ONE FOOT IN MY MOUTH 7-8/6/14 No 13 Editorial:- The sun glinting off the swaying barbs that represents the limit of our vision, is so fondly reminiscent of the sparkling sea lapping along a golden shore. No not Shakespeare, nor any great writer that you may think of. It may be hard to accept, or to convince you most probably, but they are my words. What a load of shoemakers, but I`ve got to fill the page up with something. For the uninformed, shoemakers are also commonly called cobblers. Around The World:- Wonderful story of the navy war veteran, ex mayor of Hove, who at 89 years old left his care home without telling anybody, and boarded a bus to France so he could take part in the events in Normandy. Thats the spirit that got us through WW II. Did you see the goings on at the ceremony in Ouistreham, where a lot of the Worlds leaders came together to commemorate the Normandy landings. Putin could not be seated next to Prince Charles because of Charlie`s recent comments about Hitler and Russia, nor could you put Putin and Obama together. But the best was when a large TV screen showed a split picture of the two leaders faces when they realised they were on the screen. Another story of travelling without your passport. One man with dual nationality, travelling back from down under on his Australian passport, was allowed back into Britain after producing a copy of Private Eye. Immigration officials agreed it was near-conclusive proof of Britishness. History:- 7/6/14 1862; General B Butler orders that William Munford be hanged after he removes and burns the US flag on display over the New Orleans mint. I believe you can still be executed in the US for destroying the flag. 1929; The Vatican City becomes a sovereign state. 1965; Sony Corp introduced it`s home video tape recorder, priced $995. 2001; Tony Blair`s Labour Party wins another landslide victory in the British General Election. 2006; British Houses of Parliament were temporarily shut down due to a security alert. 8/6/14 1856; Pitcairn Islanders arrive on Norfolk Island. Very popular place. 1889; Cable cars start service in LA. Wonder if that should read San Francisco? 1896; The first known car theft is reported. 1914; 34.7 degrees f (1.5c) recorded in De Bilt, Netherlands. 1915; 92 degrees f (33.3c) recorded in De Bilt, Netherlands. What a difference 12 months can make. 1988; Nippon Airways announces that painting eyeballs on their aircraft`s noses cuts down bird collisions by 20%. Yes but does it stop birds from hitting the planes? Birthdays:- 7/6/14 1931; Virginia McKenna, actress, Born Free,(1966), 83. 1940; Sir Tom Jones, singer, 74. 1952; Liam Neeson, actor, Schindler`s List,(1993), 62. 1958; Prince, musician, Purple Rain,(1984), 56. 1965; Damien Hirst, artist, 49. 8/6/14 1925; Barbara Bush, former US first lady, 89. 1932; Ray Illingworth, former England cricket captain and selector, 82. 1940; Nancy Sinatra, singer,These Boots Are Made for Walking,(1966), 74. 1945; Derek underwood, former England cricketer, 69. 1955; Prof Sir Tim Berners-Lee OM, inventor of the world wide web,59. 1960; Mick Hucknall, singer, Simply Red (1985-2010), 54. Deaths:- 7/6/14 1980; Henry Miller,American author, (b1892), 88. 1996; (Francis) Max Factor Jr, make up inventor, (b1905), 91. 8/6/14 1771; George Montague-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax(b1716),55.Was he in any way related to the Earl of Sandwich? That would really take the biscuit. 1924; George Leigh Mallory, (b1889), 35, English mountain climber, dies along with Andrew Irvine, (b1902), 22, on Mount Everest. It is still not known whether they made the summit or not. I like to think they did. Such very brave men with such basic equipment. Sport:- Who saw the Derby yesterday? It`s like a must watch sport, like the boat race and the Grand National. Very British. Looking forward to the grand prix later. Have been half watching the tennis, but still find it tedious, however this final is quite something. And while on the subject, Ilie Nastase, 1973 French open champion is now a senator in his native Romania, while his compatriate, Ion Tiriac, his 75 year old Davis Cup colleague, flies himself around in his private 737. Just for hitting a little ball around. I`ll need new balls after that. Hay, we think centre court Wimbledon is a great stadium, which it is, but Roland Garros is not bad, hay? Word Of the day;- DEVOLUTION: n, the delegation of power, esp, by central government, degeneration. As in the Scottish referendum. Let them have it, but first rebuild Hadrians Wall.
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