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...felt like celebrating; this might at least be the beginning of the end of nine months of the Things. But they were warned to caution. Reports that the Germans were evacuating their rocket bases in The Netherlands, if true, might mean that the enemy would send over a final shower. Besides, V-1 could still be launched at England from planes operating at night from Germany itself. The despairing Nazis might even load up their obsolete bombers with explosives and guide them by radio to crash in England...
Since Christmas just three rains have fallen on Bogota. But not one drop has touched the city's reservoir, 15 miles away at Regadera (which means "shower bath" in Spanish). Intimidated by the brassy skies, duly alarmed by the nearly empty "shower bath," local authorities last week urged all Bogotanos to get out of town if they possibly could. Some water mains were already dry. Schools were beginning to close down. Washing an automobile was declared a crime...
...They dragged him into the shower place and Red gave a couple of little boys some socks so they wouldn't squeal. Then the rest of the boys started fooling around, wrestling, boxing and stuff like that...
...named Don took a dollar bill out of Emberg's pocket. Then Red Thomas asked him, 'Where's my dollar?' Emberg said, 'The other boys got it.' Red went in and got a shower handle and put it in his hand, under his glove, and began socking the boy. Red said grab his arms. A couple of boys grabbed his arms and Earl stepped on his leg. Then Red hit him in the nose and mouth until he was bleeding. Then Red told him to take a shower, and Red ate dinner...
...response is tremendous. Servicemen shower her with grass skirts and invasion money; they cable money for yellow roses; they write that she is "romantic and groovey" and "my ideal." One fan, irresistibly reminded of his wife, requested that Jill simply say: "The mashed potatoes are ready...