44 Daily Express Wednesday, August 7, 2019
DX1ST74 years ago (1945)
We declared British and
American scientists had
harnessed “the basic power
of the universe” in the form
of an atomic bomb as
destructive as 5,000 air
raids.
Revealing the weapon had
been dropped on the
Japanese port of Hiroshima,
US President Truman claimed
the country would be
“obliterated” unless its military
leaders surrendered
unconditionally.43 years ago (1976)
Viking 2 went into orbit
around Mars as part of
NASA’s 11-month mission
to discover more about the
red planet.
The orbiter’s purpose
was to send back photos of
suitable landing sites.
It continued working until
July 1978, having
completed 706 orbits.11 years ago (2008)
Russia and Georgia went to
war over the disputed
territories of South Ossetia
and Abkhazia.
The EU under French
President Nicolas Sarkozy
negotiated a ceasefire on
August 12 but Russia
continues to occupy parts of
the region in violation of the
agreement.TODAY: Wednesday
August 7, 2019ON THIS DAY
BIRTHDAYS
TODAY’S GIGGLE
What did the mountain
climber name his son? Cliff.Atomic
Blonde star
Charlize
Theron is 44.
Her first
language is
Afrikaans.
The X-Files
star David
Duchovny is- He got his
break after
starring in a
beer advert.
Comedian
Alexei Sayle
is 67. His
parents were
communists.
Three
Billboards
actress
Abbie
Cornish is - She is
also a rapper.
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Letter of the day
Evil killer must spend the
rest of their life in prison
IT seems not a day goes by when
we don’t read that yet another
defenceless old person has been
battered to death in their home
(“Killer of Dorothy, 89, branded
‘inhuman’”, August 6).
I neither know nor care what
drove this person to commit such a
heinous crime, though sadly we
seem unable to prevent such
atrocities occurring.
The law must make the
punishment for this type of crime
a full-life term, meaning these
killers will spend the rest of their
lives behind bars.
John Hearn,
Rainham, Kent
Career in retail no longer
a good route for young
NOT long ago we heard about
9,000 jobs going at Tesco and now
an additional 4,500 may lose their
jobs (“Tesco to axe 4,500 staff in
overhaul of its stores”, August 6).
Who goes into retail today? The
general manager of a large store
who attended his son’s school
parents evening once asked the
head: “What do you advise the
children who are not clever to do?”
The reply was: “We tell them to go
into retailing.”
Well, after 45 years in retail I
would not advise anyone to follow
my footsteps as I have many times
been made redundant.
It is a sinking feeling that can
destroy the strongest of minds.
Barry Carroll,
Thamesmead, Gtr London
Ban live exports of farm
animals after we leave EU
LEAVING the EU is now a matter
of urgency – not only to safeguard
our sovereignty, our laws and our
freedom from bureaucratic diktats
from Brussels but also so we can
finally ban the live export of farm
animals.
Live exports have been forced
upon us by EU law. This shameful
practice is the modern-day
equivalent of the slave trade.
It causes immense suffering to
cows, calves, sheep, lambs, horses,
foals and other animals, who face
harrowing journeys by land and
sea, only to face brutal and
unregulated slaughter overseas.
It is vital that this be banned as
soon as we leave the EU.
Sylvia Browning East,
Hounslow, Gtr London
Time to grow our own and
eat vegetables seasonally
SO an “expert” claims that Brexit
will bring about a shortage of fruit
and vegetables. What’s wrong with
that?
When I was a young lad these
items were only available “in
season”.
You got sprouts in the winter
months, peas in May and June etc.
You did not get French beans from
Africa in January.
It was this fact that made the likes
of Christmas dinners very special,
not just the everyday occurrence
that it is today.
If the cost of Brexit is another
“Dig for Victory” then it’s a paltry
price to pay for independence from
the ever controlling European
Union.
Let’s all have an allotment, the
exercise and fresh air would assist
in reducing the obesity crisis which
many suffer from, then all we need
to do is to get rid of all these video
games consoles.
William Smith,
CarlisleCorrespondent tickled my
ribs with Corbyn comment
OH how I loved the letter sent in by
Sheila Moss (“Corbyn’s face offends
me so where do I claim my £10k?”,
August 6).
I laughed until I cried, I have cut
it out and stuck it on my fridge.
Also the letter from Jean Norfolk
on the same day (“Oldest man
always looked on the bright side of
life”). I will now always look on the
bright side of life too, another one
for the fridge.
Keep the letters coming, readers.
We love them in our household.
Joan Prowse,
Exmouth, DevonBring in taxman to help
sort out TV licence mess
WITH reference to the campaign to
keep free TV licences for the
over-75s (“634,789 plead: Save freeTV licences, Boris!”, August 2).
There is a simple and practical way
of sorting out this problem by
working with HM Revenue and
Customs.
Anyone in the 20 per cent tax
band should continue to receive
the free licence and those in the 30
per cent tax band and above, who
can afford to pay the licence fee,
should pay.
This method could also be
applied to the Winter Fuel Payment
and it is quite possible that the
savings accrued could finance the
free licences.
Gerry Taylor,
Swindon,WiltsAir Force’s work during
war will not be forgotten
WHAT an absolutely stunning
photograph in the Daily Express of
the members of 460 Squadron
gathered on a Lancaster bomber
(“Mementoes of a bomber hero”,
August 6).
This must bring back many happy
(and sad) memories of those still
alive and all their family and
friends.
My wife and I visited Yorkshire
Air Museum last year, what a
wonderful day out it turned out to
be, and well worth the visit.
But what amazed me was the
amount of young men and womenin the RAF who lost their lives
fighting for us during the Second
World War.
It is thanks to them, and our
Armies and Navies, that we have
the peace we enjoy today.
What a debt of gratitude we owe
to all of them.
Derek Lawton,
Northallerton, N YorksI feel Vanessa’s pain over
the loss of her mother
I TOTALLY understand where
Vanessa Feltz is coming from in her
column, when she says she was
worried that she might pass away at
the same age as her mum, at the
relatively young age of 57
(“Sadness of life without mum”,
August 6).
I knew it was irrational but I was
exactly the same: my mum died
suddenly at the age of 51, when I
was only 24, and I had a real fear
that a similar fate would befall me
at the same age.
I didn’t enjoy my 51st birthday
and couldn’t wait until I was 52
and then I could literally get on
with my life.
I’m glad Vanessa has passed that
milestone too. I’m now 66 and still
going strong.
Lynne English,
Wickford, EssexTHE Border Force and Coastguard are
supposed to be protecting our coastline by
preventing illegals from getting here (“Javid
doles out £2bn more to speed up the push to
quit the EU without a deal”, August 1).
They are not supposed to be providing a
free ferry service into Dover, what they
should be doing with any rescued illegals is
taking them straight back to Boulogne, where
most of them leave from.
More than 700 have arrived this year
already. How many have we sent back?
One of the reasons we voted to leave the
EU was because of uncontrolled immigration
and now we have the maritime services aiding
them instead of preventing them.
David Turner,
Sevenoaks, KentBorder Force
is not a free
ferry service
CAUGHT: Border Force with an intercepted migrant dinghyNo
GREAT article
about the
price of wine
(“Is Posh wine worth
the pennies?” August 6).
Not enough people
know about the way a
bottle is priced with the
amount of tax being the
same on a £5 bottle as it
is for one for £50.
Supermarkets take
advantage of this andtarget casual wine
drinkers with seemingly
tempting offers.
But like Victoria
Beckham I have a
standard that I stick to
and that’s a tenner.
Often I’ll bag a
Châteauneuf-du-Pape at
around the £15 mark- it never lets me down.
Paul Vincent,
Southampton
IT doesn’t
surprise me
that multi-
millionaire Victoria
Beckham doesn’t stoop
so low as to spend less
than a tenner on wine.
Why would she with
her means?
But she’s missing out
on some extremely
acceptable plonk.
My husband and I areRioja drinkers and it’s a
nailed-on fact that you
can find lovely Spanish
wine for less than a
tenner.
We pay, on average,
about £8 but sometimes
on a Friday our favourite
bottle will be reduced to
just £5.
Cheers!
Catherine Young,
BradfordDO YOU SPEND MORE THAN A TENNER ON A BOTTLE OF WINE?
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