Word: alle
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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On those parchments time set a greater seal. Keystone of English liberty, the Magna Charta became the symbol of government by law, of justice that may not be sold or delayed, of security for free men. All guarantees that have followed it, say historians, are but footnotes and commentary.
After two days of air-bombing, a heavy snowfall grounded all planes. The blizzard also impeded evacuation of foreigners from Helsinki and other cities. Most foreigners sought to cross the Bothnian Sea to Sweden.
First came the droves of bombing planes over all main Finnish cities. Apparently most came from Russia's new bases in Estonia (see map). They showed ability in reaching their objectives on schedule in formation through low, overcast clouds, but their bombing aim was wretched. At Helsinki, the capital...
They sank all ships bigger than a rowboat in Petsamo harbor, burned villages, slaughtered livestock, rather than let the Russians have them. Reported in flames were the Canadian-owned mining properties at Nickel City.
Dispatches did not mention any special snow equipment, such as motored sledges, on the Russian side. But the Reds did employ their famed parachute troops. At Petsamo, this technique apparently worked well at first. Later the parachutists were surrounded where they landed and shot up. On the isthmus, Finnish sharpshooters...