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Newkirk's last combat was a raid on the Jap airdrome at Chiengmai in Thailand. He and his squadron dived low, burned or shot up 40 planes on the ground, machine-gunned the Jap pilots as they ran for their cockpits. At the edge of the field a Jap gunner with a machine gun mounted on a truck drew a bead on the enemy leader's plane, poured a long burst into its belly. While all the others zoomed away, Scarsdale Jack's plane stalled, shuddered, crashed in flames...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World: 20 for I | 4/6/1942 | See Source »

...really much shorter in Siamese" was the modest comment of Kaisui Nimmanahaeminda I G.B., of Chiengmai, Siam, possessor of the longest surname in Harvard University, when questioned about his astounding monicker in his room at the Business School yesterday...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Nimmanahaeminda Is Longest Harvard Name; Ou, Ku, Wu, Lo Tie for Shortest | 2/3/1937 | See Source »

White Elephant. From the tar north city of Chiengmai glad news sped that there had been born that rare marvel, a true white elephant, all pinkly pristine and signifying that the gods view with favor the ascension of pert brown-eyed King Pracha Tipok (TIME, March...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SIAM: National Paradox | 12/13/1926 | See Source »

...Chiengmai stately priests flung garlands upon the baby elephant, poured lustral water on its quivering trunk and performed the complicated mystic rite of "Tarn Kwan." From Bangkok experts set out to confirm that the elephant was indeed a "true white" and therefore sacred. Siamese offered prayers of thanksgiving...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SIAM: National Paradox | 12/13/1926 | See Source »

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