L A Kindergartens Overcrowded as War Babies Fill Classes
Los Angeles officials report kindergarten rooms wholly inadequate as war babies flood the system. Classes jammed, hundreds turned away. many parents waited from midnight for spots. Officials say enrollment is heavier than expected and the building program will take two years to accommodate all applicants.
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Jos Angeles
Thesehhildren
Louise Seyler
Board of Education
Maynard
Toll
Sole Survivor Gains Strength and Returns from Crash
Sole survivor Angelo LaSalle of Des Moines Iowa reports progress after two U S Air Force plane crashes in southern France. Sixteen bodies arrived in Frankfurt yesterday with more expected as search efforts resumed. avalanches threaten ongoing recovery of missing crew from the B 17 crash while rescuers work in snow covered mountains.
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Franksfurt
Germany
Angelo LaSalle
Des Moines
Iowa
U. S&s. Air Force
France
Wis
Tocay
Air Force
Isires
Frankfurt
Meat Scarce and Pricey Outlook for 1948
The president of the American Stock Yards Association predicts higher meat prices and a shorter supply for the next 11 months. A B Baker notes the second largest meat production year in history is possible, with choice beef remaining a specialty. Weather labor relations and feed availability will shape prices amid broad agricultural shortages.
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Cleveland
American Stock Yards Association
Baker
Department of Agriculture
Yankees Back to Manila Three Years Ago Today
Manila recalls the day American forces returned to liberate the city from Japanese rule. Veterans and journalists describe the shock of seeing doughboys in khaki and unfamiliar gear as tanks rolled through Santo Tomas and the crowd cheered.
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Manila
Jips
Nps
Corpuz Dayao
The
Manila Chronicle
David Boguslav
Manila Times
Mar
Universi
Santo Tomas
Invalid Shot Mercy Killing Tragedy Ends in Death
In Blue Island a father shot his son, then killed himself during an apparent mercy killing. The son Bernard O Connell Jr, crippled since birth, lies critically wounded in a suburban hospital as the mother Mrs Viola O Connell testifies at a coroner's inquest. The father Bernard Sr, 39, is dead.
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Chicago
Bernard O'Connell Iy
Blue Island
Viola O'Connell
Bernara Sr
Arabs Admit Blasting Palestine Post Office
The Jerusalem commander Abdul Khader Bey Flusseini says his Arab fighters bombed the Palestine Post office to prove they could strike at the heart of their enemy. The newspaper now issues single sheet editions as tensions rise with possible Jewish reprisal. Nine died yesterday in sporadic communal warfare, raising the Palestine death toll since the U N decision on November 29.
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Jerusalem
Palestine Post
Abdul Khader Bey Flusseini
Post
Palestine
United Nation
Blue Baby Patient Undergoes Life Saving Operation
Don Fegenbush, a 32 year old born with the blue baby condition, recovered satisfactorily after a Blalock taussig shunt operation at Children's Hospital. Surgeon connected a systemic vessel to the pulmonary artery to improve blood oxygenation.
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Los Angeles
Don Fegenbush
Fegenbush
Suregon
Alfred Blalock
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Children's Hospital
Blalock
von A
Jet Planes Consume Fuel At 550 Gallons An Hour
An Air Force announcement notes jet planes burn up to 550 gallons of fuel per hour at high speed. Experts compare with conventional airliners which use far less, and warn limited fuel after long flights may hinder diverting to alternate bases if weather closes in. The plan includes radio weather briefings to aid pilots, tested at Langley Field, Waynaker Base, Oklahoma City, and March Field Riverside California.
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Washington
Air Force Bases
Langley Wield
Waylinker Base
Oklahoma City
March Base
Riverside
Callf
Long Beach Chamber Resolution Urges Air Supremacy
A resolution adopted by the Long Beach Chamber of Commerce was printed in the Congressional Record on January 23 at Sen Knowland’s request. It calls for rebuilding air power as the strongest deterrent to aggression and outlines steps to achieve air supremacy. Complementary letters from Senator Downey, Senator Brewster, and Defense Secretary Forrestal are noted.
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Long Beach
Sheridan Downey
Oren Brewster
Maine
James Forrestal
Defense
Lee Wilder
Swiss to Abolish Some Food Rationing
Bern Switzerland Feb 3 The government announced that rationing of butter sugar and cheese will be abolished on Feb 6 Bread flour and other items stay rationed Prices of essential foods both rationed and unrationed remain under government control.
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Bern
Switzerland
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