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...Farrell was watching Oppenheimer when it happened; "He grew tenser as the last seconds ticked off. He scarcely breathed. He held on to a post to steady himself . . . When the announcer shouted 'Now!' and there came this tremendous burst of light, followed ... by the deep-growling roar of the explosion, his face relaxed into an expression of tremendous relief." Oppenheimer recalls that two lines of the Bhagavad-Gita flashed through his mind: "I am become death, the shatterer of worlds...
...tomorrow, when the Crimson scrambles down from its bench to cheer the eleven men going onto the field, let the intangibles fall upon them, and, lot the roar of your blessings welcome them home...
...grand salon of Havana's domed presidential palace was packed to its mirrored walls with sweating, frock-coated diplomats and Cuban officials. From the plaza outside rose the roar of crowds, the snip-snap of firecrackers. Cannon boomed in salute. Carlos Prío Socarrás, 45, was being sworn in as Cuba's 17th President. With a warm abrazo, 61-year-old Professor-President Ramón Grau San Martin turned over his office to one of his favorite pupils, a student leader in the 1933 revolution that first raised Grau to the presidency...
...Difference. The fans, however, don't think of DiMag as a fielder. They come to see him knock one out of the park. Whether at Yankee Stadium or on the road, a reverent roar greets him as he strides to the plate. Joe tells himself that the pitchers should be more worried than he is, and they usually are. He is a cool, relaxed figure, his bat held high and motionless, as he waits for the ball to zip in from the pitcher's box, 60 ft. away, at something like 91 m.p.h...
...With a roar, 200 officials and spectators leaped to their feet. Two court officers jumped on Lewis and pummeled him until he submitted. The other defendants quietly surrendered to the court officers, who led them to the county jail...