Navy Places Landlocked Reservists in Mothball Fleet
Navy signs on a landlocked crew to man a mothball fleet and enlists more than a million reservists by Naval Reserve Day while most will not sail unless an attack occurs. Inactive Reservists gain advancement and longevity pay if recalled, with training cruises possible, as Fleet Admiral Halsey notes rapid future wars may require active fleets to win the initial phase and reserves for the final round.
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Marc J. Parsons
Washington
NEA
Navy
Naval Reserve
William. F. Halsey
Navy Reserves Seeks Wider Recruitment and Training Expansion
The Navy outlines plans to bolster its reserve force with veterans and new recruits, expanding training across the country. It aims to recruit from Army and Waves alike, offer home study for Inactive Reserve, and establish 300 facilities with nearly 200 ships and submarines along coasts and inland waters.
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Navy
Organized Reserve
Annapolis
Department
Civilian Reserve
Great Lakes
Naval Reserve
Ancient Ruins Found In Jerusalem
In Jerusalem an AP report notes parts of walls pillars and mosaics from a large building unearthed, dating to about 1 300 years ago. The discovery suggests a significant ancient structure was once present in the area.
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Jerusalem
Scrubbing the Holland Tunnel Kept Clean in Seven Hours
New York AP reports Holland tunnel maintenance men scrub the world’s busiest tunnel, a 6.4 mile tile wall with 380000 square feet of tile. four workers use 1100 gallons of detergent and 20 of water, cleaning each wall in about 30 minutes while another truck rinses. the nightly cleaning avoids traffic disruption.
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New York
Holland Tunnel
Byzantine-era monastery ruins found near Jerusalem roadwork
Excavations in Jerusalem zone B within a secured area uncover archaeological remains believed to be part of a Byzantine monastery. The find, unearthed during road construction, was examined by Palestinian government archaeologists and is among numerous ancient sites in the capital.
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Jerusalem
Palestine
Brazil Sees Small 1946 Auto Imports Rise Expected
Rio de Janeiro AP reports Brazil imported 6,065 passenger automobiles in 1946 per statistics from the Federal Council of Foreign Trade. The article notes imports are expected to rise in coming months and cites nationwide topsoil averaging about six inches in depth.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Federal Council of Foreign Trade
Fortune Left By Capetown Pa Inwill Rejects Foundations
Capetown recluse McIntosh, 77, lived poverty stricken in a dismal cotter. He wore tattered clothes and scavenged street refuse. He left 2000 pounds to a Box church in Fife Scotland and the remainder to British brothers and sisters.
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Ander McIntosh
Bachely
Capetown
Ned Hunt
Fife
Scotland
Britain
Meh ‘Tosh
Pigeons Served as Messengers in the French Revolution
A fragment notes that pigeons were among foreign correspondents and served as messengers during the French Revolution, with their messages printed in newspapers per the Encyclopedia Britannica.
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