Word: snow
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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After bitter storm and snow struck much of the drought belt this month, forlorn farmers held out the bright hope that the weather cycle might have turned for good. Last week U.S. Weather Bureau long-range forecasters brightened the hope even more, reported that "recent upper-air circulation patterns are changing . . .the severe drought may not return in the coming growing season." Meaning: bigger crops, happier farmers. Probable consequences: more surpluses and plenty of new headaches for Agriculture Secretary Ezra Taft Benson...
...bigger than Tunisia, potentially much richer than Algeria. Morocco (pop. 9,000,000) is the most variegated of the three countries that once constituted French North Africa. In Morocco's north there are sweeping coastal plains and fertile valleys; in the south, the snow-capped Atlas Mountains soar 14,000 ft. above arid desert. Its cities range from modern Casablanca (pop. 700,000) with its bustling port and gleaming white apartment buildings, to the walled Arab city of Fez (pop. 180,000) with its ancient university buildings and its twisting casbah streets too narrow for automobiles, to the sprawling...
Crystallized Ball. In Amarillo. Texas, after predicting lower winds and snow flurries, Weather Forecaster Lawrence Smith was stranded at the airport for 21 hours by a howling blizzard and 5-ft. snowdrifts...
Like all touring teams, Cal has had to leave several of its stars behind due to "persona committments," and this factor, plus yesterday's long plane trip and the snow-free quality of this year's Eastern season should improve the Crimson's chances this afternoon...
...doubles, Snow and Ewart (M) defeated Alan Wolf and Blackmer (H), 6-4, 6-4; Keyes and Humphreys (H) defeated Lake and Moffett (M), 6-4, 5-7, 6-1; and Alec Bancroft and Pete Rient (H) won in straight sets over Weld and Field...