FILE - In this Feb. 1946 file photo, Associated Press correspondent George E. Bria works by candlelight in the AP Rome bureau during a power failure. Bria, the Associated Press newsman who flashed word of the German surrender in Italy at World War II's end has died at age 101. Bria's daughter, Judy Storey, says he died Saturday, March 18, 2017, at a New York hospital after his health had declined for a time. (AP Photo, File)
Bria, AP newsman who flashed Nazi surrender, dies at 101
In this Feb. 1946 photo, Associated Press correspondent George E. Bria works by candlelight in the AP Rome bureau during a power failure. (AP Photo, File) “George Bria was a multitalented journalist of many interests, a dedicated professional of the old school who exemplified the best of the AP during a long, distinguished career,” said AP […]
MARCH 18, 2017
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