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Gen. Ridgway: Mission Impossible
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The Post's excellent obituary of Gen. Matthew Ridgway {July 27}
omitted mention of a daring operation that was ordered during World
War II but never carried out.
British Gen. Harold Alexander, commander of 15th Army Group, had
secretly negotiated an armistice with Marshal Pietro Badoglio's
government, after Mussolini's ouster, which called for the 82nd
Airborne Division, under Gen. Ridgway's command, to seize the Rome
airfields with Italian aid the night before the invasion of Italy on
Sept. 9, 1943.
It is one of the most dramatic stories of the entire war, though
it was aborted at the very ...
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Did Hamlet Have a Jewish Conscience? Pearl Lang's Dances Celebrate a People's Survival and Humanism
Newspaper article from: Forward
; ...Hamlet Have a Jewish Conscience? Pearl Lang's Dances Celebrate a People's...works," said choreographer Pearl Lang, a former Martha Graham dancer who...Russian Jewish family in Chicago, Ms. Lang has had a long relationship with Judaism...
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Pearl Lang (1921-2007).(DEATHS)(In memoriam)(Brief article)
Magazine article from: Dance Magazine
; ...soloist, master teacher, and choreographer Pearl Lang died in March. Born to Russian-Jewish...in which Graham took inspiration from Lang for the role's signature tilts with contraction). Lang was the first dancer to assume Graham...
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Pearl Josie Lang
Newspaper article from: The Topeka Capital-Journal
; EMPORIA -- Pearl Josie Lang, 89, Emporia, died Sunday, March 28, 1999, at a retirement home...Roberts. She retired several years ago. Her husband, Elwood C. Lang, died in 1969. A son died in infancy and another son, Johnny Edward...
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In Step With The Jewish Experience: In the choreography of Pearl
Newspaper article from: The Jewish Week
; ...Experience: In the choreography of Pearl Lang,. the soul of a people is laid bare...Graham and Jose Limon. Ask Pearl Lang, and she'll say King David...bones offered praise to God," said Lang before a recent rehearsal at the 92nd...
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GRAHAM DANCER LANG DIES.
News Wire article from: World Entertainment News Network
; ...WENN via COMTEX) -- Modern dancer/choreographer PEARL LANG has died, aged 87. Lang, who took over a string of roles from dance pioneer...concluding her studies at the University of Chicago, Lang moved to New York in 1941, when she was accepted...
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Businessman Abraham Isaac Lang Dies; Founded Mattress Giant Retail Chain
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post
; ...three children from his second marriage, Jennifer Lang, Joshua Lang and Jamie Lang, all of Gaithersburg; his parents, Morris Lang and Pearl Wizenfeld Lang of Coconut Creek, Fla.; a brother, Philip Lang of Dallas; and a sister, Sarah...
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'Beyond Glory': Stephen Lang's Magnificent 7 [ Corrected: 04/27/04 ]
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post
; ...context for each of the stories. Lang, using each man's own words...actions as a Navy lieutenant at Pearl Harbor, Lang conveys both the vigor and the limitations...army staff sergeant in Vietnam, Lang expresses another aspect of war...
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Pearl keeps eye on UWM; Haidet asked coach about replacement
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
; Bruce Pearl's main focus shifted from...watching what's going on," Pearl said. "I'm a donor. I...listen to me." Actually, Pearl could have saved his money...associate athletic director Lang)," Pearl said. "They asked...
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Food for thought; When Anoka County Commissioner Dick Lang wants to connect with constituents, he chats with them over breakfast.(NEWS)
Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
; ...of town." The son of a tailor, Lang says he once delivered custom...Minnesota had to a godfather." Now Lang delivers one pearl after another to cafe patrons who...Township, says he comes to ask Lang, "What's going on?" and to...
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GREAT 'TORCH AND TWANG' FROM NEWCOMER K.D. LANG
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe
; ...acoustic set by opener David Olney, lang repaid the Orbison favor by singing...Cigarettes in an Ashtray." At first lang played a Minnie Pearl-like comedienne by asking for...beer songs are only one facet of lang's talent. Spinning around in...
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