Word: warm
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...abnormal weather has been caused by what meteorologists call a "warm high," Charles F. Brooks '12, professor of Meteorology and director of the Blue Hills Observatory, stated last night...
...working together in a way to warm the heart of J. Edgar Hoover-as well as the 11,000 track fans present-decided on a plan. With Wilt not competing but calling out the times for each lap from positions in the infield, Ashenfelter would try to run eight evenly paced quarter miles of 66 sec. Thumbs down from Wilt meant Ashenfelter was behind schedule, up meant ahead, palms level meant on the button...
...TIME, Feb. 2, 1953), last week went one better. They showed the same sort of ignorance of the customs and temperament of the people of the Commonwealth in their coverage of Queen Elizabeth's good-will tour of Australia and New Zealand. In reporting on the warm, enthusiastic reception Australians gave the Queen and her party, some of the papers went overboard. After the Australian minister in charge of the royal tour cautioned the crowds not to throw small flags into the royal car and to show "Australian sportsmanship and fair play," some London papers 'treated the warning...
...North Pacific jet stream was discovered during World War II. It is formed when a cold air mass from the Arctic or Siberia meets warm air from the south, and it often moves faster than 250 m.p.h. To Pan Am, it looked like a pot of gold. Pan Am's regular route from Tokyo to Honolulu required a fuel stop at Wake Island. The dog-legged course was 4,320 miles long and took more than 17 hours. With a boost from the jet stream, Pan Am reasoned, the hop might be made nonstop, saving 450 miles and covering...
...enough to make book news of the latest volume by Robert Lewis Taylor, a profile writer for The New Yorker and, most recently, a biographer of W. C. Fields and Winston Churchill. The Bright Sands offers a good share of laughs, plus a steady run of chuckles and a warm feeling for the human race...