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  2. Telephone exchange names - Wikipedia

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    The other main UK conurbations followed suit, namely Manchester in 1930 (e.g., DEAnsgate 3414, the number for Kendals department store), Birmingham (in 1931), Glasgow (in 1937), and later Liverpool and Edinburgh (c. 1950). The standards for converting exchange name letters in Europe varied, notably in the placement of the letters O, Q, and Z.

  3. Rag (student society) - Wikipedia

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    An issue of a rag mag dating from 1923, called Goblio, is in the archives of the University of Southampton. [citation needed] The University of Manchester published its Red Rag in 1924, and provides digital access to a selection of early magazines. Sheffield University Rag's Twikker was first produced in 1925.

  4. Wonderful Town - Wikipedia

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    Wonderful Town is a 1953 musical with book written by Joseph A. Fields and Jerome Chodorov, lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, and music by Leonard Bernstein.The musical tells the story of two sisters who aspire to be a writer and actress respectively, seeking success from their basement apartment in New York City's Greenwich Village.

  5. Thorne Webb Dreyer - Wikipedia

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    Thorne Webb Dreyer (born August 1, 1945) is an American writer, editor, publisher, and political activist who played a major role in the 1960s-1970s counterculture, New Left, and underground press movements.

  6. Glossary of British terms not widely used in the United ...

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    payphone, public phone. See also "phone box" (supra) (US: phone booth) tea towel a cloth which is used to dry dishes, cutlery, etc., after they have been washed. (US: dish towel) telerecording a recording of a live television broadcast made directly from a cathode ray tube onto motion picture film. The equivalent US term is kinescope. telly

  7. Mines Advisory Group - Wikipedia

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    Number of employees. 2,547 (2016) Website. maginternational.org. The Mines Advisory Group ( MAG) is a non-governmental organization that assists people affected by landmines, unexploded ordnance, and small arms and light weapons . MAG takes a humanitarian approach to landmine action. They focus on the impact of their work on local communities.

  8. Old Rag Mountain - Wikipedia

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    Old Rag Mountain. /  38.551833°N 78.314528°W  / 38.551833; -78.314528. Old Rag Mountain is a 3,284 feet (1,001 m) mountain near Sperryville in Madison County, Virginia. A part of the Blue Ridge Mountains, the peak is located within Shenandoah National Park and is the most popular hiking destination within the park. [3]

  9. Category:Magazines published in Ohio - Wikipedia

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    C. Chic (pornographic magazine) Clamor (magazine) Coin World. Collier's. Columbus Monthly.