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- Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 14:09:24 +1000
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- Subject: Re: WORDS-L TP: Nancy's History Question
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- >> "Who suffered facial injuries when his fighter plane was shot down during the
- >> battle for Singapore?"
- >>
- >> I wish I could have given you an easier one to answer. :-(
- >
- >I wish you could have, too! Military history is not my thing, and the
- >only person I can think of who was a World War II pilot and suffered facial
- >injuries was the movie actor Jack Palance, and I don't think he was in the
- >battle for Singapore...but I guess that will have to be my answer. Okay,
- >now I hope someone will tell me the REAL answer.
-
- The answer was John Grey Gorton.... former Prime Minister of Australia who
- succeeded Harold Holt when he drowned off Portsea. I mentioned him shortly
- after I came out of my lurkers-cupboard.
-
- I'm still waiting to hear from either Ausbrook, Emily or Betty, but if John,
- Susan, Brad, Gilbert, Agnes or //anne//supply me with their categories, I
- will let them jump the queue.
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- Carolyn
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