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http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=35502
The American Presidency Project
Ronald Reagan
XL President of the United States: 1981 - 1989
Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session With Members of the City Club of Cleveland, Ohio
January 11, 1988
Thank you very much. And thank you, Vice President Akers, officers and members of the City Club, Mayor Voinovich. I thank you all very much. And a special hello to Clevelanders Herb and Jody Weinberg, who are the parents of my Assistant Press Secretary, Mark Weinberg. It's great to be in Cleveland today, home of the Browns. And congratulations on your big victory. When I was at Camp David on Saturday, I heard a lot of barking— [laughter] —and it wasn't coming from Nancy's dog. [Laughter]
http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=35524
The American Presidency Project
Ronald Reagan
XL President of the United States: 1981 - 1989
Remarks at the Dedication Ceremony for the Army and Navy Club
January 12, 1988
Well, reverend clergy, General Hittle, General Dawson, Charles Graham, and ladies and gentlemen: In the old days, I'm told, the Army and Navy Club often invited their neighbor, the President, to all their parties. I've also heard that Benjamin Harrison and Grover Cleveland walked over for a toddy or two. Oh, for the good old days. [Laughter] If I'd known that the club was this beautiful, Nancy and I would have stopped by long ago, and we would even walk, if the Secret Service would let us.
Well, the word for today is: Congratulations! You've put together a beautiful building and an historic treasure. I'm amazed at your outstanding collection of art, particularly the De Welden sculptures. I've always wondered where old generals and admirals went when they "just faded away." And now I know.
http://www.springfieldspringfield.co.uk/movie_script.php?movie=the-red-badge-of-courage
Springfield! Springfield!
The Red Badge of Courage (1951)
Henry, listen.
Something tells me
it's my first and last battle.
I'm a gone goose. I just know it.
I want you to send this to my folks. They
gave it to me last year when I turned 21.
Looks like we're getting a good licking.
Go back! You cowards!
Go back, you cowards!
Get back in there and fight!
Get back in there and fight!
http://articles.latimes.com/1988-05-20/news/mn-3603_1_persian-gulf
Los Angeles Times
2 Mines Detonated in Gulf
May 20, 1988 From Reuters
PARIS — The French navy said Thursday that one of its mine-hunting ships patrolling international waters in the Persian Gulf had tracked down and detonated two mines.
http://www.springfieldspringfield.co.uk/movie_script.php?movie=the-red-badge-of-courage
Springfield! Springfield!
The Red Badge of Courage (1951)
You've got to hold them back, Captain!
You've got to hold them back.
All right, we'll do our best, sir.
Lieutenant, you mind me.
We got to hold, no matter what happens.
Yes, Captain. You men mind me.
We've got to hold! Can you hear me?
Get ready.
Hold your fire.
Fire!
Give me this!
Here, fire!
Keep firing!
The men look much bigger
through the powder smoke.
Bayonets as thick as a spiked iron fence.
I was so scared, my feet was frozen.
I never seen a man killed before.
http://articles.latimes.com/1988-05-20/news/mn-3818_1_cabinet-members
Los Angeles Times
Peerages are Mostly Hereditary and Consist of 5 Ranks Created by Crown
May 20, 1988
The British nobility, or peerage, consists of five ranks created by the Crown. They are, in descending order, duke, marquess, earl, viscount and baron, or, in the case of women, duchess, marchioness, countess, viscountess and baroness. One of the privileges of nobility is sitting in the House of Lords.
Peerages are for the most part hereditary, passing from father to eldest son, although provision has been made in special cases for the title to pass to a daughter if the male line should fail.
Under the Life Peerages Act of 1958, the monarch may appoint peers whose titles expire with their death. Other non-hereditary members of the chamber are bishops of the Anglican Church and, since early this year, the chief rabbi of Britain.
As in the House of Commons, members associated with the Conservative Party are seated on one side of the chamber and members associated with the Labor Party on the other. Independent members sit where they please.
Senior members--in the case of the party in power, Cabinet members or those representing a particular government department in the chamber--sit in the front row; junior members, with no special responsibilities, toward the back. From this has grown the practice of referring to Cabinet officers as front-benchers and the rest of a party's members in the chamber as back-benchers.
http://articles.latimes.com/1988-05-22/news/mn-4904_1_iranian-missile
Los Angeles Times
U.S. Copter Wreckage Retrieved
May 22, 1988 United Press International
MANAMA, Bahrain — The wreckage of an American helicopter that disappeared with its two crewmen last month during a day of naval clashes in the Persian Gulf was recovered Saturday, and a U.S. military official said it appeared the gunship was shot down by an Iranian missile.
Sources said a salvage tug operating off the coast of Iran's Sirri Island, with the U.S. destroyer Stump providing protection, used a crane to recover the wreckage of the AH-1 Cobra in "three pieces."
http://articles.latimes.com/1988-05-27/news/mn-4103_1_persian-gulf
Los Angeles Times
The World
May 27, 1988
Iranian gunboats slammed rocket-propelled grenades into a Liberian-registered liquefied gas carrier in the Strait of Hormuz, igniting a small fire. Persian Gulf shipping official identified the vessel as the 12,251-ton Mundogas Rio, which is operated by a Norwegian firm. There were no reports of casualties.
http://articles.latimes.com/1988-06-01/news/mn-3501_1_oman
Los Angeles Times
The World : Boat Hits Mine Near Strait
June 01, 1988
A small fishing boat hit a mine and exploded in the Gulf of Oman, killing one of its Indian crew members and injuring two others, the official Emirates News Agency reported. It quoted an Interior Ministry statement as saying the incident occurred about 20 miles south of the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz. The waters are just north of a major anchorage that is used by tankers and other commercial vessels going to and from the Persian Gulf, including U.S. Navy-escorted convoys of American-flagged Kuwaiti tankers. At least 16 mines were found in the area last fall, but none had been reported in the Gulf of Oman for several months.
http://articles.latimes.com/1988-06-02/news/mn-5555_1_iran-missile-command
Los Angeles Times
The World : New Iran Missile Site Seen
June 02, 1988
Despite military setbacks, Iran is still a threat and is building a new missile site that could endanger the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. commander for the Middle East said aboard the command ship Coronado. Gen. George B. Crist, chief of the U.S. Central Command, said construction of the Silkworm site was one reason for the deployment of a sophisticated U.S. Aegis-type missile cruiser in the Persian Gulf with long-range air surveillance and weapons systems. He said the ship, the Vincennes, is "a quantum leap forward in our ability to handle that threat" in the strait, the gulf's narrow gateway. Iran remains a formidable presence, Crist said
- posted by H.V.O.M - Kerry Wayne Burgess 7:20 PM Pacific Time Spokane Valley Washington USA Thursday 23 April 2015
