Word: weather
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Tensely, the assembled Allied command looked to Ike for decision. In such weather, airborne and amphibious landings could be disastrous; the storm, resuming, might isolate the leading elements cross-Channel. On the other hand, a fortnight of delay would demoralize 2,000,000 pent-up troops, tangle intricate plans, and perhaps tip off the Germans. The conference lapsed into silence while Ike briefly pondered the dangers. Then he looked up, his face brightening. "Well," he said...
...discontent, of listless workers, of idle and broken machinery, of incoherent direction, demanded action in Moscow. One day last month Pravda's lead article criticized the slowness of the Kazakhstan sowing and warned that the authorities on the scene would not be allowed to hide behind poor weather as an alibi. Nikita Khrushchev himself found it necessary to rush east to meet with the Kazakh Communist Party and discuss "at length" the problems of the virgin lands...
...return to its base, the XFY-1 will rear back into a nose-up attitude; then it will sink gently to its landing space. Convair engineers are confident that it can do this even on a rolling, pitching freighter plunging through dirty weather...
Handy Coolers. Light, expendable cartons to keep beer cool on hot-weather picnics are being put out by Milwaukee's Blatz Brewing Co. and Pabst. The Blatz carton, made of cardboard laminated to aluminum foil, carries a dozen cans of beer, has a Pliofilm bag along the bottom for ice, and sells for 15?. The Pabst carton (no extra cost) is a regular 24-can case lined with waterproof, resin-impregnated paper. Crushed ice, scattered among the cans, chills beer in 30 minutes...
...Ohio. Shippers may also profit by lower rates. The cost of shipping by piggyback is estimated at 20? per trailer mile v. about 24? over the road. Furthermore, piggybacking combines the advantages of rail and truck transport: 1) the speed and dependability of rail, no matter what the weather; 2) the flexibility and door-to-door delivery of trucking...