US Plans to Counter Soviet Propaganda on Nuclear Tests
The United States seeks an enforceable international ban on nuclear tests while Russia offers a “reconsider” pause. Dulles and Eisenhower weigh the Moscow proposal for talks culminating in a heads of government meeting. Britain and France pursue their own tests as the impasse continues.
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Washington
United States
Russia
Administration
John Foster Dulles
Eisenhower
West
Moscow
Andrei Gro'myko
Britain
State Department
Pacific
London
France
United Nations
Robeson Show Scratched Off in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh officials canceled baritone Paul Robeson’s April 2 concert at Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall citing compatibility issues with the building’s commemorative purpose. Promoter Lee Matthews said Robeson’s politics were disputed but he hoped to book another venue.
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Pittsburgh
Gilbert Cloonan
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial
Hall
Paul Robeson
Robeson
United States
Lee Matthews
Guide Dogs Fete In S F Ready Awards to Essay Winners
Mrs. Shirley Moore, essay chair for VFW Auxiliary, announced Hayward High School winners will receive awards April 25 at the Guide Dogs for the Blind event in San Francisco. Tickets for tomorrow's luncheon at St. Francis Hotel are $0.50 and include a yacht tour of Bay Area vessels. Winners include Joan Cruickshank, Kathy Mallen, and Bonnie Chisholm, with prizes $15, $10, and $3 respectively.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
Hayward
Guide Dogs
Blind Inc
St. Francis Hotel
San Francisco
Bay Area
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Iss Cruickshank
San Bito
San Patael
Moore
Wisners
Joan Cruickshank
Kathy Mallen
Bonnie Chisholm
Mountain View
Oakland Council of Churches
Stuart LeRoy “Aguesson
Pacific School of Religion
Oakland
John Do Tlinstth
I Will Pugsene
Landslide debris halts Pacific Coast Highway recovery continues
Vaughn O. Sheff, 58, perished when 600000 tons of rock and earth buried the Pacific Coast Highway at Pacific Palisades. Crews faced new cracks as rain threatened more slides. Authorities feared further collapses while workers operated heavy equipment amid unstable cliffs along the route. The article also mentions an eight year old German ship carrying immigrants and a separate, incomplete radio report from Oslo about a sea disaster before clarification of events.
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Pacific Palisades
Vaughn O. Sheff
Santa Monica
Shaff
Palisades
Ocern
Bremerhaven
Germany
Europe
Australia
Oslo
Malta
Colombo
Ceylon
UAR seeks U.N. action over Israeli Syrian clash
United Arab Republic asked urgent U.N. Security Council meeting to address alleged Israeli attempts to seize Syrian territory around Lake Huleh near the Sea of Galilee. Two days of fighting included tanks and artillery with unclear casualties, reported 20 to 40 dead or injured by conflicting claims.
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United Press
United Arab Republic Today
United Nations Security Council
Israc
Lake Huleh
Sea of Galilee
Damascus
Jerusalem
U.N. Mixed Armistice Commission
Israel
U.N
Drunk Plea In Traffic Case Disrupts San Leandro Court
Andrew J. Bignone 24 of Oakland pleaded guilty to drunk driving after a felony speeding charge was dismissed in municipal court. He was fined 63 dollars for a collision on E 1dth St that injured Albert Mondragon, 33, who has since recovered.
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San Leandro
Andrew J. Bignone
Sixth Ave
Oakland
Bignone
Albert Mondragon
Mondregon
Dig Out Work On Palisades Slide Begins
Los Angeles report on a massive Palisades slide as workers dig to recover a presumed missing highway engineer. The earth and rocks buried equipment and vehicles on U.S. Highway One, delaying opening and prompting officials to estimate a week to clear 600000 tons of debris.
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Palisades
Los Angeles
Pacific Palisades
State ‘Division ‘of Highways Engineers
U.S
Santa Monica
Assembly Puts Okay On New State Budget
Sacramento reports the Assembly moved a compromise budget in a hurry, stripping funds for water projects while keeping state departments funded for the next fiscal year. The plan totals 1,976,416,983 dollars and awaits Senate action amid warnings of political conflict over water funding.
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Sacramento
Senate
Bystead
Department of Water Resources
Jagay
Onj
Bay Aqueduct
Eel River
Bean
I Glenn E. Coolidge
Felton
Hugh ~ Burns
Fresno
Coolidge
George Miller Jr
Martinez
Uxder
Board of
Edu
Jcation
Lloyd’ Lowrey
Rumsey
Million French Walk Off Jobs Disrupt Paris Industries
Paris faced a 24 hour warning strike as about a million French workers walked off. Rail, gas, and electricity services halted while garbage collection stalled. Union leaders warned private industries would join a nationwide action marking the sharpest unrest since 1953.
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Paris
France
Three Killed In Steel Fall From Truck
MARTINEZ AP Three people died when a seven ton coil of shear steel fell from a truck crushing a car on Highway 4 east of Oakley. Victims were Steve Norman Skinner 23 his wife Raquel 22 and their daughter Sarah 4. Skinner's sister Lillian 15 was hospitalized in critical condition. The truck driver Leo Reymer 25 Hayward collided with the Skinner vehicle while negotiating a curve.
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Martine
Steve Norman Skinner
Pacific Gas ,and Electric Company
Raquel
Sarah
Skinner
Lillian
Antioch Hospital
Highway 4
Oakley
Leo
Reymer
Hayward
Cunha Transportation Company
Baruch Warns of Folly In Federal Tax Cuts
Financier Bernard M Baruch warned against federal tax cuts calling them folly and urged labor and management to pledge wage and price restraint. He outlined steps to curb inflation including avoiding deficit spending and strengthening government credit while advocating local action over federal projects.
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Qup
Bernard“M. Baruch
Senate Finance Committee
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Baruchi
Baruch
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