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Herb Kelsey

August 31, 2006 12:29PM

As nearly as can be determined at about the same time they switched from the Royal Gorge herald to the flying Rio Grande. One driving force that most tend to forget is that the government took a monopoly on green pigment for military purposes during WWII. As an example, the Lucky Strike cigarette pack used to be green with the red bullseye but in 1942 "The Lucky Strike Green has gone to War!" was the battle cry and the package remains white to this day. I suspect "Rio Grande Green" went to war as well and didn't return with the troops.

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Nevada County NG RR #8	ToddH	August 30, 2006 11:12AM
Re: Nevada County NG RR #8	Andrew Brandon	August 30, 2006 02:14PM
Re: Nevada County NG RR #8	ToddH	August 31, 2006 11:15AM
Re: Nevada County NG RR #8	Andrew Brandon	August 31, 2006 11:18AM
Thanks NM	ToddH	August 31, 2006 11:25AM
Re: Nevada County NG RR #8	Donald Foster	August 30, 2006 03:54PM
Re: Nevada County NG RR #8	Brian Norden	August 30, 2006 04:30PM
Re: Nevada County NG RR #8	ToddH	August 31, 2006 11:24AM
Re: Nevada County NG RR #8 LINK	Herb Kelsey	August 31, 2006 11:04AM
Re: Nevada County NG RR #8 LINK	Herb Kelsey	August 31, 2006 11:08AM
Re: Nevada County NG RR #8 LINK	ToddH	August 31, 2006 11:21AM
Re: Nevada County NG RR #8 LINK	Herb Kelsey	August 31, 2006 11:43AM
Re: Nevada County NG RR #8	ToddH	August 31, 2006 12:02PM
Re: Nevada County NG RR #8	Herb Kelsey	August 31, 2006 12:29PM
Re: Nevada County NG RR #8	ToddH	August 31, 2006 12:38PM
Re: Nevada County NG RR #8	Herb Kelsey	August 31, 2006 04:53PM
Re: Nevada County NG RR #8	ToddH	August 31, 2006 08:43PM
Re: Nevada County NG RR #8	Brian Norden	August 31, 2006 11:57AM
Re: Nevada County NG RR #8	ToddH	August 31, 2006 12:05PM

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