Soviet Spy Leader Surrenders and Traitors Revealed
Australian Prime Minister Menzies announced that Soviet spy leader Vladimir Petrov has defected and provided a large cache of documents implicating Australian traitors. Petrov requested asylum, his wife remains at the Soviet embassy, and a royal commission will probe alleged local traitors.
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Canberra
Australia
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Robert G. Menzies
Vladimir Petrov
Igor Gouzenko
United States
Britain
Petrov
Ruussia
Menzies
Brownell seeks two new laws to curb communists and swindlers
Attorney General Herbert Brownell urged Congress to pass two measures. One would simplify the perjury rule by requiring proof of two or more contradictory statements instead of identifying which is false. The other would broaden the Interstate Commerce Act to punish confidence men who swindle victims across state lines, especially when victims move or withhold reports.
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Washington
INS
Herbert Brownell
Congress
Brownell
Richard M. Nixon
Joseph Martin
Mass
Browne
Bridge Traffic To Be Slowed
Hayward motorists across the San Mateo Hayward bridge will face short delays the week of April 1925 as main counterweight cables are replaced at the east end of the lift span. The lift span will also close to water traffic except for boats with masts low enough to clear the fixed bridge. Contractor crews and equipment will occupy the roadway during installation.
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Hayward
San Mateo-Hayward
State Department of Public Works
Washington faces Indochina policy split in White House
President Eisenhower is at the center of a fierce Indochina policy dispute among three major advisory camps. One faction opposes intervention, while the others favor it with differing methods and timing. Cabinet members and GOP Senate leaders have voiced the strongest anti intervention views. Democrats urge caution but offer support if the president acts decisively. A breakthrough was blocked as Britain and France rejected Dulles proposal for an immediate warning to Red China.
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Eisenhower
Indochina
Senate
Britain
France
Dulles
China
Two Narrowly Miss Death In Navy Jet Crash
Lt. Arthur W. Howell of Orinda bailed from a 23 000 foot Navy jet that crashed into the hillside above the upper San Leandro reservoir. He sustained a broken right leg and was rescued by a Coast Guard helicopter. Caretaker Melvin Brunkhorst and his 10 year old son narrowly escaped when the jet cratered a cliff 150 feet above them. The plane left a vapor trail and circled the reservoir area before impact. Howell, a World War II veteran and former Japanese POW, received medical care at Naval Air Station Alameda.
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Arthur W. Howell
Orinda
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Reservoir
Melvin J. Brunkhorst
Redwood Road
East Bay
EBMUD
San Pablo Dam
Brunkhorst
Melvin
Howe
Naval Air Station, Alameda
Eisenhower Opens 1954 Baseball Season at Griffith Stadium
President Eisenhower throws ceremonial first pitch to start the 1954 major league season at Griffith stadium as the Yankees face the Senators. He then heads to Augusta, Georgia for golf with Masters champion Sam Snead. Whitey Ford was named to start for the Yankees, while Bucky Harris eyed Porterfield or Stobbs for the Senators. Weather was ideal and 30,000 fans attended the opener.
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Eisenhower
Griffith Stadium
New York Yankees
Washington Senators
Augusta
Sam Snead
Casey Stengel
Whitey Ford
Yankees
Bucky Harris
Bob Porterfield
Chuck Stobbs
White House
Earl Warren
Joseph W. Martin
Senate
William F.ertowlang
House
Sem Rayburn
Supreme Court
Martin
Ball Park
William “Mel, Kinley
McKinley
Bill
William Howard Taftin
Clark Griffith
Washington Club
Phillies and Pirates Spar Over Early NL Classic
In a National League tilt, Philadelphia hosts Pittsburgh in a low scoring clash. Roberts and Konstanty teamed for the win with Lopata credited with the save as Hetki and Atwell contributed offense.
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Pittsburgh
Roberts
Konstanty
Lopata
Friend
Law
Hetki
Atwell
Oppenheimer Suspended From Access To Secrets
Washington reports that Dr. J Robert Oppenheimer was stripped of access to A bomb and H bomb secrets by President Eisenhower on substantial derogatory information from the Justice Department. The AEC says he is suspended as a scientific advisor and as a member of the Defense Mobilization Science Advisory Commission. The case centers on alleged past associations with Communists and delays to H bomb development with Oppenheimer denying Communist ties and opposing only after official project government. A personnel security board led by Gordon Gray weighs charges, with a final decision due in about two weeks. Congressional panels begin reviewing the matter as charges mount.
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Petrov
Mm.d
Australia
London
Washington
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Atomic Energy’ Commission
Britain
Woomera
Russia
Menzies
U.P
Dr. J
Robert Oppenheimer
Eisenhower
Justice Department
Atomic Energy Commission
Mr. Atom
AEC
Defense. Mobilization Office
Science
Oppenheimer
U.S
Communist Party
Army
Gordon Gray
Forthcomng
Defense Mobilization Science Committee
Lee. A. Dubridge
California Institute of Technology
Mee
Opgenteimer
Wiliam E. Jenner
Eden and Dulles Seek 10 Nation Collective Defense Pact
United States and United Kingdom outline a plan for a collective defense alliance against Communist aggression in Indochina. The proposed pact would include the United States Britain France Viet Nam Laos Cambodia Thailand the Philippines Australia and New Zealand with Indonesia and Burma eligible. Dulles traveled to Paris to win French backing while Eden spoke to the House of Commons as the agreement is seen as a preliminary step toward joint action before Geneva.
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France
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New Zealand
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Burma
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House of Commons
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Geneva
Arab Walkout Halted to Face Palestine Talks at U N
The Arab states halted a planned walkout in the United Nations Security Council to discuss Palestine. A compromise reshaped the agenda to allow a general debate while separately addressing the Israeli raid in Nahhalin. Soviet opposition, led by Andrei Vishinsky, pressed for disjointed discussion rather than lumping issues.
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Council
Israel
Jordan
Charles Malix
Lebanon
Nah‘halin
United States
Britain
France
Andrei Vishinsky
Vishinsky
Kremlin
Middle East
Oppenheimer loyalty backed by Princeton board leaders
Lt Gen Groves accepted full responsibility for appointing Dr Oppenheimer to lead the Los Alamos A bomb project in 1942 and defended the decision amid security reviews. Princeton Institute Board Chairman Herbert Maass affirmed Oppenheimer’s honesty and loyalties, noting a two month old disclosure of an investigation and expressing hope for clearance.
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Darien
Conn
Leslie R. Groves
USA
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Los Alamos
N. M
Dr. Oppenheimer
Groves
International News Service
Washington
Atomic Energy! S Commission
Princeton
N. J
Herbert J. Maass
Oppenheimer
Institute
Maass
Capehart delays housing bill amid FHA scandal probe
Senator Capehart said action on the administration’s housing bill will be held up as the Senate Banking Committee awaits the investigation into a multi million dollar FHA scandal. President Eisenhower ousted Hollyday, named Mason acting FHA commissioner, and FBI agents seized files to pursue alleged improper loans and inflated costs.
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Homes E. Capehart
Senate Banking Committee
White House
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Mason
Hollyday
Capehart
Housing and Home Finance Agency
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EHA
FBI
FHA— H
Albert M. Cole
Holly' Day
I Cole
Truman
Cole
Clyde L. Powell
Powell
Justice Department
Los Angeles
William F. McKenna
Congressional
Lester Condon
House Government Operations Committee
Jesse Wolcott
R-Mich
House Banking Committee
Early vote light in Hayward city election
Less than four percent of registered Hayward voters had cast ballots by 1 am. Of 10 095 registered voters, 397 had voted at 18 city polling places this morning.
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Castro Valley FirehouseFaults Blamed On Contractors
In Castro Valley the firehouse on Redwood Road faced blame for construction deficiencies on contractors Richardson and Miles, not architect Edward Cerruti. Cerruti produced Alameda County inspector reports. four of seven weak points were addressed, with porch sag and roof water issues explained. Fire Chief Mills Bouchard ordered asphalt tile borders replaced and further company contact.
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Redwood Road
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Miles
Edward Cerruti
Board of Fire Commissioners
Cerruti
Alameda County Building Inspector
Mills Bouchard
Richardson
Oakland
Sauchard
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