New Rescue Truck At Air Base In Long Beach
Long Beach Air Base unveils a 17 ton crash rescue truck capable of delivering 1000 gallons of water and 100 gallons of foam. The vehicle features dual top turrets, ground-sweep nozzles, and a five man crew, designed to attack burning aircraft quickly and also serving the municipal airport fire department.
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Long Beach
Crator
Air Force Base
George P. Martin
Air Force
Martin
Long Beach Air Base
Cecil Stapleton
Gilbert Baca
Richard White
Richard Raines
David Wallace
Capital Probe Sheds Light On Santa Gift Rules
Washington report notes a tightening ethic as government workers face a no gift policy amid tax scandal fallout. President Truman backs the rule, while Cecil R. King cites risks of lavish entertainment. The Kefauver-era probe exposes broad irregularities in the Internal Revenue Service and upcoming attention to the alcohol tax unit.
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Washington
Official
Santa
Truman
Price
Michael V. DiSalle
Capitol Bill
Congress
Foley
Raymond H. Foley
Foey
Capitol Hill
House
Ways and Means
Graying
Cecil R. King
California
Inger
Florida
Mexico
Europe
King
Charles Oliphant
The
Revenue Bureau
Bureau
Senate Crime Investigating Committee
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Kefauyer
Internal Revenue Bureau
Air Raid Shelter Law Plan Studied
City plans examining advisability of an ordinance to remove owner liability for injuries in air raid shelters during enemy attacks. City Attorney Irving M. Smith will review the issue after a California State Civil Defense Council bulletin urges such a measure. Local laws would supplement state law, which already limits owner liability.
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Irving M. Smith
Defense Council
Smith
California State Civil Defense Coucil
Defense Planning Aid Offered In Long Beach
Local industrial plants seeking civil defense planning assistance may obtain free services from a Long Beach council of defense survey team. Police Lt W J Mooney announces the initiative with Sgt Leonard Kearney, Robert Latham, Leonard Voorster, Herman Smith and others forming the aid group.
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Long Beach Council of Defense
W. J. Mooney
Civil Defense
Leonard Kearney
Robert Latham
Department of Building and Safety
Leonard Vooster
Herman Smith
Red Cross
Civil Service Exams Announced for Park Gardener Post
The civil service commission announces a January 7 filing deadline for Long Beach gardener examinations in the Park Department with pay from 248 to 303 dollars.
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Civil Service
Long Beach Civil Service
Park Department
Civil Service Commission
Multiple Sclerosis Loses 'Hopeless' Tag
A science reporter outlines MS as a nerve short circuit disease, its scope, demographics, and the National MS Society role. It covers how MS was once deemed hopeless, the society's 5 year progress, clinics, 19 thousand members, 12 chapters, nearly 450 thousand dollars for research, and the uncertain cause with theories including brain tissue allergy, blood vessel clots, or viruses, noting higher prevalence in the north.
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New York
Sylvia Lawry
National
Cornelius Traeger
North
Winnipeg
Can
New Orleans
Cruiser to Host 100 Youngsters
Aboard the USS Los Angeles at San Pedro 100 children from Long Beach and Los Angeles will receive a Christmas program and a turkey dinner. Lt Comdr. William Organ USN the ship's chaplain leads arrangements for the event ending with Santa delivering gifts and a tree lit caroling and a ship tour.
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Long Beach
Los Angeles
San Pedro
Santa
Comdr
William Organ
USN
Day Nurseries Care for 215 Aged 2 to 8
Long Beach Day Nurseries provide daytime care for 215 children aged 2 to 8 from broken homes. At three locations on Chestnut Ave Spaulding St and E Plymouth St they offer child size rooms furniture and play spaces. Established 1912 incorporated 1916 as a nonprofit. Priority given to children from broken homes. Executives include Nelle Loder and Mildred Devine with Greer Thompson leading the board.
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Long Beach
Chestnut Ave
Spaulding St
Plymouth St
Long Beach Day Nursery
Nelle Loder
Mildred Devine
Greer Thompson
Strike No. 5 in CIO Steel History Looms
Pittsburgh dispatch notes Strike No. 5 for a pay boost loom amid stalled talks. The CIO United Steel Workers, with a 15-year history of major strikes and eight pay increases, faces a possible New Year shutdown if no settlement emerges.
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CIO Steel
Pittsburgh
CIO
United Steel Workers
USW
Philip Murray
Murray
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
SWOC
U. S. Steel Corp
Big Steel
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corp
Little Steel
Bethlehem Steel
Republic, Inland
Youngstown Sheet and Tube
Republic
South Chicago
Massilon
Youngstown
Ohio
Beaver Falls
U. S. Steel
Truman
U. S& Steel
Three Long Beach Carriers to Retire End of Month
Three veteran Long Beach postal carriers totaling 87 years of service will retire at month’s end after a brief ceremony in which Postmaster Howard K. Goodwin expressed appreciation. John W. Mitchell, with 23 years, was absent. Present were Earl L. Newell, 39 years, Randall Wayne B., 25 years, with routes on Seaside Boulevard and surrounding streets.
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Mail Corps
Howard K. Goodwin
Long Beach
Earl L. Newell
Wayne B. Randall
Postal Department
Press-Telegram
John W. Mitchell
Wayne B. Randail
Radio forecast of smog urged by farm bureau
Los Angeles County Farm Bureau asked the Board of Supervisors to gather data on plant susceptibility to smog after stating that some crops are damaged by smog. The board took the request under submission.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles County Farm Bureau
Board of Supervisors
Construction Totals Near $33 Million In 1951 Permits
The Department of Building and Safety reports by December 17 1951 total permit valuation reached 33 895 320 just under 1950 totals. Single family dwellings set to match 1950 with 1044 permits. two unit and multi units down from 1950. Overall construction value declined for harbor projects while repairs and alterations rose in count but not value.
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Department of Building and Safety
Los Angeles Construction Leads U.S. Behind New York
Sacramento dispatch reports Los Angeles totals for the first ten months of 1951 reach nearly a quarter of a billion dollars, second only to New York. Gov. Earl Warren was notified by the state real estate division that LA’s figure reportedly surpasses Chicago by over 50 million and exceeds combined totals for Philadelphia and Detroit.
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Sacramento
Los Angeles
Mit
New York
Earl Warren
State
Chicago
Philadelphia
Detroit
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Magnolia
Long Reach Builders Exchange
Barkers
Barker Bros
Hassocks
Broadway
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