At 12:34 PM 11-08-99 -0700, Jan Steinman <Jan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>From: John Hudson <jahudson@xxxxxxxxx>
>>
>>At 01:18 PM 10-08-99 -0700, Jan Steinman <Jan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> >Although satellites have largely done away with manned spy aircraft,
>> >the U-2 is enjoying a new life (and a new name, the TR-1) as an
>> >environmental sampling station.
>>
>>......according to Pres Eisenhower that's just what Gary Powers was doing
>>all along ........ sampling the atmosphere !!
>
>Yea, right. And if you believe that, I suspect you've been sampling
>some atmosphere mixed with the smoke from a certain burning plant...
>:-)
Powers made only mistake to upset the president's assertion....... he
managed to get himself caught and then found himself in front of the local
magistrate!
jh
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