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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1955
Page
2
Massachusetts authorized the first mint in 1651 and it began operating in Boston the following year. It produced early copper and silver pence and shillings before states set up their own mints after the Revolution until the U S mint was established in Philadelphia by acts of April 2, 1782.
Venezuela reports record business activity with exports up 19 percent and imports up 10 percent in 1834. The surge signals growing commerce in Caracas and across ports.
Paris AP reports the French Foreign Legion is active in North Africa defending empire interests. It details mixed origins of its members, harsh upkeep duties, and a rigid five year enlistment with pay around six cents daily, rising to about twenty one dollars monthly in Indochina.
The French Foreign Legion is profiled with Camerone Day on April 30 honoring 63 legionnaires who resisted Mexicans in 1863. Recruitment flags show Germans, Spaniards, Americans, and Brits, with 18 to 42 year olds eligible. Deserters and ship jumps surface in reports, and uniforms feature officer caps. Hollywood glamour boosts interest.
Stockholm reports Swedish electricity production has doubled twice since 1934 with last year output at 23.7 billion kilowatt hours. About 98 percent of the population now has access to electricity, aided by facilities such as the Stornorrfors power plant planned in 1959.
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