San Diego Naval Work Shifts to Long Beach Yard
Secretary of Defense McNamara ordered the San Diego naval repair facility closed and its overhaul work moved to Long Beach Naval Shipyard. The San Diego site handles about 600 ships yearly, with a payroll of 1.12 million and annual material purchases around 27 million. This is part of a broader cost saving program closing 13 defense installations. estimated annual savings exceed 106 million.
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Robert 5. McNamara
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Long Beach Naval Shipyard
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Defense
Defense Department
McNamara
Bases to Close 33 Bases to Close 26 in U.S.
Defense Secretary Robert McNamara announced under presidential economy orders that 33 military bases will be closed or nearly closed, with 26 of them located in the United States.
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Robert S. McNamara
FBI Secrecy Mantle Hides Sinatra Jr Kidnapping Case
FBI agents raided a Canoga Park home in the San Fernando Valley removing cartons and digging in a yard as part of operations tied to the Frank Sinatra Jr kidnapping. Residents and the home owners described a well-dressed man who rented the house in November, later seen leaving with boxes as agents conducted activity amid secrecy.
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San Fernando’ Valley
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Blizzard Sweeps Across Midwest and East Strikes Early
A fierce blizzard with winds up to fifty five miles an hour pounded the northern plains and Midwest while a companion storm dumped heavy snow and ice across the East. The system disrupted travel, caused 16 deaths on snow routes, cut Jersey Turnpike speeds, and led Mohawk Airlines to cancel twenty morning flights. Horse racing at Narragansett was also called off as the storm moved south and east, shortening the pre winter period.
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Tustin
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Southern Inyo
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Hemet
Janell Edith Keeppel
Shirley J. Middleton
Pasadena
New Jobs Halt L B Layoffs in Navy Transfer
Washington reports the transfer of repair work from the San Diego naval facility to Long Beach Naval Shipyard will pause a downturn in Long Beach work. The $20.1 million San Diego plant will shut Jan 1 1965. 1,898 workers will be offered positions at other facilities as openings arise. Rep. Hosmer calls the move a boost for Long Beach.
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Live Saturn-1 flight delayed amid defects at Cape Kennedy
Across the Nation reports the Saturn-1 test delayed at least three weeks after a live upper stage issue found during checkout. NASA cited defects in pneumatic lines under pressure and explained the next flight will carry a live second stage, aiming for a heavier orbital payload than prior suborbital tests.
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America
Braden Receives Threatening Letter From Woman
Los Angeles based report states Thomas Braden, chairman of the State Board of Education, disclosed a letter from a woman who threatened to obtain a $12.98 rifle. The missive, dated November 26 and postmarked December 9 from Hot Springs California, included Kennedy assassination clippings and a gun catalog page. Braden called it the work of a crank and shared it at the board meeting.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Thomas Braden
State Board of Education
Hot Springs
Calif. l
Kennedy
la Page
Braden
Reds Down Copter Kill Four Yanks
Viet Cong guerrillas shot down a U S Army helicopter near the Mekong Delta during a rescue operation for the wreckage of a crashing U S Air Force bomber. Four crewmen were killed and a fifth may have been aboard. The incident raises Viet Nam casualty totals as the buildup continues. Separately, Viet Cong overran a government outpost south of Saigon, killing 11.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
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Mekong Delta
Jani Sce
California Board Affirms Religion Teaching Policy
California's State Board of Education issued a unanimous policy stating teachers should teach about religion with no hesitancy while church worship is not allowed in schools. The plan, prepared by a Los Angeles committee led by Bishop Gerald Kennedy, stressed church-state separation and dismissed minority over majority rights claims.
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California
State Board of Education
Os Angeles
Supreme Court
Los Angeles
Gerald Kennedy
Methodist Church
Kennedy
Long Beach
Campaign for Negro culture recognition urged by state board
The State Board of Education in Los Angeles urged immediate inclusion of Negro contributions to American life in social studies. Daniel A. Collins of San Francisco called for stop gap measures to correct 300 years of error, while supporting a proposed classroom outline on Negro history and teacher training course study.
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Daniel A. Collins
Sam Francisco
Los Angeles
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BOARD
Thomas Braden
Oceanside
Hilda Finney
Thomas A. Rees
D-La
Glenna Anderson
Finney
Taft Open to Senate Run on Goldwater Ticket
Rep Robert Taft Jr of Ohio said he would be happy to run for the Senate on the same ticket as Barry Goldwater. He announced his candidacy for the Republican senatorial nomination in Cleveland last Friday and warned a Goldwater GOP ticket could complicate his campaign.
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Washington
Robert Taft Jr
Ohio
Senate
Barry Goldwater
Ariz
Taft
Cleveland
Goldwater
Obie
Psychiatrist declares self-appointed executioner sane
A psychiatrist reviews Jack Raby on page 8 7 and rules him sane. On page B 1 jurors convict Robert Webster of murder in the strangling of Diane Harley. The case involves a divorce context and stark motive.
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Jack Raby
Robert Webster
Diane Harley
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