Proud Normandie Lies Unwanted In New Jersey Water
The once proud French luxury liner Normandie, battered since 1942, lies towed away from New York Harbor toward Bayonne New Jersey. Once a symbol of elegance, she was seized after Pearl Harbor and briefly renamed Lafayette before a catastrophic fire. costly repairs proved impossible and she now remains unused.
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New Jersey
Washington
Normandie
France
United States
Bayonne
N. J
Hudson River
Hollywood
Bremen
Europa
Navy
Hudson
New York
U. S
Vichy Ambassz
Gaston Henri Haye
Marshal Henri Philippe
Petain
Pearl Harbor
Lafayette
Britain
Brooklyn
Atlantic
Liberty
Victory
Bay
Warship awaits fate amid idle repairs and looming scrap
The vessel’s superstructure is gone and no work is underway. If restoration is chosen it would take about a year. It will likely stay at the site until France and the United States settle her future disposition, probably leading to scrap and a financial settlement.
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France
United States
Nile region wild cat domesticated by ancient Egyptians
The animal in question is the African wildcat native to the Nile region which was domesticated by ancient Egyptians. Evidence from archaeological finds shows early cats kept for pest control and later revered in Egyptian culture.
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Nile
Ancient
Egypt
Stay Out Of Car Till Wife Learns To Drive
Amos E. Neyhart of Penn State urges that in postwar times couples should treat driver training as a neutral activity like golf or piano. He says men often lose patience with their wives behind the wheel and warns of amplified home friction from driving disagreements.
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State College
Amos E. Neyhart
Pennsylvania State College
Neyhart
Penn State Institute of Public Safety
American Automobile Association
Will
Spond
Unemployment Fund Surges in Pennsylvania
Since September 1940 the state's unemployment compensation fund rose from 120 million to over 580 million dollars, the department of labor and industry reports.
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Harrisburg
Department of Labor and Industry
Ferguson elected U P moderator at 87th assembly
Dr James Ferguson of Bellevue Pa was chosen moderator of the United Presbyterian churches of North America at the opening session of the 87th annual general assembly held on the Monmouth College campus in Monmouth Ill attended by about 200 delegates. The conference runs through Monday. Dick Garoner, fourteen, who left school to sail as a merchant marine, has returned home ready to resume studies after misrepresenting his age to join service.
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James Ferguson
Bellevue
United Presbyterian Churches of North America
Ferguson
United Presbyterian Church
General Assembly of the Churches
Monmouth College
Pittsburgh
Dick Garoner
Merchant Marine
Sicily
Police Courtroom Being Painted
City police court on the first floor is being redecorated with a fresh paint job. City painters began work on the base rooms and plan to finish soon. The redesigned courtroom is expected to present a neater, more impressive appearance for city affairs.
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U.S. Navy
John A. Reichmann
U.S
Nilla
Wberry Isaly
ISALY
Haney’s
Jas. Ferguson
U. P
Monmouth, Ill
Pune
Haney‘s
POST
Aly
Boudeir
Ter
Bach
Milady
Rock-a-Feller
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