Proposals Put Before Voters Across States
Voters in 35 states faced a wide ballot of proposals from repealing free public schools in South Carolina to daylight saving time limits in Oregon and Washington. Included were constitutional amendments, initiatives, and referenda with many local focus items.
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South Carolina
Oregon
United States
Supreme Court
Larendon County
D. C
Byrnes
James F. Byrnes
General Assembly
Oklahoma
South Dakota
Georgia
Colorado
California
Alabama
Congress Control at Stake in 466 Races Across 47 States
As voting concludes, 432 House seats and 33 Senate seats are decided. Republicans aim to gain House and Senate power, with Eisenhower needing a landslide to secure the Senate. Current standings show 230 Democrats and 200 Republicans in the House, 49 Democrats and 46 Republicans in the Senate, plus independents and vacancies.
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House
Senate
Congress
GOP
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Adlai H. Stevenson
Maine
Wayne Morse
Oregon
Michigan
Connecticut
Wyoming
Maryland
West Virginia
Kentucky
New Mexico
Montana
Missouri
Utah
Residents urge park over brassiere factory in Cahuen Ba Pass
A Hollywood area dispute centers on a two block strip where residents led by Navy Commander Max I. Black oppose a zone change to allow semi industrial use. They urge converting the area into a state park commemorating California’s annexation, citing hillside beauty and Fremont history.
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Hollywood
Cahuen- Ba Pass
Navy
Max I. Black
John C. Fremont
California
United States
ROK Army expansion ordered by general in Washington
Brig Gen Cornelius Ryan said Washington ordered a sizable increase in the South Korean army. He noted the exact size is classified but expected to be substantial. Ryan heads the Korean military advisory group and praised Kumhwa ridge troops.
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Washington
Mark Clark
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Ryan
Kumhwa
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Eighth Army
U. S
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van Fleet
Truman
Eisenhower
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Korea
L A Officer Admits Guilty Assault Count
Los Angeles officer J Charles E Minter pleaded guilty to one count of assault by force on Elias Hodela Rodeta 21, amid a Christmas Day beating scandal that saw eight officers indicted for beating seven young men. Three officers were acquitted and the rest convicted.
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Los Angeles
J. Charles E. Minter
Menélay
Elias Hodela
Rodeta
Adventurers in Tahiti Welcome Newborn on Voyage
The John Caldwell family of five on the 38-foot ketch Tropic Seas stopped in Tahiti en route to Australia. An Oct 16 birth of Ane pound boy is noted by Caldwell’s mother in a letter. Stevie is 2, born in San Pedro. Jennny is 5, born in Santa Barbara. The family paused two months in Tahiti so Johnny can attend school before resuming their voyage.
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John Caldwell
Tahiti
Australia
Ane Pound Boy
Caldwells
S. N. Richardson
Caldwell
Artesia Lane
Stevie
San Pedro
Tropic Seas
Jennny
Santa Barbara
Johnny
Here
Signal Hill Delays Move on Game License Offer
Signal Hill City Council postponed action on Tod Faulkner's offer to surrender a skill game license to Dr. Carl Taylor Post 490, American Legion, pending voter outcome on Proposition Q banning such games. The council wants the license to stay a council decision, not Faulkner's, and will revisit if Proposition 4 fails.
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Signal Hill
Signal Hill City
Tod
Faulkner
Carl L
Taylor
American Legion
Neilie J. Combellack
Twico
Faulner
Lockheed Workers to Vote on New CA Contract
Lockheed Aircraft Corp workers in California will meet Sunday to consider a pact reached by AFL IAM negotiators and company reps. The agreement recommends ratification and would grant a blanket nine cent per hour raise for 26,600 workers and lift minimum rates from 10 to 14 cents an hour, retroactive to August 25.
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Burbank
Massachusetts Bans Santa Alky Ads
The Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission warned manufacturers wholesalers and importers to stop using Santa Claus in whisky advertising. A public letter says Santa or St Nicholas has long been linked to children and ads should not connect the children's saint with alcoholic beverages.
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Boston
Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission
Santa Claus
St. Nicholas
Oklahoma father seeks court to rename Stalin Lenin sons
George Aebischer of Oklahoma City says he will obtain a court order to change the first names of his two sons. He explained his sentiments have changed since he named the boys after the Soviet leaders Stalin and Lenin.
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Oklahoma City
George Aebischer
Stalin
Lenin
Bus and Truck Collision Near Puebla Kills Nine
A head on collision between a loaded bus and a heavy truck near Puebla on Highway 80 miles southeast of Mexico City left nine dead and 25 injured. The Monday crash occurred just outside the city limits, authorities said.
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Mex
Mexico City
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