Italian Royalty Secluded as Italy Faces Verdict on Monarchy
Italy's royal family lives in near isolation awaiting a peoples verdict on monarchy. King Vittorio Emanuele III hides with Queen Elena in Naples while Umberto directs affairs in Rome, as royalists debate regency and future in a republic scenario.
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Rome
Italy
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Elena
Naples
Umberto
Maria Jose
Leopold
Belgium
Switzerland
Red Cross
Roman Finds Unearthed in Canterbury Ruins
Roman remains from a 4th century public building were found beneath Butchery Lane near Canterbury Cathedral. Digs revealed two mosaics, a large pavings area, Roman coins dating to about 350 AD, and samian ware fragments. A medieval earth closet with 16th century items was also uncovered in the same site.
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Canterbury
England
Britain
Canerbury
Butchery Lane
Nuernberg
Chimpanzee show hampered by performer shortage at zoo
At the St. Louis Zoo the chimpanzee act faces a lack of performers due to wartime effects. Trainers have only seven regular chimpanzees available, with no large secondary group to draw from, while elephant and big-cat acts get new routines this summer.
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St. Louis Zoo
Lady and
Honey
Jules Jacot
Ben Fredericks
Mike Kostial
Silence In Courtroom Judge Rules Piano Is Music
Magistrate J Roland Sala in New York rules piano playing Bach or boogie woogie is music not noise The case ends with no appeal The defendant Timothy Collins faced disorderly conduct charges for calls and a ruse to silence the piano The judge allows six nights a week play until 11 pm Saturdays until midnight and occasional all night sessions. London Free Press buys small aircraft for staff use to gather news with a veteran pilot Reporter with nine years flight experience will pilot. Bananas sold as ten cent souvenirs at Philadelphia centennial of 1876.
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New York
J. Roland Sala
Supreme Court
Timothy Collins
William L. McMahon
McMahon
Collins
London
Ontario
London Free Press
Sale of 702 surplus aircraft engines to three airlines
War Assets Corporation disclosed sale of 702 Pratt & Whitney R-2800 engines to American Airlines, Pennsylvania Central, and Braniff Airways for 7.312 million dollars. Each engine fetched 10 416 dollars, about 75 percent of original cost. Major purchase was 447 engines to American Airlines for 4.656 million. Braniff bought 46 engines for 579 thousand, and Pennsylvania Central obtained 209 engines for 2.176 thousand. Engines to power new aircraft including Martin 202. used in Navy F-7 F a, Army P-47's, P-61's, and 26's during war.
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War Assets Corporation
American Airlines
Pennsylvania Central
Braniff Airways
Navy
Army
Secret Of King's Temper Bared By Skeleton
Swedish historians and medical experts studying the coffin of Gustav Vasa reveal a facial cavity from an abscessed tooth causing years of discomfort. They note small hands, big feet, and one leg shorter, with the king dying in 1560. Remains were shown publicly in Uppsala Cathedral after studies.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Gustav Vasa
Uppsala
Balloon Hound Finds Weather Balloon in New Hampshire Farm
A weather balloon released from Des Moines Iowa traveled about 1100 miles before landing on Robert Allard’s farm in Claremont New Hampshire. The discovery came when Allard’s dog located the balloon. The note about Charles Dickens references a different looming point about his early work due to his father’s debt.
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N. H
Weatherwise
Weather Bureau
Des Moines
Iowa
Robert Allard
Allard
Charles Dickens
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