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From June on, a series of dry air masses hovered far above the U.S., swirling around a high-pressure center. Winds moving around this center kept moist air over the Gulf of Mexico from spreading, and steered Pacific storms off to the north. As summer wore on, the dry masses sank steadily, becoming compressed and growing warmer.,as they came down. The result: hot, dry weather over most of the country, disastrous drought in sections of 13 states. Last fortnight, the drought breeding weather high was cracked and pushed aside...
...troughs of low pressure, plus the movement of the high-pressure center out over the Gulf of Mexico, did it. The troughs converged on the U.S. from the Atlantic and the Pacific. The eastern trough let in warm, moist Atlantic air; its western partner opened a path for moisture-laden air masses from the Gulf. Meeting colder air from the Pacific and Canada, the warm, moist air masses condensed and fell to earth as rain...
...said Sir Winston, "a word about myself." He seemed tired, and his eyes were moist, but with an effort he roused himself for the simple peroration that would proclaim to the world that Churchill is staying put. "If I stay on for the time being, bearing the burden at my age, it is not because of love for power or office. I have had an ample feast of both. If I stay, it is because I have the feeling that I may, through things that have happened, have an influence on what I care about above all else-the building...
...exploitation, the players seemed oblivious to the dark cloud. Some were nervous, but none cracked up. Bantam-sized (5 ft. 2 in., 103 Ibs.) Joe Sims of Birmingham struck out six batters, issued no walks, allowed only two hits in shutting out Schenectady, 1 to 0. The losers, moist-eyed but not bawling, pattered from their dugout to congratulate the Alabama players, who triumphantly hoisted Sims to their shoulders. The winners were then engulfed by autograph-hunting bobby-soxers. Piped one downy-cheeked champion: "This is worse than the game...
...every Sauter-Finegan arrangement has either a palpable atmosphere or a clear story line or both, without ever tripping over its danceable rhythm. With the precision of a Marine parade and the grace of a lace handkerchief waving on the sidelines, the big band runs through a notably moist version of Rain, a playful Midnight Sleighride, a dreamy April in Paris. Jazz-wise listeners only had an occasional sense of too much novelty for its own sake...