Kuchel named to fill California Senate seat
State Controller Thomas H Kuchel 42 year old Republican from Anaheim was chosen by Governor Edmund G Brown Jr to succeed Richard Nixon in the U S Senate with plans to assume office in January He is described as a middle of the road conservative and will bring seniority to the GOP in the Senate He praised Eisenhower and pledged to support the new Republican administration and California’s delegation in Washington. He will leave his post January 3 and is set to be joined by Senator Knowland in the California delegation.
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Oakland
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Santa Clara
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Cavalcade Plans Christmas Theme Tonight Broadcast
Cavalcade of America will present a Christmas script titled Christmas in America read by Walter Hampden with the Du Pont chorus performing carols. The excerpts span from Manawaska Maine to San Ysidro California, celebrating a festive scene of shoppers and family in a nation dreaming of the future.
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Walter Hampden
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Lakewood Fire Station Site Purchase Planned
A Lakewood site for a County fire station at Spring Street near Palo Verde Avenue in Lakewood Plaza will be the subject of four hearings this morning before the County Board of Supervisors in Los Angeles. The 100 by 62 foot plot is to be bought from Alden Construction Co., developer of the Plaza subdivision. Construction is expected to start in April with no protests anticipated.
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Los Angeles
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Kuchel Appointment Praised by Long Beach Republicans
Long Beach Republican leaders laud Thomas H. Kuchel for U S Senate seat, praising his public service record and capability. Assembly members and district officials call KUchel popular in party circles, predicting a strong performance in the Senate.
Living High in Europe Says U S Government
Washington reports debate over U S government workers abroad being accused of living high. The piece argues many live to standard of Americans, notes natives’ resentment, discusses pay, loyalty, promotions, and the need for context amid a Christmas sentiment towards loyal, hardworking staff.
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Open County Hospital Wing Opens at Los Angeles County
A new building at Los Angeles County Long Beach General Hospital on Redondo Ave and Willow St adds 24 beds, bringing total capacity to 410. Director Harry Ju Chene says the fully refinished ward includes new lighting and fire sprinkling. The hospital serves tubercular patients and aims to ease pressure on nearby facilities.
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County Long Beach General Hospital
Redondo Ave
Willow St
Harry Ju Chene
du Chene Saic
Eleven Rescued From Grounded Freighter Off Scotland
Rescuers removed 10 men and a sailor from the fronted Spanish freighter Marr igarota after attempts to pull the ship free failed. The 2915 ton vessel had twenty other people aboard when it ran onto the rocks at Alsa Craig and began leaking badly earlier in the day.
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U S Ambassador to Ethiopia Resigns
Washington reports that WuD J Rives Childs, a career diplomat, resigned Monday as ambassador to Ethiopia effective January 18. President Truman accepted his resignation and began search for a replacement for his Addis Ababa and Middle East posts.
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Middle East
Lakewood to Vote Jan 13 on New Garbage District
Lakewood residents will vote January 13 on creating a Lakewood Village Garbage Disposal District to provide regular pickup of garbage and rubbish. The area runs between Del Amo and Bellflower along Lakewood Boulevard, with two weekly residential pickups and daily business collection proposed. If approved, bids will be called and service specs drafted. tax rate is expected around 60 cents per $100 of assessed valuation, averaging about $12 to $15 yearly per homeowner.
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Enue
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Country Club Estates
Native Nativity Scene Rebuilt After Mississippi Vandalism
In Itta Bena Mississippi the Nativity stone toppled by teens on a campus was rebuilt through joint effort of white and Negro citizens. Dr J H White president of Mississippi Vocational College praised white cooperation and urged northern friends to see unity beyond race.
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Mississippi Vocational College
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Thomas Weaver
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New Bros
Mississippi
Trademark Piracy Suit Targets Radio Pair in Hollywood
In Los Angeles, radio salesmen Ralph A. Whitmore and Phillip E. Green were sued by three major perfume manufacturers, accused of peddling fake trademark perfumes in tiny cap bottles sold for $1. The defendants, doing business as Famous Perfumes Co. in Hollywood, allegedly marketed scents as expensive trademarked products. Whitmore was previously acquitted on mail fraud charges tied to a Christmas tree ornament campaign with Ralph Cowan after consumer complaints.
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Ralph A. Whitmore
Phillip BE. Green
Eee
Famous Perfumes Co
Hollywood
Whitmore
Ralph Cowan
Literature Will Be Debate Topic on Town Meeting of the Air
A near forty five minute program on KECA and the ABC Network will debate whether creativity in American literature has declined. Max Lerner of Brandeis University and W. C. G. Rogers, AP literary critic, will present opposing views and discuss the issue.
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Brandeis University
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Ninety-Eight Midwife Pupils Strike in Paris-Maiden
Ninety-eight students at the largest midwife boarding school in Paris-M. went on a hunger strike Monday to protest rising tuition costs. The strike, timed to end for Christmas and New Year feasting, would resume if their demand for raises was unmet.
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Storms Delay Transports Keeping 8000 Soldiers Away
Weatherbound ocean storms slow town troop transports and may prevent about eight thousand soldiers from arriving home by Christmas. The Army said discharge centers nationwide will process those aboard delayed ships as quickly as possible, though storms could make timely separations impossible.
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Washington
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C of C Presents Industrial Ad Plan to City Council
The Long Beach Chamber of Commerce will present a $25,000 industrial advertising program to the City Council this morning. The plan, developed over three months, uses national magazines, classified ads, personal outreach, brochures, mail pieces, and other methods to attract industry. Patch and Curtis, Harbor Department PR, will handle advertising in cooperation with a chamber subcommittee.
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Marty Christensen
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