In spectoscope cuts smuggling at San Ysidro border
At San Ysidro California the spectoscope X ray scanner boosts border control since July 1945. Henry Sieular and Robert E Noonan note the device shows head to toe views in six second cycles. Nearly 3000 travelers have passed with about 2000 seizures recorded, deterring would be smugglers and increasing declared goods.
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AP News
Ban Diego
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San Ysidro
Here
Henry Sieular
San Francisco
Robert E. Novan
U. S
Customs House
Noonan
Cigarette Receipts Up As GI's Dwindle
Chicago report notes ex GIs paying full prices for cigarettes now that overseas tax free supplies ended. Federation of Tax Administrators says higher rates and larger domestic supply boosted tobacco tax collections. For six months of 1946 state totals reached 112,660,000 versus 64,800,000 in 1945.
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Chicago
Federation of Tax Administrators
Federation
Curiosity Kills Skunk In Pennsylvania Jar Trap
A skunk in Du Bois Pennsylvania died after sticking its head into a glass jar and being unable to free itself. The animal wandered briefly around but starved to death while entrapped by the jar.
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DU Bois
War crime trial image shows Gen Sato smiling amid proceedings
Tokyo dispatch describes Lt Gen Kenryo Sato among 26 Japanese defendants including Tojo at the war crimes trial. While others glower and take notes, Sato sits relaxed and smiles, occasionally nudging fellow defendants as prosecutors name them. Reporters note his imposing size and questionable demeanor amid wartime hardships.
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Tokyo
Kenryo Sato
Hidek Tojo
Gettng Riel
Sato
Vet Almost Blind Gets Grade A Marks at Auburn
Curtis A. Vice, ex-GI student at Alabama Polytechnic Institute, maintains an all-A class average while nearly totally blind. He served at a weather observatory on South Hampton Island in the South Pacific where he lost his eyesight.
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Auburn
Ala
J P
Curtis A. Vice
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Vice
South Hampton Island
South Pacific
Mohri Family Pets Brown Squirrel and Dog Bring Local Cheer
In Edwardsville a Mohri family pet duo, a full brown squirrel and a two year old dog, entertains the neighborhood by playing on the lawn and sniffing noses. The dog owner lured the squirrel inside with cookies, creating a playful scene for residents.
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Mohri
Atomic Particles Seen As New Medical Miracle
Dr Gustav Nylin of Stockholm told Western Reserve University medical students that atomic particles will become the new miracle of medicine due to greater availability of radioactive substances. He described using radioactive sodium phosphate to trace blood flow by counting red cells with a Geiger counter, noting it helps assess heart and circulatory conditions.
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Cleveland
Gustav Nylin
Stockholm
Western Reserve University
Nylin
United States
Education pathway at Alliance College in Erie Pa plan
A veteran from Edinboro Pa seeks education at Alliance College in Erie to support his studies under the professional name Chet Cardone. He aims to pay for his education through performances and uses his veteran status to pursue schooling at the college.
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Erie
Wick
Edinboro
Alliance College
Chet Cardone
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