60 000 Men 100 Ships in Luzon War Games
U S Marines prepare to hit the beaches in a major amphibious exercise named Beacon Hill on Luzon island Philippines. An armada of about 60 000 troops 100 ships and 400 aircraft from the United States Navy and Marine Corps participate with joint Philippine forces under mutual defense pact planning inland land operations.
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Manila
Pacific
Dingalan Bay
Luzon Island
Philippines
Beacon Hill
U.S. Navy
Marine Corps
United States
Philippine Armed Forces
Quezon, Nueva Ecija
U. S
Marine Division
Japan
Okinawa
Marine
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Fortune says home building shifts to upper income markets
New York New York The Fortune magazine report criticizes the home building industry for neglecting low income groups and concentrating on higher priced homes. It notes rising costs and mortgage unavailability, a 23 percent drop in low income housing, and a shift toward larger values per unit with FHA and VA financing. The piece cites prices climbing from 12 300 in 1954 to about 15 500 by 1957 and highlights the spread toward the upper market.
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New West Coast Radio-TV Net Launched in L.A.
Frank Oxarart, president of Continental Telecasting Corp, announced a new West Coast radio and television network. He said the system would include KRKD AM-FM in Los Angeles and KITO in San Bernardino, with outlets planned for San Bernardino, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Oklahoma City, Hapahila, and other stations to be announced.
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Angeles
Frank Oxarart
Continental Telecasting Corp
Oxarart
KRKD
Los Angeles
KITO
Sony Bernardino
Calif
San Bernardino
San Francisco
Las Vegas
Nev
Oklahoma City
Hapahila
Peiping Radio Says Czechs Land Reds in China
Peiping Radio reports Premier Vilem Shaky praised Fed China’s role in strengthening the Communist bloc at a civic reception in Shanghai. A crowd of about 19,000 cheered as the radio touted solidarity among the Soviet Union, China, Czechoslovakia and other Socialist countries.
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Hong Kong
Peiping Radio
Vilem Shaky
Czechoslovakia
Fed
China
Shanghai
Soviet Union
Gruenther on Air with Lions Clubs Charity Broadcast
General Alfred Gruenther and seven Lions Club members will appear on radio station KFOX Long Beach for a charity program. The hour long segment includes interviews and program identifications as Lions donate all gross revenue and advertising. Robert Harleigh moderates Reporters Roundup with updates on charity efforts.
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