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Kalistani News in Brief:  Empress gives birth to Son
Six inmates found dead at King's Rock; ISCA launches first Radio Rebroadcast satellites
Kaliburg Free City, Grand Duchy of Ananto
July 31, 5580


Her Imperial Majesty, Empress Carolina I Ananto and His Highness, Prince Consort William introduce Fredrick Ananto-Sandoval

Royal Family Welcomes Son
Her Imperial Majesty, Empress Carolina I Ananto gave birth to her son this week in Kaliburg.  The Royal Family welcomed Prince Fredrick-David William Ananto-Sandoval into the world at 3:23 am on the morning of July 22.  The baby was healthy and weighed 6 pounds 11 ounces.  All early tests on the Crown Prince and future monarch suggest that he is doing well.  The couple stayed in Kaliburg General for four days with baby, and had an opportunity to recover from the birth.  The birth of a son solidifies the perpetuation of the new Dynastic branch of the Ananto Family.  The birth was welcomed in Sulari in the home of Grand Duke Mark Ananto- Orleans, who is looking to retire from public service and hand the reigns of House Ananto to a new generation.  All signs indicate that House Ananto's affairs will go to Mark Ananto's son Calvin Ananto-Alvarez, who currently works as the head of accounting in the family's Holding Company, Miramar.  But it is doubtful that Calvin Ananto-Alvarez will take over his father's role as Grand Duke of Kalistan.

The Minor Prince Fredrick Ananto-Sandoval was named Crown Prince soon after birth, to ensure that the succession will be secure, and the Prince Consort has been named Regent in case Her Imperial Majesty, the Empress should come to any trouble.  Her Imperial Majesty and the Prince Consort are now resting at home with the new Infant, and are recovering fine.

Last Six inmates Convicted of Connection to Emperor's Assassination killed in King's Rock Melee
The Penal Colony at King's Rock, Odufaray witnessed the first significant violence in generations as a prison riot broke out which left six inmates dead.  The fighting occurred between a group of new arrivals and long term inmates who were convicted of being associated with the assassination of Emperor Fredrick II Ananto.  According to witnesses, the two new arrivals who had been found guilty of killing a police officer recently in Luxon and were sentenced to 5 years on Kings Rock, arrived to begin serving their sentence when they were allegedly attacked by the six individuals.  "These guys, they always hung out together, ate together, lived together." said Inmate Trustee Carl Duane Thomas, who has been serving a life sentence on the Island.  "They met these two fellows, who had been complaining about fascists, and decided to ambush them, to teach them a lesson.  The two cop-killers fought back and must have smuggled in some knives, because by the end of it, all six of them had died of multiple stab wounds.  It seemed like they had been stabbed way more than the two cop-killers even could do by themselves.  It was a bloody mess, and how these two took on six guys is beyond me."  Trustee Thomas noted that most of the inmates stayed well clear of the scuffle.  "Yeah, most of the inmates on King's Rock didn't want any part of the fight, and some of us worked to keep any additional folks from getting injured.  Once we found those six dead guys, I called the King's Rock Prison Authority, and they arrived to segregate the two cop killers from the general population."  Thomas said that it is unclear what became of the two killers, but the six men, all of whom were convicted for their connections with the Assassination are now dead, marking a bloody end to that long chapter.

ISCA launches first Radio Rebroadcast Satellite
ISCA has put a radio rebroadcast satellite into orbit.  The satellite currently sits in Low Earth Orbit and has a solar array that powers its signal amplification and rebroadcast functions.  It is the first of 18 satellites that will circle Terra and rebroadcast KRTVN Radio signals cross the northern temperate latitudes 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.  "Once the satellites are in place, KRTVN radio will be heard over all of Northern Seleya, Central Dovani and Central Artania, as far north as Dolgava and as far south as Gaduridos and Pontesi.  Listeners can tune in at all times to hear broadcasts of Kalistani Music, news, public affairs, and educational programming all day everyday," said KRTVN rep Oscar Brevard.  "It's very exciting that KRTVN is about to go world wide, at least in the northern latitudes.  This will be the foundational piece of what will eventually become a world wide network which will eventually include television rebroadcast."  ISCA will launch eight more satellites during the remainder of this year, from their new Multi-Stage launch pad at Spencer.  In addition, they are planning a mission to attempt to place a GPS satellite over Kalistan in High Earth Orbit.  "We're excited about the possibility of our own native GPS signal.  That will be a great step forward for native Kalistani technology for all sorts of devices, including car map software, cellular phones and military applications."  The GPS satellite is expected to launch in April of 5581.