Yule Contest Winners Announced in Christmas Tree Lighting
A Junior Chamber of Commerce contest awarded A Forina at 9256 Golden Ave a sweepstakes prize for a Santa and reindeer display around a natural tree. John Brown chaired the judging. other winners were listed by district with indoor and outdoor displays, including figures of Santa and winter scenes. Trophies will be awarded today and all displays stay lit through January 1.
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Santa
A. Forina
Golden Ave
Chamber of Commerce
John Brown
Grind
A. Perrin
Lemon Ave
Indooe John Treedwohl
Marshall
Hest
Dist
D. W. Dotson
Riva Alto Canal
F. W. Wolfe
Roycroft Ave
A. Nicklaw
Bonita Ave
M. A. Weatherman
W. Sixth St. Dist
A. Stephenson
Santiago Ave
Josaph Flores
L Locust Ave
Lloyd Taylor
Easy Ave
F. Dunn
Baltic Ave
A. S. Green- MM
W. Phillips
Olive Ave
Bert Hartwig
Earthquake Shocks Nevada Valley Near Berkeley
A moderate earthquake struck tonight at 6 50 in the Owens Valley area about 220 miles southeast of Berkeley California according to the University of California seismographic station. No injuries or major damage reported.
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Berkeley
Calif
Nevada
Owens Valley
University of Californiographic Station
Child Dies After Finger Injury At Home
William Paul Johnson, son of Mrs. Virginia J. Johnson of 7441 Lindsey Ave Rivera, died after his finger was caught in a front door. Deputy Coroner William Trooniz said an inquest would determine cause of death. The incident occurred at about 9 50 a.m. The boy received initial treatment and anti tetanus shots at Pico Emergency Hospital but deteriorated throughout the day. The mother found him unresponsive at 5 p.m. and he died at the hospital.
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Ungen
Willian Paul Johnson
Virginia J. Johnson
Lindsey Ave
Rivera
William Trooniz
BH. Thornburg
Ol. BR. Wagnon
Pica
After Six Years The Graft Scandals Dominate No More
The piece notes that Communist influence in federal jobs faded from headlines while claims persist that the State Department shielded Communists and fellow travelers during six years of probes. It cites the 1945 Amerasia case and FBI findings about secret State Department documents given to the magazine.
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State Department
John Stewart Service
Amerasia Magazine
FBI
Allies Lose Ground in Korean Front Battle
United Nations forces battled knee-deep snow in subzero conditions near Heartbreak Ridge as two Red companies unleashed heavy mortar and artillery fire, forcing a withdrawal west of Mundung Valley. Sabre jets screened fighter-bombers targeting rail links, while F-86s and MiG-15s clashed with no reported damage.
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North Korea
United Nations
Heartbreak Ridge
Niel
Red Taos
U.S. Eighth Army
Mundung
Korea
U. S
Fifth Air Force
Drops Patter On L. B. More Slated Today
Rain clouds linger over Long Beach as light showers continue with a forecast of more rain today. A Weather Bureau forecaster links the system to a Pacific front from Oregon. Temperatures range 65 to 57 with light variable winds as rivers in northern California remain at flood-threat levels.
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Long Beach
U.S. Weather Bureau
Oregon
United Press
California
Weather Bureau
Allies Fear Communist Air Strength Threat at Panmunjom
Tokyo dispatch reports Peiping radio claiming the Communists will break the Panmunjom truce unless the United Nations negotiators drop demands that no Communist airfields be built or repaired during the armistice. Chinese General Hsieh Fang accused Allies of interference while warning that their fear of Red air power drives harsh demands. Talks at Panmunjom extended into overtime as negotiators pursued supervision of the armistice and a prisoners exchange.
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Tokyo
Peiping
United Nations
Panmunjom
Hsieh Fang
Libby
Hsieh
80 MPH Winds Lash British Coast
A violent gale struck the south coast of Britain and the English Channel with winds up to 60 miles per hour, damaging trans Atlantic cables and delaying ocean liners.
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British Coast
London
Britain
English Channel
Four U S Fliers Die in Japan Crash
In southern Japan four American airmen were killed and 26 injured when a U S Air Force C 47 transport crashed on takeoff from Kazuke Air Base. The aircraft carried 23 aboard and seven on the ground were hurt when it struck a maintenance hangar. A Japanese worker was also injured. Six injured were listed as serious at the base hospital.
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