Minute Man Civil Guard urged by veterans groups
REENVILLE OHIO December 19 AP a Minute Man civil defense corps made of ex servicemen is proposed by the local Veterans of Foreign Wars post The plan would be federally formed as a civil defense program at once with no tax cost to the nation Veterans leader Harold Spitler says the group would be available within weeks and could be called by the President only to protect critical transport utilities industries or civil functions The initiative envisions members paying for basic gear and self supplied transport while on duty they receive military medical and life insurance benefits and would be trained by Army officers Copies of the Greenville plan have been sent to President Truman the Defense Department and governors for endorsement by other veterans groups.
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Reenville
Ohio
Harold Spitler
Spitler
V. F. W. Post
Saitler
Truman
Defense Department
Spitzer
American Legion
Amvets
Train Engineer Rescues Puppy From Icy River
Missoula dispatch says a Milwaukee Railroad work train spotted a puppy in the Clark Fork River east of the city. Engineer Lynn C. Markham stopped the train and crawled onto thin ice to pull the shivering pup to safety.
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Missoula
Milwaukee Railroad
Clark Fork River
Yesterny
Lynn C. Markham
Academy to reclaim Grauman Oscar in auction
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences paid 450 to recover Sid Grauman's Oscar from his estate auction for sentimental and exhibition purposes. In other news, California orange production for 1950-51 is forecast to fall about seven percent with Valencias at 25.9 million boxes and other oranges at 14.5 million.
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Bully Wood
Dev
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Sid Grauman
Academy
Washington
California
Agriculture Department
Pravda Attacks U S War Hysteria Policy
Pravda labeled Truman's declaration of a U S state of emergency as a new explosion of war hysteria. The Soviet paper denounced the United States government for its bankrupt aggressive policy and urged Soviet people to stay vigilant against aggressive powers and intrigues. It framed U S troops as aggressors in Korea and warned of hostile forces at American shores.
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Moscow
Pravda Today
Truman
United States
Communist Party
Unite States
Britain
Attlee
U.S
Korea
Pravda
Standard Oil of California Christmas Message 1950
December 25 1950 Christmas message from Standard Oil Company of California highlights teamwork across global oil operations. It praises employees in exploration refining transportation research and offices and frames continual service to customers as a year round Merry Christmas greeting.
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Standard Oil Company of California
Standard
Navy Thinks The Thing Is One Of Theirs
Navy tentatively claims the 18 inch metal sphere found in New Mexico as part of cosmic ray research. Spokesman says similar objects sent to high altitude by balloons under Project Skyhook, containing no beings and not related to atomic bombs. Dr LaPaz notes sphere and alarm clock found Nov 23, with film packages. function is to trip switch and record cosmic ray impact.
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Washington
Navy
New Mexico
State University
Albuquerque
Office of Naval Research
Lincoln LaPaz
Institute of Meteorics
University of New Mexico
Pacific Electric Announces 30 Buses Purchase
Mew P. E. Busses LOS ANGELES, Dec. 19. Pacific Electric Railway Co. announced yesterday the purchase of 30 new buses at a cost of $630,000. They will be delivered in February.
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P. E
Los Angeles
Pacific Electric Railway Co
GE and Westinghouse spurn wage talks in wage freeze era
Washington dispatch reports General Electric and Westinghouse rejected a union demand for immediate wage talks as a government freeze on wages and prices looms. The CIO United Electrical Workers had pressed for about 10 to 12 cents per hour increases after their Milwaukee convention urged substantial raises.
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Washington
Prospect
General Electric
Westinghouse
Union of Electrical Workers
James B. Carey
Milwaukee
Cash and Candy Stolen From Cafe
Burglars stole 36.50 in money and 8 dollars in candy from a cafe at 1618 E Artesia St yesterday. Two hundred assorted pipe fittings valued at 100 dollars were stolen from beneath a building of Haines & West Oil Co at 1750 Newport Ave in recent days.
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A& Cafe
E. Artesia St
Haines & West Oil Co
Newport Ave
Christmas Flower Gifts by FTD Florist Ad
An advertising card urges sending Christmas flowers by wire through an FTD Florist. It highlights distinctive gifts for relatives and friends and encourages readers to place their Christmas lists with a local florist for timely delivery.
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F.T.D. Florist
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Veterans’ Groups
Icy River
Train
Puppy
Tarzan
Arlene Dahl
Lex Barker
Hollywood
Miss Dahl
R. S. Dahl
Barker
Alexander 5
New York
Associated Press
Academy Cat Auction
Citrus Harvest
Grauman
Oscar
Whatsit
University of New Mexico Meteoritics Institute
Lotus Flowers
E. Artesia
G. E
Mercury
Interflora
Benner Florists
E. Third St
Long Beach
Galloway
Anaheim
Claire Conway Flowers
E. Second Street
B. M. Giveen Florist
Atlantic Avenue
Hilton Florist
Ocean Boulevard
Stameson's Flower Shop
Pine Avenue
Tists, Inc
House of Flowers
Los Cerritos
Long Beach Boulevard
Milton
Linden Avenue
Atlantic Florists
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