7 February 2001
The summaries in English were extracted from complete articles published on Il Centro - Quotidiano d'Abruzzo and Il Messaggero - Abruzzo edition.
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7 February 2001 - Il Messaggero
Las Vegas - Award to an Abruzzese in the Electronic show / Giovanni Pugliese è stato premiato all'Electronic show in Nevada, by Sergio D'Agostino
The small invention, an almost universal connector for tv and computer cables, won great admiration in the Electronic Show in Las Vegas. Giovanni Pugliese, 44, an engineer in Chieti, developed an idea of his father, native of Torricella Peligna. The original "Cap" was first in its category.
7 February 2001 - Il Messaggero
New York - Marines' uniforms developed in a Pescarese tailor's shop / Le uniformi dei marines sono nate in una sartoria pescarese, by Dom Serafini
Antonio Rocco D'Alessandro controls today 90% of the US Navy officers' uniforms, and 45% of Marines' uniforms. He started to learn his trade at 8 years old in native Ari. Then moved to Pescara and then to Eddystone, near Philadelphia, where he established Accent Uniform
Inc. Antonio (now Tony) is also the founder of Delaware County Abruzzese Association which publishes a journal, "Pianeta
Abruzzese".
pollice.
7 February 2001 - Il Centro
L'Aquila - Lisetta is back to campo Imperatore / Lisetta è tornata a Campo Imperatore
92 this 18 February, Lisetta Moscardi from Camarda was in September 1943 the waitress of Benito Mussolini, during his imprisonment on the Gran Sasso. She was interviewed for a TV special on the mountain people who became famous for some reason.
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