Agua Caliente Tribe Eyes Big Real Estate Windfall in Palm Springs
Palm Springs readers learn of the Agua Caliente Indians owning 31,000 acres including a key 1 square mile parcel near downtown. Led by Vyola Olinger the tribe seeks long leases to finance a modernized reservation with hotels, shops, and a convention hall as developer pressure grows.
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Associated Press
California
Lillian Wieland
Palm Springs
San Jacinto
Agua Caliente
Calif
Manhattan Island
Agua Calientes
Happy Hunting Ground
Victor Gruen
Vyola Olinger
Council
Downey, Calif
Indians Harness Desert Property for Development Boom
The Agua Caliente tribe unites to lease Section 14 land for a comprehensive development plan including a spa and hotel, aided by a Chicago developer who secured an 8 acre lease. Bureau of Indian Affairs favors joint development over separate deals as income levels among tribal members vary widely.
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Olsinger
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Chicago
Samuel Banowit
Agua Caliente
Bureau
Engineer Aims to Divide Inch Into Ten Million Parts
Albert M. Dexter, an engineer for Pratt and Whitney, works to subdivide the inch into 10 million parts to improve measurement accuracy for rockets missiles and supersonic aircraft. His lab uses a 68 degree controlled chamber and a precision comparator with readings to 1/10 millionth of an inch. He believes Russia is pursuing similar goals and that success would boost the U S space program.
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West Hartford
Conn
Albert M. Dexter
Dexter
Pratt and Whitney Company
United States’ Space Program
Russia
Pratt and Whitney
Avon
Hirohito Still Adored by Japanese After Tour
The 57 year old emperor Hirohito and Empress Nagako return from a Kyushu tour amid cheering crowds who praise him as a man and bow in respect. Observers note his stamina and shift from divinity to a more grounded public persona since 1946.
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Hirohito
Nagako
Kyushu
Japan
Masaru Sakamoto
Hyogo Prefecture
Tokyo
Akihito
Yoshi
Suga
Nobusuke Kishi
Britain
Queen Elizabeth
Your Imperial Life and the Yak Trade Across Tibet
The excerpt describes imperial routines in Japan and a U S military note on OCAMA operations with 20 000 personnel and 1 500 field workers including procurement in Chicago St Louis and Milwaukee It also details Tibetan yaks their uses tails prayers wheels and roles in transport and culture with figures on size weight and behavior.
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Tibet
America
Burglars Break Into Hardware Store Then Loot Clothing Firm
In La Puente California burglars first broke into a hardware store then used stolen tools to breach a wall into a neighboring clothing firm. They stole about $5,000 in cash and merchandise.
Cedar River Sand Pile at King’s Crown Plaster Site
A photo quiz answer identifies a 50 to 55 foot sand pile on ground owned by the King’s Crown Plaster Company at 1 Avenue and First Street NW across the Cedar River from the Quaker Oats plant. The firm dredges river sand to mix into concrete for Cedar Rapids area construction projects.
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Cedar River
King’s Crown Plaster Company
Avenue
First Street
Quaker Oats
King’s
Cedar Rapids
Parts Base Keeps SAC In the Air
In Oklahoma at Tinker Air Force Base OCAMA maintains SAC bombers and tankers. Civilian staff of about 20 000 oversee major overhaul supply parts and contracts. Last year OCAMA expenditures reached over a third of the national defense budget and a quarter of total Air Force funds.
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OCAMA
Air Force
Worldwide Communication Center
Tulsa
Oklo
Mutual Security
Tinker Air Force Base
Okla
Strategic Air Command
Tinker
SAC
Plains
Oklahoma City
Air Materiel Command
Yaks Considered to Aid Eskimos in Canada Arctic
Washington reports Canada may test yak herds in Arctic regions to aid Eskimos facing droughts in caribou. Yaks prized for cold tolerance, milk, meat, wool, and leather. Tibetans rely on yak products for butter, tea, clothing, and shelter.
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Canada
Washington
Arctic
Tibet
National Geographic Society
No Bargain for New Britain on Surplus Power Shovel
Civil defense officials in New Britain Connecticut bought a surplus power shovel for 190 dollars but later learned the attachments would cost 3800 dollars, unveiling a hidden expense.
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New Britain, Conn
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Palm Springs Desert
Jim Beckler
Tribal Council
Olinger
Congress
Fred Golden
England
Henry I
Tool Company
By Kay Tateishi
Imperial Palace
Douglas MacArthur
Man of Stamina
MacArthur
Joseph B. Keenan
Col
Charles E. Jung
Communications Center
Gazette
Tom Merryman
Bill Lansing
Mochnick Typewriter Co
2Nd Ave
S. F
Acousticon
Merchants Bk
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
John Monaghan
Barney
1St Ave
N.E
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