Many Convicts Are Redeemed by Army
Albany NY reports a large number of ex parolees in New York state now lead respected lives after war service. Commissioner Moran notes an amazingly low percentage had bad records in service. Parolees found new life in the army, some earning medals and battlefield commissions while aiding wounded comrades.
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Albany
N. Y
New York State
Frederick A. Moran
State Parole Board
Germany
Moran
Parole Board
Armed Services
Embassy Palace in Rome Becomes U.S. Embassy
The United States government bought Palazzo Margherita in Rome to house the U.S. embassy offices at a sale price of 1,250,000 in surplus American property already transferred to Italy. Built circa 1878 by Gaetano Koch for Princess Boncompagni Ludovisi, it later hosted Queen Mother Margherita and became the embassy site on July 14, 1944 after Rome fell to the Allies.
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Rome
Margherita Palace
United States
U. S
Palazzo Margherita
Gaetano Kock
Boncompagni
Ludovisi
Piombino
Margherita
Umberto I
Victor Emmanuel III
Plenty of Fish for Housewives Says Wildlife Bureau
Washington reports that the fish and wildlife service forecast ample supplies of fresh and frozen fish for the year. Frozen fish and shellfish totaled 152 million pounds on September 1, with 130 million salt water fish, 9 million lake and river fish, and 13 million shellfish. No fresh fish figures given. spokesman notes the daily catch remains ample.
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Washington
Fish and Wildlife Service
Government bonds sales hit 1946 total of 5.88 billion
Federal savings bonds during 1946 rose to 5.878 billion as of the start of last month. September sales of the E F and G series totaled 494.1 million with E bonds at 307.8 million. Redemptions for all three issues were 455.4 million, while E bonds alone redemptions reached 406.1 million. Treasury plans an intensified sale push from Armistice Day to Pearl Harbor Day.
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Washington
Treasury
The
Pearl Harbor
Navy device Zebra could launch rooftop and sea airfields
At Patuxent River Maryland a new Navy launcher named Zebra demonstrated catapulting pilotless missiles and aircraft at speeds up to 100 miles per hour over 200 feet. Engineers say it could enable rooftop airports and tiny ocean bases with future landings and larger aircraft, potentially handling airliners and bombers up to 200 000 pounds.
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Patuxent River
Navy
Zebra
M. F. Jones
French Decorate Five U S Officers in Berlin Rites
Berlin dispatch reports Gen Pierre Koe nig, French commander in Germany, awarding decorations to five American officers at French headquarters. Recipients include Col B L Milburn Fay etteville Arkansas Lt Col R F Alexander Terre Haute Indiana Lt Col Wilbur Wilson Norman Oklahoma Capt Rhett H Nowell Orlando Florida and Chief Warrant Officer Raymond H Gooch American Lake Washington.
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Berlin
Pierre Koenig
Germany
B. L. Milburn
Fayetteville
Ark
R. F. Alexander
Terre Haute
Ind
Wilbur Wilson
Norman
Okla
Rhett H. Nowell
Orlando
Fla
Raymond H. Gooch
American Lake
Wash
Birth of Thomas Clayton Turner Jr at Corpus Christi NAS
Chief Petty Officer and Mrs. Clayton Turner announce the birth of a son on November 5, 1946 at the Naval Air Station Hospital Corpus Christi. The infant weighed 9 pounds and is named Thomas Clayton Jr. He is the grandson of Mr and Mrs Tom Turner of Cameron.
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Clayton Turner
Naval Air Station Hospital, Corpus Christi
Thomas Clayton, Jr
Tom Turner
Cameron
Local News Notes and Mint Factoids
Mrs Turner Foster of Cameron is a surgery patient in Newton Memorial Hospital. There is no silver in the U S five cent piece. It contains 75 percent copper and 25 percent nickel. Mrs T J Favor has returned from New York where she visited her husband, who is employed with a chemical company.
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Turner Foster
Cameron
Newton Memorial Hospital
U. S
T. J. Favor
New York
Right side body heaviness and worker lifespans noted
Scientists report the right side of the body is slightly heavier than the left. Studies show industrial workers have an eight year shorter life expectancy than office workers. The Oil Mill begins offering meals and hulls to customers.
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Mexico
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