Ex-Housing Boss Before Solon Quiz
Former Federal Housing Administrator Guy T. O. Hollyday told Senate investigators he acted to prevent improper practices and the defrauding of homeowners on improvement loans. He testified as Eisenhower issued an executive order granting committee access to income, while his assistant Clyde L. Howell refused to testify without subpoena. The hearing opened with Chairman Homer Capehart warning against letting FHA scandals derail the housing program.
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Augusta
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Subpena
Sergeant At-Arms
Powell
Homer E. Capehart
R-Ind
FHA
Onta Lang
Woman Leaves To Reclaim Sons From Ex Husband
Doris Lawson of Castro Valley departs by plane to New Jersey to identify James Foley and Tormer Oaklancer, the men she traveled to see with her sons for a planned weekend last November. Weeks of legal battles precede this final attempt to reclaim her children.
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Doris Lawson
Mageeway
Glasspox hits Ashland Bay Area motorists report pocked windshields
Residents of Morrill avenue and others across the Bay Area report widespread glasspox damage to car windshields from Ashland to San Francisco. Witnesses describe heavy pitting and cracks while officials seek experts to explain the mysterious phenomenon.
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Morrill Avenue
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Robert Watson
Treasure Island
Watson
David Kleesie
Robert Hensley
Blonde Wife of Ex Red Diplomat Forced Aboard Plane
Sydney reports detail the forced boarding of Vladimir Petrov's wife, the petite blonde sobbing "Save me" as she and the Petrov party were hustled onto a one way flight to Russia. Angry Australians clashed with guards, big crowds shouted "Don't go home," and witnesses described rescuers and the chaotic scene at the Sydney scene.
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Australia
Vladimir Petrov
Russia
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Darwin
William Charles Wentworth
W. Pawluk
Oppenheimer Didn't Delay H-Bomb Says Pike
Pike Oppenheimer Didn't Delay H Bomb. Washington reports former AEC member and Maine businessman says there was never any indication Dr. J Robert Oppenheimer tried to slow hydrogen bomb development. He cites delays as due to uncertain appointing and facility arguments. Oppenheimer remains suspended by the AEC on security charges.
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Pike
Atomic Energy
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Maine
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Oppenheimer
Critical five days loom in Indochina struggle
The period ahead is described as decisive in the Dien Bien Phu crisis with potential US and Allied action. Reports from prisoners, captured documents, and intelligence outline a possible Red China push to aid Viet Minh and the likelihood of swift air and naval measures if the moment arrives. Congressional briefings indicate administration backing for strong steps, aiming to blunt Communist forces and avoid Viet Minh disintegration after heavy losses.
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Bartender Charged With Running Lottery
Hayward police signed charges against Frank Vaccaro for operating a lottery at a Castro street tavern. An officer, in plain clothes, bought a 23 cent whiskey bottle chance from Vaccaro and arrested him after returning Sunday night following a tip. Bail details were not yet set.
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McCarthy to Press Witness Cross Examinations at Hearings
Senator Joseph R. McCarthy said he will insist on cross examining all witnesses at the army hearings. He warned he will file a bill of particulars and questioned whether he will appear as a witness. Mundt suggested he may step aside while Jenkins and staff question witnesses.
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Joseph R. McCarthy
Army
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Roy M. Cohn
Subcommittee
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McCarthy
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Houston
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Coln
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David Schine
Dulles Sees Low Chance of Troop Use in Indochina
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles said after a White House conference that it is unlikely American troops will be sent to Indochina. President Eisenhower and Dulles discussed the tense Southeast Asia situation as Democratic congressmen questioned possible U.S. involvement.
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Eisenhower
Southeast Asia
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Dulles Defers Indochina War Policy Comment
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles visits President Eisenhower at his Augusta retreat to discuss Indochina and a potential U S troop role. Nixon's remarks on sending troops loom large as U S allies prepare for Geneva talks with Russia and Red China.
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Tough French hold on positions at Dienbienphu airstrip
French Union and native Vietnamese troops defended captured trench lines at Dienbienphu as Vietminh forces repeatedly struck the airstrip overnight. Dawn found defenders still holding blood-stained trenches amid ongoing bombardment, with Easter prayers offered in improvised dugout altars.
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Two Teachers Win Academic Fellowships in Hayward District
Elizabeth King of Hayward High and Fern Bruner of San Lorenzo High have won year long fellowships from the Fund for the Advancement of Education, out of 240 nationwide. The awards, financed by Ford Foundation grants, cover salaries plus travel and tuition, enabling both teachers to study their fields away from the classroom. King, teaching since 1948, will study art’s use in California hospitals as a mental health treatment tool, while Bruner, a 1951 hire at San Lorenzo High, teaches social studies and will join a year of study abroad or at other institutions.
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Hayward High
Local Man Relives S F Disaster in Hayward Tale
Hayward resident N P Nielsen aged 85 recalls leading a charity caravan to San Francisco after the 1906 earthquake. He describes the trek from Bay area neighborhoods, distributing food to refugees, and the damaged cityscape before returning home to Clawster Road with his sister and neighbors.
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Jeisco
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Market Street
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Market
Third Street
Plans for Paris NATO meeting and Geneva peace talks
The article outlines talks on a NATO gathering in Paris and the Far Eastern peace conference opening April 26 in Geneva. It notes efforts by Dulles and the president to keep Red China out of the United Nations while allowing its observers at Geneva.
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Vishinsky Claims USSR Built Hydrogen Bomb at UN
At United Nations in New York Andrej Vishinsky declared the Soviet Union has built the hydrogen bomb and will not accept the Baruch Plan for atomic and thermonuclear disarmament. He argued proposals based on the Baruch Plan are propaganda and pressed for a prohibition of the hydrogen bomb while asserting a genuine, practical Soviet proposal. He also criticized the Western backed atomic disarmament law as discussed at length but unworkable.
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Andrej Y. Vishinsky
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Vishinsky
Russia
Iceberg Spotted Off Florida Coast
A six foot iceberg was sighted near Florida waters, drifting 300 miles from Cape Canaveral between Jacksonville and Miami. The S S Trinity reported the find to the Coast Guard as authorities monitor the unusual visitor’s course.
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