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The line is attributed to various sources with Duke of Wellington among them, but Charles Dickens popularized it by having Wilkins Micawber utter it in David Copperfield.
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1957
Page
10
The line is attributed to various sources with Duke of Wellington among them, but Charles Dickens popularized it by having Wilkins Micawber utter it in David Copperfield.
The text states no one knows who discovered Wales or how long it was occupied. It notes crude stone tools show primitive man lived along the coast at least 12 000 years ago. Historians identify the first inhabitants as Therian and say Celtic invaders conquered the region in 600 B C.
Peiping radio aired Mao Tze-tung’s 17 000 word address given Feb. 27 to a enlarged Supreme State Conference. He says contradictions exist within the people and between the government and the masses as part of class struggle toward communism, urging democratic methods to settle issues.
Hospitalized veterans at Newton YD Baker Hospital near Martinsburg West Virginia were entertained Monday night in the recreation hall. The Bobby Daniels Trio and Jack Fretwell provided music funded by a trust grant arranged with Local 770 American Federation of Musicians.
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