Word: weathers
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...same buildings, looking at the same walls. But the sad truth was that he saw no real culmination, no climax to the whole thing. Harvard just sort of ended for him. Maybe everything would tie together when he took generals in the spring; probably not, certainly the weather would be better. April may be the cruellest month, but February is the worst. And by the time the weather improved maybe, just maybe, Beach would know what he would be doing after graduation...
...daily Ha'aretz, "a devaluation in leadership ability, devaluation in spirit, in values, in morale, in faith and self-confidence." Traditionally respected as the savior of the nation, even the army has come under attack for incompetence. Following a hue and cry about the lack of cold-weather gear for soldiers on the frosty Golan Heights, civilian volunteers and even tourists went up to the front to distribute American parkas, long underwear and woolen socks. The government is understandably apprehensive about the upcoming report of a blue-ribbon commission investigating the army's shortcomings...
...fairly snowless winter as on the gasoline crunch. Yet in western Massachusetts, which was covered with snow last week, the slopes are still underpopulated. Said Ted Trombley as he surveyed the empty parking lot of his Yankee Motor Lodge near Pittsfield: "Up until now we could blame the weather. But with this gorgeous weekend we just had, we're still off 50%, so we know the problem...
...Goodenow, Levy Byrd and Kevin Burke have been residing in the infirmary with the flu, and Ted Thorndike, who missed last Wednesday's game, is still under the weather. Wiz Wyatt filled in for Thorndike against the Huskies and scored the winning goal in overtime...
...viewed as a metaphor for the stark contrasts between wealth and poverty that pervade all Latin American societies. Dug into the stony walls near the top of the canyon are the most wretched hovels, those of the peasants most recently arrived from the altiplano. The weather in this part of the city, which is 12,500 feet above sea level, is pleasant on a clear day; at night, however, the cold is brutal. The air is very thin, and breathing becomes difficult after any strenuous activity. As the bus descends along the zig-zag road that hugs the rocky slope...