-the greatest dust storm in U. S. history, proof to the East of an unbelievably successful crop reduction in the Midwest. But the Administration was not grateful for this help from the Hand of God. No fear did it have of a real wheat shortage...
...across the U. S. from California to Florida the U. S. S. Macon got into rough air over Texas, broke two small girders, proceeded to Miami for repairs. Last week she set out to join the U. S. fleet in the Caribbean for maneuvers. Through a fog of military secrecy leaked news that not only had the Macon been "destroyed" by "enemy" aircraft, but also she had again suffered actual damage...
...Nantucket Lightship guided by its radio beacon, planning to alter course as soon as she passed the light. The usual procedure in such cases is to determine the proximity of the light by the increasing strength of the radio and submarine signals, and by the sound of the fog horn. However, in some instances,due to atmospheric conditions, "dead spots" occur in which it is impossible to hear fog whistles even though they be near at hand, and similarly, the strength of radio signals is erratic. In yesterday's disaster such conditions obtained...
Both the "Olympic" and the lightship sounded their fog signals according to the rules of the road, but neither heard the other until immediately before the collisions although in normal circumstances their whistles would carry two or three miles. That the radio operators of the "Olympic" were efficiently alert is evidenced by the fact that the ship followed the course of the radio beacon accurately--top accurately; at the same time these very operators were keeping a sharp look-out for any change of strength of signals, which was not detected. The combination of the unfavorable atmospheric conditions...
Last week, after nearly three months of zero-zero political weather, the fog lifted and U. S. airlines got back the mail. Satisfied that the major companies had reorganized "in good faith," Postmaster General Farley awarded temporary contracts to low bidders on 15 of the 21 routes recently advertised by his Post Office Department...