$15 Million Beach Plan Revealed
A comprehensive Los Angeles area beach development proposal outlines a massive $15 million project. It includes bathhouse units, a pavilion, ballroom, restaurants, shops, two towers, a University by the Sea, golf, piers, heliport, gardens, and parking for 13,500 cars. The nine-section plan covers West Beach, Rainbow Pier, Plaza Alamitos, Bixby Bluff, Belmont Plaza, and Estuary Park with extensive esplanades, bathhouses, and a marine restaurant complex.
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University By the Sea
Allen
Armed Services Ymca
Los Angeles River
Magnalia Pier
Rainbow Pier
Ocean Blea
Seaside Blvd
Pier Ply
Alamitos, Ave
Audtorium
al Jen
5Th
2Nd
Sth Pts
Sth
Hth Pts
Plada
Alamitos
Bixby Park
Cherry Ave
Butt Park
Belmont Pier
Bui Park
Esplanade
Belmont Plaza
Plaza Alamitos
Nieto Ave
Corona Ave
Estuary Park
Legislature Splits on New Taxes Issue
California lawmakers debate whether new taxes or using reserves balance the budget. Sen McCarthy and Sen Cobey clash with other Democrats over luxury taxes and reserve exhaustion. Bills advance slowly in both houses as various measures including liquor law changes and cross filing reform surface.
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W. Caldecott
Berkeley
William A. Munnell
Los Anpeels
Senate
Robert I. McCarthy
San Francisco
Hulse
James A. Cobey
Merced
Knight
Assembly
Clarence C. Ward
Santa Barbara
Luther H. Lincoln
Oakland
Democrats Assembly
Vincent Thomas
San Pedro
Los Angeles
Masterson
el Cerrito
Frans Luecker
San Diego
California
Conspirators Jailed for Plot to Oust Puerto Rican Government
Three leaders of the Nationalist Party were sentenced to three to ten years in prison in San Juan for conspiring to overthrow the Puerto Rican government by force.
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San Juan
P. R. UE
Nationalist Party
Youths Race G I Benefits Deadline
Local recruiting officials report a tightened deadline for GI benefits with high interest among youths. Marines station notes a small increase in inquiries but a fixed quota of seven, though can be exceeded with notification from other posts. Selective Service at 249 E 1st St says January induction plans are in place and many faces disappointed as quotas fill. Inductees face two years active duty plus a reserve hitch, while direct enlistees may sign for four or three-year terms.
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Shane
Judkins
Marine Corps
Post Office
William MM. Pascoe
Pascoe
Maine Corps
Selective Service Headquarters
E. 1St St
Patricia Fish
Harbor Area
Los Angeles
Arly
Tough Gal Burns Cars Behind Bars
In Hollywood a 25 year old woman Agnes Millacuddy set fire to two autos and smashed windows in two others. Police say she damaged mostly expensive cars on a residential street and attempted to burn a palm tree. She told investigators I wanted to be doing something different I wanted to be tough. She was booked on arson suspicion.
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Hollywood
Agnes Millacuddy
Congress Opens With Cooperation Theme and Swearing In
The new Congress opens with pledges of cooperation from Eisenhower and Democratic leaders. Vice President Nixon administers oaths as 34 new and returning senators begin work, including Albert Barkley’s fifth oath. Johnson and Knowland outline bipartisan aims while focusing on Eisenhower’s economic and tariff agenda. The Senate elects George as president, Johnston as secretary, and Morse’s future role looms. party leaders stress responsible oversight and constructive collaboration.
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Tion
Red
China
Eisenhower
Congress
Lyndon B. Johnson
Rayburn
Nixon
Senate
Lyle O'Snader
House
Albert W. Barkley
Kentucky
Barkley
Brom
Snadee
Chambers
Bernard Braskarng
Washington
Rep
Rooney
New York
Reyburn
Hope
Kansas
Martin
K.-Mass
Capitol
Walter F. George
Georgia
George
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
United States
Sen
Knowland
California
Bridges
Felton M. Johnston
Senat
Felton
Johnson
Party of Responsibility
Therore
Morse
Indore
Kefauver
D- Tenn
Byrd
Probe Critical on Pension Fund Handling
House investigators cited a wide range of questionable practices in employee welfare and pension fund handling. The interim report urged detailed accounting by fund trustees to the IRS and called on Congress to continue investigations, noting lack of official records on fund counts and payments. It criticized employers, union fund officials and brokers while asking for expanded disclosure and stricter accounting.
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Washington
House
Internal Revenue Service
House Labor
McConnell
R-Pa
The
Revenue Service
Ang
Kidney Gift Ties Northboro Brothers in Transplant
Ronald Herricis of Northboro Massachusetts donated one kidney to his 23 year old twin brother Richard in a transplant operation. Nurse Barbara Fisk hands Ronald a package as he leaves Boston hospital after the procedure. AP photo shows the pair with the donor holding the kidney gift and the recipient recovering.
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Ronald Herricis
Northboro
Mass
Richard
Barbara Fisk
Ronald
Boston Hospital
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Ore
Thurso
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Bradbury
Goberdines
Men's Sox
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