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LISBOA DAILY NEWS, RADIO BROADCAST
Police today reported that the body of wanted garottista Jose Maria Silvano da Castro was recovered from the harbour near the Torre de Belem. Da Castro, believed to have murdered six people, is thought to have fallen in while drunk and to have struck his head. An autopsy is under way. Captain Alvarez said, 'However this man died, it is a good thing for Lisboa.'
A function is being held tomorrow night at the German embassy in Lisboa, to which his excellency Dr Salazar and several members of government have been invited. The German ambassador has announced that food will also be distributed from the embassy to the deserving poor of the city, as a gesture of goodwill from the Fuhrer to the people of Portugal. Applicants should attend tomorrow evening between 7 and 10 pm at the rear of the embassy compound.
Dock workers report sightings of a strange creature down at the Doca da Pesca. It is supposed to be apelike, with long claws and a peculiar, offensive odour. Docker Jose Maria Callavares said - 'I first noticed it from the smell. I was eating my lunch when this horrible stink came over me and when I looked round I saw it rooting through the bins. It was on all fours, but then it stood upright and ran at me, snatching my bread and cheese and disappearing into the shadows.' Officials say it is probably nothing more than a diseased monkey which has escaped from one of the vessels moored under quarantine, but to avoid touching it as it may be contagious. Senhor Benjamino de Alemida, of the Ministry of Public Health, said; 'This animal may even be the source of the epidemic which has afflicted our beloved city. We will be taking steps to trap it and advise the public to only visit the Doca da Pesca if they have business there.'
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