ONE FOOT IN MY MOUTH 14-15/5/14 No 11 Editorial:- Holiday weekend so quite a few inmates have weekend passes. These are in limited supply so you have to be quick to get one. Can be sold on for a good profit. Must not let the guards see this. When I was in the Navy, I was `persona non gratis` in Japan. It was just their way off imposing a little power. I went there 4 times and was never given a shore pass. There was one other in the crew with the same surname, so it was always first come first served. If I missed out I would climb over the dock wall. Just brings back memories. Around The World:- This Prince Charles , Putin affair reminds one of the old joke about surveyors on the border between Russia and Poland. They tell one householder that the border passes through the middle of his home, and he has to choose to be in Russia or Poland. The occupant says I could not stand another Russian winter. History:- 14/5/14 1844; Samuel Morse, taps out, What hath God wrought, (the first Telegraph message). 1862; Beardslee Field telegraph used for the first time. After 18 years (see above) He hath wrought patience, for heavens sake. 1862; Westminster bridge across the Thames used for the first time. 1930; Amy Johnson, the first woman to fly solo from England to Australia, lands. 1941; The German battleship The Bismarck sinks HMS Hood with the loss of 1,416 lives. There were only 3 survivors. 1986; Margaret Thatcher becomes the first British Prime Minister to visit Israel. 2004; North Korea bans mobile phones. 15/5/14 1895; Oscar Wilde, sentenced to 2 years hard labour for being a Sodomite. 1937; 1st airmail letter to circle the globe returns to New York. 1945; Arthur C Clark, proposes relay satellites in Geosynchronous orbit. 1953; 1st atomic cannon electronically fired, Frenchman Flat, Nevada. Lots of other people ducked as well. 1961; JFK, sets the goal of putting a man on the Moon before the end of the decade. 1989; Mikhail Gorbachev,elected Executive President of The Soviet Union. Birthdays:- 14/5/14 1926; Stanley Baxter, comedian,88. 1941; Bob Dylan, singer/songwriter, 73. 1949; Jim Broadbent, actor (The Iron Lady) 2011, 65. 1966; Eric Cantona, ex Manchester United player,48. 15/5/14 1908; David Lean, Film director, (Lawrence of Arabia). 1913; Richard Dimbleby, broadcaster (d1965), 52. 1927; Robert Ludlam,writer (The Bourne Identity). 1957; Alistair Campbell, former aid to Tony Blair, 57. 1959; Julian Clary, comedian,55. Deaths:- 14/5/14 1908; Old Tom McMorris, Scottish golfer. 1959; John Foster Dulles, US Secretary of State,(b1888), 71. 1974; Duke Ellington, American musician, 75. 1984; Jack Warner [Waters], actor, (Dixon of Dock Green),84. 1995; Harold Wilson,(Baron Wilson of Rievaulx),prime minister 1964-70 and 1974-76. 15/5/14 1924; Theodore Morse, composer, 51. Wrote all his music in code. I know it`s predictable. 1958; Roland Beaumont, cricketer, (5 tests for South Africa). 1996; Buck, dog (married with children), dies at 13. Hardly out of pupedry. Sport:- Now I`m all for improvements in sport particularly as far as safety is concerned. The advancement in the commentators aids, allowing them to illustrate to us what is happening has also advanced. We have the instant replay, and the pundits endless explanations of what should have happened. Just today I briefly saw a glimpse of some tennis. The commentator explaining that the sound of the ball hitting one of the players racket sounded different to last year. He promised to have a sound comparison for us to listen to after the end of that game. I was riveted, not daring to move in case I missed this earth shattering, but obviously vital information. After much discussion they agreed they sounded different. I shall rest easier in my bed tonight. Word Of The Day:- RUGGEDIZED:- US, adj, equipment etc, made hard wearing.
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