Norwalk Opens Three School Bids
Norwalk School District trustees opened bids totaling 1 155 735 for three major projects plus 58 645 cabinet work, pushing cost above the 1 005 000 estimate. Low bidders include Al Reingardt for Eimcroft and Gray Tand additions and Wanley Camplan Co for Moffitt plant. Bids to be studied by the State Board of Allotments.
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Norwalk
Reginald Bentongard
Eimcroft
al Reingardt
Long Beach
Moffitt
Wanley Camplan Co
Los Angeles
State Board of Allotments
Paramount Plea Denied on New High School Site in Compton
Paramount citizens fought two hours to move the new Paramount High School site away from the present location at Paramount Junior High. Compton trustees refused the request, announcing Center St. and Tingney Ave. will host the school. Mrs Mendenhall and Dr Stuart McComb opposed the change, warning it would fail to serve the area. The rejection may spur a secession movement to leave the Compton district.
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Paramount
Compton
Justee
Marie Mendenhall
Pat Duvan
Paramount Citizen Education Committee
Dolesatun
Paramount Citiens
Paramount Junior High
Center St
Tingney Ave
Mendenhall
Paramount Committee
Stuart McComb
Choire
Teefusal
Citizens Committee
Truman Angrily Replies To Day of Prayer Request
President Truman rebukes a congressman's plea for a national day of prayer for unity. An exchange with Rev. F Edward Hebert of Louisiana was made public, part of ongoing criticisms Truman levels at political opponents following the election campaign.
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Wasitington
Truman
F. Edward Hebert
D-La
Big flotilla evacuates 60 000 UN troops from Hungnam
A Dunkirk style evacuation from Hungnam sees 60,000 men of the 10th Corps pulled from the Northeast Korean port as a naval flotilla carries them to safety. Marines and infantryHer escape followed a Chinese Communist trap with further evacuations from Wonsan along the coast.
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Tokyo
U.P
United Nations
Hungnam
10Th Corps
Wonsan
Truman to address nation on wartime controls
President Truman announced a forthcoming radio address to explain the necessary price wage manpower and production controls in response to Communist aggression in Korea. The White House said a precise time isn’t set but the broadcast is likely for Thursday Friday or Saturday evening this week.
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Washington
Truman
Ag~ Pcession
Korea
White House
How Far Can We Go To Aid The World
The piece questions limits on U S aid, noting resources are finite and vast future needs may outrun capacity. It argues for reassessing war material and comfort exports to the world to keep strength intact. Mentions a $10 billion European aid figure and that discussion continues on page 30.
Two Officers Suspended Over Rummel Killing
LOS ANGELES Dec 12 Sheriff Eugene Biscailuz suspended Capt Carl Pearson and deputy L C Schaeffer for talking about a 1,000,000 bookmaking setup with Sam Rummel and failing to report promptly after the lawyer was killed. They were last seen with Rummel, the racketeer Mickey Cohen’s lawyer, hours before the shooting at his Hollywood hillside mansion.
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Los Angeles
Eugene Biscaduz
Sam Rummel
Biscailuz
Carl Pearson
Set
L. C. Schaeffer
Underworld
Hollywood Hillside
Rummel
Mickey Cohen
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Dunkirk
Cathy Clark
Liggett
Ray Tucker
Sparis
Trimmans
Merbert
F. F. Hebert
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