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Arezzo The sweet life This civilised Tuscan town has all the appeal of its starrier neighbours, without the crowds or the hassle, says Max Davidson
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If your idea of Italy at its best involves as few fellow tourists
as possible, you need to spread your wings in the summer. Steer clear
of Florence. Leave Rome until later in the year. Avoid Venice like
the plague. Think civilised backwaters.
Arezzo is hardly a backwater, though it is certainly civilised:
one of those urban jewels which stud the rolling Tuscan landscape.
But it attracts tourists in carloads rather than coachloads, which
adds greatly to its charm. As we sipped cappuccinos in the Piazza
Grande, the only non-Italian in sight was an elderly Japanese lady
sketching a medieval ...
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BERLIN AIRLIFT VETS RETURN TO GERMANY FOR ANNIVERSARY
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News
; ...Germany at the start of the Berlin Airlift, not the historical...missions he flew over Berlin and being a 20-year...think about (the Berlin Airlift) much," he said...the importance of the Berlin Airlift. "At this point...
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Sen. DeMint Introduces Resolution Concerning Berlin Airlift Anniversary
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News
; ...60th anniversary of the Berlin Airlift and honoring the veterans...record for the Berlin Airlift; Whereas 39 British...sacrifice during the Berlin Airlift, and 8 British...228 total flights into Berlin; Whereas the Soviet...
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 "Deseret News (Salt Lake City)")
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Berlin Airlift re-enacted with candy drop
Newspaper article from: Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
; ...operation that kept West Berlin out of Soviet hands...blockade strangling West Berlin. More than 100,000...French veterans of the airlift who were on hand at Tempelhof...that took part in the airlift laid wreaths Tuesday...base in West Germany to Berlin during the airlift...
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TRIUMPH OF SPIRIT' HONORS BERLIN AIRLIFT
Transcript from: Regulatory Intelligence Data
; ...people, including more than 20 Berlin Airlift veterans, here May 26. The original...commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Berlin Airlift for an audience of international...the Air Force's salute to the Berlin Airlift. The production featured...
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Berlin Airlift remembered, key moment in Cold War
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream
; ...operation that kept West Berlin out of Soviet hands...blockade strangling West Berlin. More than 100,000...French veterans of the airlift who were on hand at Tempelhof...that took part in the airlift laid wreaths Tuesday...base in West Germany to Berlin during the airlift...
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Berlin Airlift /Veterans remembered.
M2 Presswire
; ...May 2009-UK Government: Berlin Airlift |Veterans remembered(C...Ministry of Defence at the Berlin Airlift Memorial in Staffordshire...Berlin Blockade, before the Airlift started, West Berlin had just thirty-five days...
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Remembering The Berlin Airlift, 60 Years Later
Transcript from: NPR Weekend Edition - Sunday
; ...2008 Remembering The Berlin Airlift, 60 Years Later Host...imposed a blockade on West Berlin, American and British...lost their lives in the airlift, as well as 39 Britons...is with his mom in Berlin. He never really knew...
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-U.S. POSTAL SERVICE: U.S. stamp commemorating Berlin Airlift issued
M2 Presswire
; ...POSTAL SERVICE: U.S. stamp commemorating Berlin Airlift issued (C)1994-98 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD...The address for the Berlin cancellation is: BERLIN AIRLIFT 50TH ANNIVERSARY BERLIN STATION POSTMASTER PSC 120 BOX 50 APO AE 09265...
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-U.S. AIR FORCE: 'Triumph of Spirit' honors Berlin Airlift
M2 Presswire
; ...Triumph of Spirit' honors Berlin Airlift (C)1994-98 M2 COMMUNICATIONS...for loading. A young Berlin girl cries out to her...performers saluted Berlin Airlift veterans, the audience...flight engineer during the Berlin Airlift. "I've quizzed...
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To Save a City: The Berlin Airlift, 1948-1949.(Review)
Magazine article from: Air Power History
; ...Save a City: The Berlin Airlift, 1948-1949. By...Berlin. It allowed airlift forces to hone to...observes that the Berlin Airlift served to...combat. Military airlift can be used in every...national resource, the Berlin Airlift demonstrated...
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