Lisbon Cloak and Dagger Days End as War Wanes
Lisbon, once a hub of wartime intrigue, sees a quieting of covert activity. The German embassy has closed. hotel listening posts and lavish suites are repurposed for locals and visitors. remnants of espionage persist, while exiled figures such as Don Juan Umberto and Dino Grandi reside near Lisbon in subdued privacy.
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Arnold Dibble
United Press
Lisbon
Portugal
Europe
Fifth Avenue
Avenida Libertade
Imperial Hotel
Don Juan
Estoril
Umberto
Italy
Maria
Cintra
Dino Grandi
Mussolini
Netherlands Regain German War Loot
Netherlands regains nearly half of war looted machinery from Germany. Dutch commissioner-general L. F. Otto says 405 of 464 railway locomotives and all 300 seized streetcars have been returned. About 20 percent of stolen art objects, representing 70 percent of value, have also been retrieved.
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Amsterdam
Netherlands
L. F. Otto
Germany
Holland
Otto
The Sullivans Move Through San Francisco City Posts
AP reports the Sullivan family dominates San Francisco politics with ten Sullivans on the board of supervisors and leadership roles in the fire police and city governance. The city payroll includes 115 Sullivans with six Joan J's and 26 Johns, while comptroller Harry Ross keeps them numerically separated. A home tip suggests making a clothes pin bag from heavy material to avoid stooping during wash day.
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San Francisco
Sullivans
J. J. Sullivans
Twen
City Board of Supervisors
Fire Commission
Police Commission
J. F. Sullivan
Geyroll
Joan J’s
Johns
Harry Ross
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