Word: waters
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Seymour Hess, of the Lowell Observatory at Flagstaff, Ariz., reported to the meteorologists that Mars is a dry place indeed. There is so little water vapor in its atmosphere that if it all fell at once as rain, it would register less than a hundredth of an inch.* And the Martians (if any) are living in a rarefied atmosphere only one-twelfth as dense as the earth...
...stroking Terriers enjoyed an early lead, but by the end of the first eighth-mile Harvard was in command and Tech was a close second. With stroke Bill Curwen holding a 31 1/2 beat, the smooth Crimson shall had a half-length lead on MIT and began to open water on BY, which had faded fast to third...
Rowing the Henley distance of a mile and five-sixteenths, the varsity fifties were impressive as they took a quick load and held it. The margin was half a length going under the Harvard bridge, and by the time the finish line was crossed the Crimson had an open-water victory of ever a length...
According to witnesses, the skier made a sweeping turn on the headwall lip, lost his balance, and plunged into a stream of frigid water at the bottom of the crack. Rescue workers dug shafts in the sides of the crevasse and were able to catch sight of the victim's skis...
...workers felt, "If he wasn't killed by the rocks, he would probably have drowned in the water." Joseph Dodge, manager of the Appalachian Mountain Club and rescue chief, claimed that he couldn't have lived more than 15 minutes. "It may be days before we find him," Dodge said. "He's probably far below the ice field." Another searching crew will set out today...