China Match: Recovered dog tags from U.S. airmen Crew reported lost in 1944 mission
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon has verified that five U.S. military dog tags recovered in a mountain ravine in southeastern China match the names of American airmen reported lost on a B-24 bombing mission in 1944, officials said yesterday.Chinese President Jiang Zemin turned over photographs of the dog tags, as well as a videotape of the crash site, to President Clinton when they met in the Philippines last month. Two actual dog tags were presented to Defense Secretary William Perry when he…
China Match: Crabs, decor set Skinny’s apart
Barton Springs restaurant could use more creative – and warmer – food
Skinny’s Crab Palace Address: 1500 Barton Springs Road.Phone: 478-2722 Hours: 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday; until 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday Credit Cards: V, MC, AE, D Wheelchairs: accessible Reservations: accepted Ratings: food * 1/2, service ** 1/2, atmosphere ** 1/2 Some call it classic kitsch; others dub it junkyard funk. But no matter what you call it, Skinny’s Crab Palace is in a league of its own when it comes to restaurant…
China Match: States’ soil debate quite fertile,
Illinois and Iowa make claims of excellence
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – Along with Chicago’s soaring skyline and Abraham Lincoln’s prairie roots, Illinois is best known for routinely producing one of the nation’s top yields of corn and soybeans.Some soil scientists say the state should be as well known for what’s behind those yields: rich, black dirt that is unmatched for fertility in the U.S. and equaled by only three other places in the world.”God didn’t make…
China Match: The Guardian: No 2763: Chess
The annual Dutch GM tournament – Corus Wijk aan Zee – takes place this month with a strong field headed by Vlad Kramnik and Vishy Anand. Garry Kasparov is absent, preparing for his New York match against the super-computer Deep Junior.Significantly for UK chess fans, Corus Wijk failed to invite world No 6 Michael Adams, and there was no British representation at all in either the top group or the strong Masters, a total of 28 players – a strange, not to say tactless, omission for an event…
China Match: DOG TAGS RECOVERED BY CHINESE ARE THOSE OF U.S. BOMBER CREW
The Pentagon has verified that five U.S. military dog tags recovered in a mountain ravine in southeastern China match the names of American airmen reported lost on a B-24 bombing mission in 1944, officials said Thursday.Chinese President Jiang Zemin turned over photographs of the dog tags, as well as a videotape of the crash site, to President Clinton when they met in the Philippines last month. Two actual dog tags were presented to Defense Secretary William Perry when he met his Chinese…