Draft call secretes 329 region men for January service
The Independent's Bureau of Selective Service in Downey announced 329 local youths will be drafted in January. It is one of the largest peacetime draft calls, with boards 115 124 123 and 114 listing inductions and physicals on January 4 5 12 and 22. Communities Bellflower Norwalk Paramount Lynwood Downey Maywood are affected.
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Marguerite Okerstrom
Selective Service
Downey
Mili
Bellflower
Norwalk
Paramount
Nor
Rubber shipment to Russia from London docks
$10,000,000 worth of Malayan rubber piled on London docks will be shipped to Russia next month aboard the British steamer Stanrealm. J. A. Billmeir chartered the ship for the Soviets and the spokesman called the deal an ordinary business arrangement. The rubber, a vital war material, will sail to Odessa in January.
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London
Russia
Stanrealm
J. A. Billmeir
International News Service
Odessa
Taft Questions Echo Over Hoover Speech Reactions
Sen Taft, commenting on Herbert Hoover s speech, backs many principles but doubts dropping all aid to Western Europe. He and Dewey warn against pulling inside our shell to face Communist aggression alone. The six pre election questions for Ohio voters demand careful scrutiny now as rearming Europe looms.
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Taft
Herbert Hoover
Snd
Europe
Dewey
Ohio
J Men Ride Auto In Whimsical Drive-In Contest
At Lackland Air Force Base 373th Basic Military Training Squadron members completed operation sar dine capturing a television console prize. They packed an 1841 model convertible owned by Sgt Waller Bualintly to win for most paying adult customers per car at a drive-in theater. A runner up used an eight passenger car with sixty wives in attendance.
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San Antonio, Tex
Dec
Lackland Air Force Base
Sgt. Waller
Truman to spend Christmas at home in Independence
President Truman will depart Washington by plane at 12 30 p m EST tomorrow for an old fashioned family Christmas at his Independence Missouri home.
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Washington
Truman
Independence
Gils Destroy Last Bridge at Cave Factory
Tokyo dispatch reports General headquarters stating enemy probing indicates intent to repeal late November offensive. Communique notes UN retreat southward from Pyongyang area and awaiting reinforcements as forces realign. Navy rockets supported Hungnam beachhead while engineers neutralized North Korean industrial center.
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Tokyo
Eighth Army
United Nations
Pyongyang
United States Navy
Hungnam
United States
Meat Price Curbs Under ESA Effort Reported
Economic Stabilizer Alan Valentine told Congress that the Economic Stabilization Agency is working on meat price controls and the Federal Wage Board completed temporary wage stabilization plans for the auto industry. He said the agency will move as rapidly as economic necessity allows.
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Washington
ANS
Alan Valentine
Congress
Federal Wage Board
Valentine
Economic Stabilization Agency
Sve
ESA
Norwalk Squares Planned $1.5 Million Shopping Center
Freie Mutual Life Insurance Co announced Norwalk Square a $1.5 million project at Five Points Norwalk intersection Rosecrans Ave Pioneer Blvd and San Antonio Dr Construction begins immediately and will include a department store variety shop hardware drugs and clothing plus a supermarket bank and professional building with 400000 square feet of commercial space and off street parking for over 1600 cars Tom Lowe says.
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Norwalk
Ine Freie Mustual Life Insurance Co
Norwalk Square
Rose~erans Ave
Pioneer Blvd
San Antonio Dr
Tom Lowe
Insurance Company
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