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...late afternoon of Wednesday, Sept. 8, a message reached Admiral Bagliria, commander of the Italian battle fleet berthed at La Spezia. The Italian surrender had been announced. Admiral Bagliria knew what to do; his decision had been made for him. Aboard his flagship, the 35,000-ton battleship Roma, he gave an order. At 6:30 p.m. the fleet moved out of La Spezia, turned southward...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World: A Fleet Is Born | 9/20/1943 | See Source »

Through the twilit Ligurian Sea, into that sea which Italians lately called Mare Nostrum, the Roma sailed with the companion battleships Italia and Vittorio Veneto, six cruisers and several destroyers. From Taranto, the Italian base in the south, the older, smaller battleships Caio Duilio and Andrea Doria, two cruisers and a destroyer were sailing through the same darkness to the same destination: Malta...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World: A Fleet Is Born | 9/20/1943 | See Source »

Cruft Officers night at Pops Sunday was even bigger and better than last year. As Jesus Maria San Roma, the famous pianist, sat, fingers poised over the keys and Fieldler lifted his baton, and the whole audience sat hushed and intent on listening to Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto Number 2 in C Minor, "Pop!" went the cork of a champagne botite. A giggle gained momentum as it spread throughout Symphony Hall...

Author: By Ensign HERBERT S. balley, | Title: ELECTRONICS SCHOOL | 5/28/1943 | See Source »

Even Colonel Fox relaxed and smiled; while Professor Chaffee looked around. Mr. Fiedler's composure was interrupted for a moment, but San Roma apparently was oblivious to the whole incident. At any rate, officers and their guests were conscious of "Why is it called 'Pops...

Author: By Ensign HERBERT S. balley, | Title: ELECTRONICS SCHOOL | 5/28/1943 | See Source »

Wine, then $6,400,000 for Roma Wine (biggest U.S. winery) and $4,000,000 for Central Winery. Not to be outdone, National Distillers bought two big wineries, including Italian Swiss Colony. Results: 1) the distillers now own 25%of all U.S. wine-making capacity (some 200,000,000 gal. annually); 2) the wine industry is shifting from a ramshackle collection of hundreds of large and small units into a fast-moving business with big capital, big production and nationwide distribution...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: LIQUOR: California Invasion | 2/8/1943 | See Source »

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