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...Tempelhof airdrome are disappointed to see only a dozen planes on the ground. Tunner is proud of it. He has cut the time needed for unloading, checking, briefing and refueling to 30 minutes. The crews do not usually go into the operations office; it comes to them: a meteorologist and an operations officer in a jeep, a portable snack bar with a couple of German girls to sell coffee, cocoa, sandwiches...
...deemed unwise to expose the newly refurbished scarlet uniforms and bearskins of the Guard's Brigade. Snapped Tory M.P. Hugh Linstead in a letter to the Times next day: "Have we now reached the stage when no one in authority dare say 'carry on' if a meteorologist says it is going to rain?" Brigade HQ countered apologetically: "There were storms-there was a cloudburst over Clapham Junction [four miles away]." Britons felt cheated. Blimped the father of one subaltern: "Dammit, the Guards never run-nor do their uniforms...
There had been no rain for a month and the woods were tinder-dry. But promising-looking clouds were drifting over the great forest fire north of Sudbury, Ont. Kenneth G. Pettit, Canadian government meteorologist, hoped they were "supercooled" (well below freezing temperature). If so, he might precipitate them artificially...
Since 1936, the U.S. has had 41 major coal mine explosions. Coal mines are almost weatherproof, but Meteorologist Charles L. Hosier of Penn State nevertheless suspected that the explosions had some connection with the weather. Last week he had what looked like proof...
...time World War II came along, Partridge, already a respected amateur weather prophet, turned pro. The Coast Guard offered him a special commission as a meteorologist and he became, at 64, one of the oldest lieutenants (jg) in the service. In 1946, when WOR went to the Weather Bureau for a likely station weatherman, the Bureau promptly suggested Partridge...