Palomar telescope eyed as world’s finest viewing site
Aug 13 Pasadena AP report notes a $6.25 million 200 inch telescope nearing completion atop Palomar Mountain. Dr John A Anderson calls Palomar the best earthbound viewing spot due to clear year round skies and proximity to Caltech. Slate notes long build time, WW II delays, and the need for near perfection before use.
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Asadena
Acientista
Palomar Mountain
Earth
John A. Anderson
Observatory Council
California Institute of Technology
Palomar
Caltech
George Ellery Slate
Mt. Wilson Observatory
Commission's Idea Received Filed by Planning Commission
A Planning Commission proposal to appoint an observer to monitor meetings was received. The plan aims to polish a telescope mirror to within one tenth wavelength of a perfect paraboloid arc, with observers noting the measuring tasks and technical challenges.
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Invita
I. Brown
Miss Brown
Seven More Oil Locations Staked on City Lands
Long Beach On Development Co reports seven additional oil stake sites on city properties near Harbor-Wilmington and Seaside Avenues. Tests at Ferguson Ranch Newhall Potrero, Potrero area and Huntington Beach tar zones show ongoing drilling and leases. Union Oil and Caltech note a 200-inch fused quartz mirror progress, 21 years of grinding, and a honeycomb ribbed back. New Kern County tests include Jasmine Orange No 13-28 and Marquis No 1 at McFarland.
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Longe Beach
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Europe
Anderson
Seaside
Santa Clara Harbor
Seaside Aves
Parcel X
Pasadena
Caltech Optical
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Union Oil
Ferguson Ranch
Newhall Potrero
Barnsdall Oil
Saugus
Union
Gj. P
Huntington Beach
William
lGiimour
Fullerton
16Th
Olive
Kill
Ingsworth and Smith
19Th
Magnolia
W. BE. Medearis
Tau
Orange
R. E H. Kraemer
L. C. Gould
R. Steele
Kern County Land Co
Kern River
Western Gulf
Maricopa
Kern County
Pacific Oil and Gas
Jasmine
Universal Consolidated
Marquis
McFarland
Suggestions for Councilmen
A three page communication filed with the City Council by the Associated Property Owners urges stricter decorum and full attendance by all councilmen at regular sessions and committee meetings. It recommends each councilman use a personal microphone instead of the desk microphones, claiming the desk mics fail to distribute sound evenly in the chamber. No action was taken on the communication.
Badge No. 40 000 Issued at Terminal Island Yard
Terminal Island Naval Shipyard reaches a milestone as badge number 40 000 is issued to Ernest E Shade a 22 month Navy veteran. The story notes a large, active Pacific Fleet overhaul program with crews returning for the Bikini Scientific Resurvey and other duties.
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Terminal Island Naval Shipyard
West Coast
Ernest E. Shade
Hallett St
Sullivan Brothers
Ernest
South Pacific
Kiska
Okinawa
Navy
Rebel Shade
Chicago
Naval Shipyard
Terminal Island
Arabian Desert
Gt. Camdr
A. D. Robbins
Pearl Harbor Data Heard at Jap Trial
The International Tribunal allowed the defense to introduce testimony from Morgan and Company about U S asset freezing plans before July 25 1941. The evidence, drawn from the Pearl Harbor inquiry, had previously been rejected by the tribunal examining wartime leaders on economic and military pressure.
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Tokyo
International Tribunal Today
Morgan and Company
New Yorks
U.S. Pearl Harbor
Japan
Ben Bruce Blakeney
United States
Indo-China
Poisoned by Food Stricken Migrant Family Hospitalized
A family of seven migratory field workers, the Lupe Herrera family, were in serious condition at General Hospital today from food poisoning believed caused by a roast chicken meal. They were traveling from Mesa, Ariz to San Jose near Agoura when the incident occurred.
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Los Angeles
General Hospital
Lupe Herrera
Agoura
Mesa
Aria
San Jose
Waste Study Urged for Los Angeles Water Pollution
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors urged appointing a qualified engineer to study industrial waste and area water pollution in the Los Angeles Metropolitan region including Long Beach. A resolution will go to the California Assembly interim committee with state funds to probe the water supply from industrial use. Assemblyman Randall Dickey of Alameda County will head the committee.
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Long Beach
Board of Supervisors
Oakland
Caligrata Assembly
Asemblyman Randall
Dickey
Alameda County
Long Beach Long
Los Angeles County
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