City Hires Engineer to Study Subsidence in Long Beach
City Council agreed to employ a consultant engineer to study subsidence from the Los Angeles River to the easterly city limit. The study will focus on preventing future subsidence, especially along the ocean front, and predict maximum future depth. Harbor department has data, and the plan includes an exhaustive prevention study.
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Los Angeles
Ocean
Samuel E. Vickers
Harbor
Long Beach
Ala~omilos Heights
Prime Minister Yoshidas Party Wins Big In Japan Vote
In Tokyo Yoshida led the Liberal Party to a strong showing in Japan's first fully free election since World War II with 105 of 171 seats decided. Hatoyama challenges Yoshida over budget policy while Ichiro Hatoyama remakes the party and the Communists fail to win seats.
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Tokyo
Shigeru Yoshida
Japan
Yoshida
Liberal Party
Ichiro Hatoyama
Liberal
Hatoyama
Matoyama
McCarthy Vows Skunk Cleanout in Washington
Senator Joseph McCarthy urged voters in Bridgeport that he will intensify efforts to remove what he called skunks in Washington. He used a hunting analogy from his mother’s chickens incident, saying digging out skunks worsens the smell, as supporters shouted in favor. The appearance was sponsored by the Republican Victory Committee, not the state GOP, with many top Republicans attending except Governor John Lodge who was in California.
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Bridgeport
Connell
Josena McCarthy
Wis
Washington
McCarthy
The
Republican Victory Committee
John Lodge
California
Donor of Cash Monies Campaign Launches Aid Drive
The Muscular Dystrophy Association campaign began to take shape with a Cleveland industrialist contributing the first aid. Harold S. Heller sent a $100 check after hearing plans for the effort. The campaign’s kickoff had not yet officially started.
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Los Angeles
Muscular Dystropsy Association
Cleveland
Harold 5. Heller
Ted
Swedes claim jet plane rival to MIG in test
Birger Holmer of Scandinavian Airlines says Sweden’s new jet design compares favorably with the Russian MIG, claiming the Swedish craft equals or surpasses the MIG in performance. He spoke at the annual air show in Toledo, Ohio.
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Toledo
Ohina
Sweden
Scandinavian Airlines
Birger Holmer
Mother Cleared of Child Sale Custody Return
Mrs. Edna Schon of 1038 Mitchell Ave was freed of charges that she sold her infant daughter for 100 and won back custody. Superior Judge William McKesson ordered 3 month old Linda to be a ward of the court while the mother arranges to live with her parents in Phoenix, Arizona. The charges arose from testimony about a sparkplug and ignition conference as Swedes were reportedly producing a new airplane in quantity, with remarks about neighbors.
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Edna Scion
Mitchell Ave
William McKesson
Schon
Los Angeles
Linda
Phoenix
Ariz
Boarding House Panel Punches Through Razor Nest
A quirky comic snippet shows characters debating a plan as a humorous dialogue unfolds amid a chaotic scene. Names remain playful and the tone is light and brisk. The gag hinges on rapid wordplay and a mock crisis conveyed in a single panel.
Doctors Warn Against Antibiotics Shotgun Use
Dr John A Washington warned at a DC Medical Society meeting that doctors overcredit antibiotics for ill defined nose and throat ailments. He urged restraint to avoid unnecessary drug exposure, cost, and fear in children, noting some infections recover spontaneously and antibiotics are not universal cures.
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Calif
Frank Carey
Associated Press
Scienze
Washington
John A. Washington
District of Columbia Medical Society
George Washington Unijon
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