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The Opening of the Burma Road (12/23/38)
Microfiche-New York Times archives | 12/23/38 | F. Tillman Durdin

Posted on 12/23/2008 5:23:20 AM PST by Homer_J_Simpson

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TOPICS: History
KEYWORDS: milhist; realtime
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1 posted on 12/23/2008 5:23:23 AM PST by Homer_J_Simpson
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To: fredhead; r9etb; PzLdr; dfwgator; Paisan; From many - one.; rockinqsranch; GRRRRR; 2banana; ...

This marks the beginning of a long, strange trip.


2 posted on 12/23/2008 5:24:33 AM PST by Homer_J_Simpson ("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
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What is the area code for reservations at the Commodore?


3 posted on 12/23/2008 5:38:34 AM PST by Former Proud Canadian (I would continue my rant but I have to make sure my tires are inflated.)
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4 posted on 12/23/2008 5:46:07 AM PST by snippy_about_it (The FReeper Foxhole. America's history, America's soul.)
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King, Queen Go to Sandringham

LONDON, Dec. 22 (AP). - King George, Queen Elizabeth and Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret Rose left London by train today for Sandringham, their country estate in Norfolk, for Christmas.
5 posted on 12/23/2008 5:51:52 AM PST by KayEyeDoubleDee
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To: Former Proud Canadian

When you pick up the phone just ask Flo to put you through to MUrray Hill 6-6000 and she’ll take care of it from there.


6 posted on 12/23/2008 8:06:17 AM PST by CougarGA7 (Wisdom comes with age, but sometimes age comes alone.)
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To: Homer_J_Simpson

A lot of information today. I found the artile of the supeonas to the Hawaiian banks very interesting. Seems like Japan had designs to has American help fund their war effort.

I was using a movie poster of Pygmalion as the December picture for the year in review post but I’m wondering if I should change that to a picture of the Burma Road.

Funny that the French are caving to pressure from the Japanese. They will make a long series of mistakes in Indo-China between now and the 60s. Unfortunately we will get mixed up in their problem.


7 posted on 12/23/2008 8:10:39 AM PST by CougarGA7 (Wisdom comes with age, but sometimes age comes alone.)
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A lot of information today.

Here is some I just noticed. I have read quite a bit lately about Anthony Eden in Gathering Storm, but Churchill left this important bit out:

The London correspondent of the Lokal-Anzeiger writes that "Anthony Eden, darling of America's film world and most kissable idol of American flappers and elderly matrons, has once more become an ascending star on England's political stage."

Who knew there were still flappers in 1938? Maybe it should read "American matrons and elderly flappers." Anyway, I should think with the large staff of researchers Churchill had helping him with his memoirs one of them would have realized the importance of the "most kissable" angle.

8 posted on 12/23/2008 9:38:50 AM PST by Homer_J_Simpson ("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
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elderly flappers

Aren't they all at that point?

9 posted on 12/23/2008 9:54:10 AM PST by CougarGA7 (Wisdom comes with age, but sometimes age comes alone.)
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To: Homer_J_Simpson

I don’t know - this one may belong on the Religion board:

“light, flexible derbies of the new dispensation”

Those modern pre-mil dispensationalists aren’t just trying to take over our churches, they are trying to take over our hats as well.


10 posted on 12/23/2008 4:17:04 PM PST by PAR35
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