4500 Patients at Corona Naval Hospital Peak in 1945
Captain Albright reports 4050 patients at the U S Naval Hospital of Corona on Feb 13 1945, with 510 beds vacant. The hospital complex included Spadra annex and staff of 46 doctors 74 nurses and 416 workers. Navy vs VA designation explains patient transfer to keep Navy strength near full.
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U. S. Naval Hospital
Corona
Paul M. Albright
U. S. Naval Hospital of
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Southwest Pacific
Veterans Administration
Naval
Corona Hospital
Spadra
Naval Hospital
Corona Naval Hospital
Veterans’ Hospital
Veterans’ Hospitals
Naval Hospitals
Navy
Veterans’ Administration Hospital
Congress
Veterans Hospital
Veterans Administration Hospital
Eastern hoodlums invasion prompts gang squad vow
Los Angeles District Attorney William Simpson announces a coordinated gang squad with city police to curb an influx of Eastern hoodlums into Southern California. He convened county officials to assist in the effort as part of a broader clean-up plan.
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Los Angeles
California
Whiliam Simpson
GOP forecast drastic anti strike laws from Congress
Washington 2: Republican leaders predict a swift and drastic anti strike drive in 1947 if labor paralysis hits key industries. They weigh compulsory arbitration and industry wide bargaining limits while eyeing action on steel and telecom sectors as unions push wage demands and potential strikes threaten national welfare.
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Washington
Congress
United Steelworkers
CTO
Ncessary
Aena
Charles W. Wilson
General Motors
Sen
Jesseph HE. Bell Robinn
Wea
Thuman
Truman
Anl
Europe
New York
Zignist
Switzen
Palestine
Ghivanm
Iran
Sanday
Moscow
Tabriz
GOP
Teresee Truman
Three Markets Closed In Southern California Strike
Union picketing led to the closure of the Safe Way and Alpha Beta markets in Corona while other chains including Schmidt U K Market Harold's and Blandi's stayed open. Employers ordered shutdowns as a protest against Monday overtime by the union seeking arbitration for contract disputes.
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Safeway
Alpha Beta
Corona
Pasaden
Manhattan
Coronans
Schmidts
U.K
Harold’s
Blandi's
Riverside
San Bernardino County
Long Beach
Orange County
Riverside Enterprise
Riverside County
Pasadena
Southern California Meat Dealers Association
Blythe and Needles
San Bernardino
Pomona Valley
San Gabriel Valley
Meat Cutters Union
Philip R. Melnick
Meat Dealers Association of Southern California
Pretty Mexican Family Births Seventh Child in Coal Bin Home
Fort Wayne Indiana a migrant family lives in a 9 by 12 foot coal bin paying 40 dollars a month. Antonio Gamez works in a canning plant and his wife Faustina gave birth to a daughter in the coal bin while charity workers arranged hospital care. The children share the space in shifts with a single window serving as light and a coal chute access.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Antonio Gamez
Faustina Gamez
Gomez
Texas
Michigan
California Tax Outlook: Sales, Gas, Liquor Proposals Rise
Legislative committees hear calls for municipal sales taxes to fund cities, higher gas taxes for highways, stricter liquor enforcement, and new vehicle fees. Officials note California’s 214 percent sales tax may exceed 200 million dollars in 1946 while third quarter revenues reach 94 million dollars.
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California
Los Angeles
The
Magazine of
Walter Hogan
Stockton
Bartley W. Cavanaugh
Sacramento
Richard F. Graves
League of California Cities
Hulse Committees
C. J. Haggerty
California State Federation of Labor
AFL
Haggerty
Chinese bus boy dies after fall from Top of the Mark
Police report a 38 year old Chinese bus boy Kim Moon Kwong fell from the 20th floor of the Mark Hopkins hotel atop the Top of the Mark in San Francisco. Guests saw the body flash past a lounge window and heard a thud as it struck a ledge then the pavement. Ray Kelsey the hotel doorman narrowly escaped injury as the body crashed onto his parked car.
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San Francisco
Mark Hopkins Hotel
Kim Moon Kwong
Ray Kelsey
Kelsey
California Governor Recommends Keeping State Tax Reductions
Governor Warren announced California plans to keep current reduced state tax rates due to expected continued high revenues and a large year end surplus. He said the exact amount is under study and the tax cuts were enacted in 1943 to ease wartime costs.
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Warren
California
Ceeb
Bilbo Denies Taking Gifts Except Cadillac
Senator Theodore G Bilbo angrily rejects charges he took money from war contractors and claims any gifts were not personal bribes. He accuses foes of fabricating the accusations and defends helping constituents secure war contracts while denying improper payments.
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Bilbo
Cadillac
Washington
Theodore G. Bilbo
Mississippi
Heo
Poplarville
Miss
House of Representatives
Wall Doxey
Bilbao
Toss Collins
Hing
Soviet Proposal Seeks UN Inquiry Across Greece Border Areas
Andrei Gromyko urged the UN Security Council to expand a proposed Balkans inquiry to all of Greece or at least its border regions near Albania Bulgaria and Yugoslavia he argued the body already has sufficient evidence of unrest and urged limiting the commission to border areas while pointing to Greek monarchist government blame The move aims to reduce friction amid posed tensions in the Balkans.
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Lake Succisss
Andrei A. Gromyko
Russia
Balkans
Greece
Gromyko
United Nations Security Council
United Nations
Ballou
Council
Attertown
Albaida
Bulgarae
Yugoslavia
Pilleaas
Truman Declares No Recession in 1947 Despite Advisers Caution
President Truman dismissed predictions of a recession next year as his economic advisers warned only of a possible dip in unemployment and a modest downturn. He stated firmly there would be no recession in 1947, while the advisory panel cautioned “maybe” about an eventual dip but did not forecast a downturn.
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Mr .Truman
Congress
House Labor
Gerald W. Landis
Ind
CIO Polideal Action Conmmittee
PAC
Roberto
Maria
Rudolfo
Pasquel
Lorenzo
Gilberto
Juan
Pasqual
Truman
Counei
Longshoremen demand wage rise before arbitrator in San Francisco
The International Longshoremen and Warehousemen union presented a demand for a four cent per hour cost of living pay increase for 20 000 West Coast longshoremen on cargo checkers before an arbitrator hearing. The Pacific Coast Waterfront Employers Association co chaired the meeting with equal representation from ILWU and employers. The report also notes global political tensions, labor talks, and stock market data from New York with mixed gains across industrials rails and utilities.
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San Francisco
International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union
CLO
Font Coastal
ILWU
Pacific Coast Waterfront Employers Association
Wide Open Gambling Las Vegas Cracks Down on Bad Checks
District Attorney elect Robert K. Jones said Californians have written over 100000 in bad checks at Las Vegas hotel casinos in six months. He warned visitors gambling debts are legally collectible in Nevada and casinos are sending nightly checks to clear debt before departure.
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Los Angeles
Las Vegas
Robert K. Jones
Jones
Nevada
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