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News traveled slow, Doolittle didn't / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [162] [WAYITWAS-2003-162]
Following the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, the United States plunged into World War II. Fighting proved difficult both in Europe and in the Pacific where forces were on the defensive. War reports trickled slowly back home [...]
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The Mothball Fleet in Suisun Bay The Mothball Fleet in Suisun Bay
1987

KXTV Channel 10 Special Segment on Solano County hosted by News 10 Anchor Dick Cable in 1987. A look inside the Suisun Bay Mothball Fleet of old battleships. Most of these ships were used in World War II as well as in Vietnam. The ships were called "Victory Ships" and were used mostly for troop and cargo transports. [...]


Running Time: 03:19
Video Format: 640x480 4/3, 29.97 - VHS
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Events parallel those of 50 years ago / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [89] [WAYITWAS-2001-89]
I had originally intended this article to be used at the end of November around Pearl Harbor Day. But with events unfolding now, the attack in the USA by terrorists, perhaps a look at six months of news editorial excerpts 50 years ago will give a little insight as to how we got here.
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Mare Island 1854 - 1946 Mare Island 1854 - 1946
1947

Pacific Center for Naval Repair and Construction, Vallejo CA. - To the men and women who have served our country in this fighting line, and in the production line. We dedicate this pictorial history of Mare Island, Strategic Pacific Center for Naval Ship Construction and Repair. The assistance of the Public Information Office at Mare Island, in supplying much informational material and many pictures for this book, is gratefully acknowledged. [...]

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Loss of Capitol, decline of port end dreams / Delaplane, Kristin [228] [ECHOS-1995-228]
Information for this article came from the Benicia Camel Barn Museum, Solano County Genealogical Society, Benicia Historical Society, and Vacaville Heritage Council (Part 2. Last week was the story of the founding of Benicia in 1848 by Robert Semple, who purchased the land from Gen. Vallejo. The first news of the Gold Rush was in Benicia [...]
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Travelers bugged by strange bedfellows Lodgings harbored pesky critters and sleepless nights / Bowen, Jerry [660] [WAYITWAS-2006-660]
I was watching the news today regarding the infestation of bedbugs and about fleas carrying West Nile virus. The media went on and on about people traveling all over the world and the result is that diseases and bugs of all kinds are being spread over areas once free from such things.
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Civil War-era Solano full of commotion / Delaplane, Kristin [346] [ECHOS-1997-346]
The New Year's news was about the "great Christmas fight" in Silveyville. A Suisun man, a "pure Union man," was visiting those parts when a drunk "Secesh Smith", also know as "Curly Headed Smith", started looking for a fight.
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Civil War becomes center of Solano life / Delaplane, Kristin [318] [ECHOS-1996-318]
The Civil War was the source of much local news in 1863. Pearon's traveling exhibition, "Mirror of the War," was up for three days in Suisun and allowed citizens to see and hear accounts of the war. Local militia groups were formed in the event they were needed for the war effort. It was announced that the Vallejo Rifle Co [...]
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Travel was not easy in the 1850s / Bowen, Jerry [39] [WAYITWAS-2000-39]
There has been a lot in the news lately about frustrating airport delays and gridlock on the nation's highways. Our lives have become so fast-paced even short travel interruptions are quite frustrating.
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The Vacaville Cousins Who Gave Their Lives / Rico, John [922] [RICO-1979-922]
PERHAPS YOU WOULD LIKE TO KNOW - Writing about past wars, and especially those bits of news which saddened many Vacaville families, is not what any writer would choose to elaborate on. But from time to time such informative information may be beneficial to residents here today.
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