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112-year-old War Vet Publishes Autobiography - Msnbc
one of the world war i's last remaining veterans released a new book tuesday tracing the arc of his 112-year life. henry allingham — one of only a handful of survivors of the great war — joked with reporters as he signed copies of “kitchener's ...
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Pope Defends Pius's Efforts During World War Ii
pope benedict xvi said that pope pius xii had worked "secretly and silently" to save jews during world war ii, and he said he hoped that pius's beatification would "proceed happily."
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U.n. Urges Congo-rwanda Talks To Avert War
kinshasa (reuters) - the united nations urged congo and rwanda on friday to hold talks to avoid a war after kinshasa accused its eastern neighbor of sending troops over the border to back congolese rebels.
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From Cold War To Consumer World - Bbc Europe
the cocoon-like curves of a modzelewski chair, fashioned in shiny red fibreglass and the aerodynamic shape of the iconic vespa scooter - both are objects designed during an era of at once anxiety and aspiration, the cold war. objects offered ...
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Weapons Of Mass Desire: Ww2 For Consumers - Reuters
singapore (reuters life!) - a scooter produced from the spoils of world war two machinery. a chair inspired by the plywood splints for wounded soldiers. a fashion trend spawned by the military's vital need for protection. welcome to the world of ...
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Best And Worst Of The U.s. Senate Debate
i was sitting next to jack ohman, the o’s cartoonist, at last night’s nerve-rattling u.s. senate debate between sen. gordon smith (r-ore.) and democratic challenger jeff merkley. ohman inspired me to make a few of my own cartoons. i, in turn, disgraced his profession. sorry, jack. anyway, beyond being the “worst cartoonist,” here are my takes [...]
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'nine Sikhs Fought For Canada In World War'
nine sikhs joined the canadian army and fought in world war i in france and belgium.
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Paperback Of The Week - Guardian Unlimited
george orwell's war-time tribune columns, published together for the first time here, provide a window on the grimy world of the blitz. by the time the war started, orwell had lived a bit: he'd already joined the burma police, gone down and out in ...
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Will Filmgoers Rally Around World War Ii Movies? - Los Angeles Times
it's the one war in the last 60 years that doesn't divide politicians, pundits and voters. but can world war ii bring moviegoers together? starting on friday and ending at christmas, at least half a dozen dramas whose plots connect with world war ii ...
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Show Offers Introduction To Work Of Gordon Parks
from the streets of harlem to the pitiful slums of brazil, gordon parks focused his lens — and his life — on subjects that many people would prefer to ignore.
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Somalia?s ?forgotten Crisis? Worsens
while the audacity of a band of somali pirates who recently hijacked a ship has grabbed the world?s attention, the suffering of millions of somalis seems to go unnoticed.
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Serbs Probe Suspected Nazi War Criminal - Cnn
belgrade, serbia (ap) -- serbia's war crimes prosecutors formally launched proceedings wednesday against a world war ii veteran accused of participating in mass killings of jews and serbs during the nazi occupation. nazi hunter efraim zuroff of the ...
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Cold War Modern At The V & A Museum - Times Online
happy days, the cold war. it had its downs, i'll grant you - vietnam, mutually assured destruction, etc - but at least you knew where you stood: with us or against us. compared with today's brand of paranoia - a suicide bomber might lurk on the local ...
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Gps Could Save Airlines Billions In Fuel Costs
a world war ii-era air traffic network that often forces planes to take longer, zigzagging routes is costing u.s. airlines billions of dollars in wasted fuel.
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Crisis Could Crimp Defense Spending, Now At World War Ii Levels
washington — with the u.s. economy in crisis and military spending at its highest level since world war ii, military officials and experts are worrying that america may have to start reining in defense spending.
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Collectors Hail Gm's 'cars Of The Future' - New York Daily News
as post-world war ii america began to quench its thirst for new cars after a prolonged drought (during which automakers concentrated solely on defense production), a welcome level of affluence and hopefulness beganathe lexicon, with automakers ...
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Russia Shows Off The Spoils Of War In Georgia - The Independent
the russian army has put on display war trophies captured during the georgia conflict at a museum in moscow, in an attempt to reinforce its claim that the united states and the west were responsible for encouraging georgia to attack its breakaway ...
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Man Makes Amends For Stealing Toy Car During World War Ii
the mayor of abilene, kansas, recently received an envelope that contained one letter and two $5 bills. city officials say the sender, a man who identified himself as "bob," wrote in the letter that he was trying to make amends for a crime he committed during world war ii: in either 1943 or 1944 i traveled thru abelene, kansas and went into a 5 & 10 cent store. while there i picked up a 35...
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Wild Day On Wall Street: Stocks Suffer Through Another Day Of Deep Losses
2:33 p.m. update: by mid afternoon, all the major indexes were down more than 5 percent. the dow fell 527 points, or 6.14 percent to 8,056. as stock prices swing sharply on wall street, leaders from the world's richest countries are meeting in washington to form solutions to the financial crisis. have questions about what's going on? ask the plain dealer, and take our survey on how today's news ...
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Camorra Mafia 'declared Civil War' In Italian South - Daily Telegraph
roberto maroni, who has despatched 900 security personnel to the naples area, described the murders of an italian and six africans in shooting last week as an "act of terrorism". "the camorra has declared a civil war on the state, which must respond ...
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