New York New Year's Eve costs for couples rise with city nightlife
A 1940s style roundup estimates a couple spending about 125 dollars for a New Year outing in Manhattan. Dinner at the Colony about 25, Broadway show seats 19 and a half, El Morocco club 35. taxis and extras push total near seventy dollars with a top range at several venues from 12 to 40 dollars per couple. Names of venues including Plaza Hotel Persian room Waldorf Astoria Wedgewood and Copacabana appear as price anchors.
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New York
Manhattan
Colony
East Side
Asterbilt
Ingrid Bergman
Ethel Merman
el Morocco
Duchess of Windsor jewels likely among stash reported
The London Daily Mail quotes sources claiming the Duchess of Windsor's jewels may be among a cache seized or hidden. The paper notes the haul could include valuable gems worth a large sum and mentions a potential proscribed layout or display.
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London
Mail
Duchess of Windsor
Navy Reveals Costly Blunders in Early war with Japan
A Navy released detailed summary traces the Pacific War campaign from Pearl Harbor to Tokyo, citing missteps at Midway, the Aleutians, and Guadalcanal. It shows how U S combat records and captured Japanese plans expose stumbles and later lessons in air and sea warfare.
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Washington
Japan
Long Sea
Pearl Harbor
Tokyo
U.S
Midway
Aleutians
Navy report studies air power impact in strategic bombing
The United States Strategic Bombing Survey prepared a Navy report acknowledging that Japanese leaders misread their chances, believing final victory was near after initial successes. The study examines air power's importance in guiding wartime plans.
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Indies
Navy
United States Strategic Bombing Survey
Bulldozers Clear Wrong Orchard in Martinsburg Mixup
In Martinsburg West Virginia two bulldozers cleared 15 acres of good bearing apple trees by mistake injuring the Smith Orchard Company. Officials note 600 trees were ruined including Staymen Delicious and Golden Delicious varieties. The contractor had been clearing old trees to replant.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
Orch
Lubbock
Texas
Evening Journal
Pageard
Smith Orchard Company
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