Woman Bid Wins FDR Yacht From State Surplus
A New Jersey housewife, Polyogon Blatsted of Cresskill, bid 12,590 and won Inspector II, the 72 foot yacht once used by Franklin D. Roosevelt. The state said she outbid 78 interests. the vessel, valued at 30,000 in 1930, sits in a Walkerford boatyard. The Halsteds, five children, plan to keep it as their first boat while removing it from berth by November 29 under governor mandated terms.
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Death Takes Birdman of Alcatraz 74
Stroud, former Alcatraz inmate and bird expert, died at 74. The article notes his Leavenworth beginnings, transfer to Alcatraz in 1942, and a prolific career creating a microtome and a book on bird diseases. He later shifted to foreign languages and faced federal court inquiries over a new manuscript on penology and rehabilitation.
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Army hid airstrip over arms dump at Ft Carson
Congressional investigators accuse the Army of building a 669 296 dollar airstrip over a highly explosive ammunition dump at Ft Carson Colorado and spending 50000 to relocate the dump. The House Government Operations Committee says the Army exceeded authorized funds and officers including top generals ignored or evaded fiscal limits. The panel cites multiple instances of falsified accounting and improper actions permeating Army leadership. The probe also references earlier findings at Ft Lee and mentions alleged perjury investigations related to Nikita Khrushchev’s visit and Danish minister testimonies.
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Woman 57 Arrested in Market Theft Case
Long Beach woman Candis Travis, 57, arrested at her apartment on $5,500 bail after being charged with five counts of grand theft from Ray and Goldie's Meat Market. Prosecutors say $83,000 was taken in August and September. she allegedly admitted taking funds but claimed blackmail. The market owner reported more than $6,000 missing before Travis’s confrontation. A preliminary hearing is set for Nov. 27.
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Nationalists raid Red China island guerrilla attack
Formosa dispatch reports Nationalist guerrillas struck a small Communistheld island off the Chinese mainland. More than ten Red soldiers were killed and one prisoner was captured during the raid, according to the nationalist government.
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Wreckage search details for U2 mission over Cuba
Pentagon said no hostile action evidence and suggested mechanical trouble after the U2 went missing. Oil slick and debris were found about 40 miles northwest of Key West in the Gulf of Mexico. USAF SAC and naval search teams pursued the wreckage while noting the aircraft was reportedly on a reconnaissance mission over Cuba during the crisis era.
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