Eisenhower Aides Warn of Highway Funds Cut If Tax Fails
President Eisenhower and GOP leaders warned that federal highway funds to states could be halted after July if Congress, led by Democrats, refuses to raise the gasoline tax from 3 to 4 cents. Senate and House leaders indicated opposition in Congress to the tax hike and postal-rate increases as the balanced-budget drive grows.
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Washington
UPI
Eisenhower
GOP
Congress
House
Charles Hal- Jeck
White House
Indiana House
Halleck
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Ilinoia
Congréss
Dirksen
Chicago
Trituna
Phone Romance To End Happily
A U S airman from California and British WRAF Mary Green will wed in London next Saturday after a telephone courtship begun during a call from the U S air base at Ruislip. Manuel L Bettencourt 3c, 19, son of Mrs A Zander of Sonoma, and Mary Green 19, are to marry at Shoreditch Parish Church.
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Ruislip
England
U.S
California
London
Manuel L. Better’court
Sonoma
Mary, Green
Women’s Royal Air Force
Shoreditch
Bettencourt
Tms
A. Zander
Palm Springs Car Crash Kills Five
Five people died and two others were critically injured in a two car collision at a highway turnoff to Palm Springs. Police said all occupants appeared to be adults with identities held pending hospital arrival.
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Palm Springs
UPS
Desert
Highway Patrol
Desert Hospital
New York Welcomes Castro With Big Crowd Scenes
UPI reports Cuba Prime Minister Hideo Castro drew massive crowds in New York as he toured the city visiting Pennsylvania Station and his hotel, meeting UN officials including Dag Hammarskjold, and shaking hands with cheering supporters from 11 a.m. to midnight.
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New York
UPI
Hideo Castro
United Nations
Cuba
U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
Castro
Pennsylvania Station
Gen
Douglas MacArthur
Korea
Youth admits knife killing for $1 bill
Rich ard Walter Fitzpatrick aged about 16 confessed to stabbing Mrs Florence D Martin in her home over a $1 bill to rob her after learning of his job loss. Police found the murdered welfare worker with 44 stab wounds and a severed finger, the weapon a hunting knife.
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Richard Walter Fitzpatrick
John Fitzpatrick
Plorence
D. “Martin
Totall
Mire
Martin
Fitzpatricks
St. . Francis
Tom Kosley
Young
Fitzpatrick
Kosley
Bank Held Up by Gunmen in Baltimore Heist
Two gunmen robbed a First National Bank branch in Baltimore Maryland of 32995 dollars. They escaped in a stolen car. The incident was reported by UPI.
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Baltimore “Md
UPI
First National Bank
Vending Device Looters Nabbed After School Breakin
Hayward police arrest two youths aged 15 and 16 after a month of vending machine thefts at Winton School on Winton Avenue. Juvenile officer Frank Tapia used the Purple People Squealer powder to dust machines, revealing bloody fingerprints and smears. The suspects admitted entering the school with a found pass key and spending the stolen money at Howling Alley, with damages up to 150 dollars.
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Hayward
Frank Tapla
Winton School
Winton Ave
Purple People
Hays
Ward
Tapia
Howling Alley
Auto thief in 110 mph chase crashes in Watsonville
A San Leandro car thief aged 14 stole a car at knife point, led police on a 110 mph chase, and died when the purple and white vehicle rolled over in Watsonville. The owner, Masuo Kakutani, 38, and his family survived. the youth was booked at Juvenile Hall on felony car theft and armed robbery charges.
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San Leandro —.A
Watsonville
San Leandro
Oakland
Masuo Kakutani
Peralta Ave
Hideko
Dutton Ave
E. 14Th St
Chemical Plant Blast Kills Three in England
An explosion at Imperial Chemical Company in Billingham, England, killed three men and injured 18 others late Tuesday night. Authorities investigated the cause as workers were evacuated and medical teams tended the injured at the scene and nearby hospitals.
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Billingham
England
Prayer text for daily devotion and renewal
A devotional plea to God asking for forgiveness for selfish desires and pride. The prayer seeks guidance to follow Thy will, a deeper sense of discipleship, and transformation into citizens of the eternal Kingdom. It emphasizes humility, mercy, and gratitude.
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Ciatus
Herter sworn as secretary of state in White House
Christian A. Herter was formally sworn in today as the new secretary of state. President Eisenhower said Herter was the best person for the job as cabinet and congressional leaders watched. He noted the late John Foster Dulles and wished for his early recovery, and Herter thanked the President for his confidence. The oath was administered by Frank K. Sanderson, and Herter took the oath at 12 17 p.m. after a Senate vote of 93 to 0 confirming him.
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Christian A. Herter
White House
Hisenhower
Herter
Mr Herter
Frank K. Sanderson
Washington
UPI
Eisenhower
Massachusetts
John
Foster Dulles
EF Kent
Foster
Hertery
Dulles
United States
Lerter
A-T Herter
Senate
Swithin
Foreign ‘Relations Committee
City to Host Industrialists and Chamber of Commerce Event
City officials and the Chamber of Commerce plan a tomorrow evening gathering for about 150 industrialists and realtors at Hayward's Industrial Conference. City Industrial Commission Chairman Richard West will open the meeting at Kopper Karner restaurant after a 6 p.m. social hour. Meyer Floyd Attaway will give a welcoming talk, with S. D. Smith narrating slides showing Hayward's growth, utilities, land, and cultural and educational advantages. Charts will show Hayward as a Bay Area distribution center.
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City and Chamber of Commerce
Hayward
City Industrial Commission
Richard West
Kopper’ Karner
Meyer Floyd Attaway
Mer. S. D. Smith
Bay Area
Wealthy California Oilman Dies in Baja Trip
William D. Kleinpell a 61 year old oilman from California died after a heart attack Tuesday while fishing in the Las Cruces area of Baja California His wife Fay and several Kern County anglers were with him on the outing disclosed by Kern County Land Co The death was reported by UPI
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Baxersfield
UPI
California
William D. Kleinpell
Mexico
Kern County Land Co
Kleingell
Las Cruces
Baja California
Fay
Kern
Tulare Wreck Kills Infant
A Tulare crash killed 4 month old Ema Reneg Smith of Visalia when a foreign car driven by her father Thomas Smith 23 failed to stop at a stop sign and collided with a sedan driven by Wilford A. Ennis 44 a Tulare businessman.
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Tulare
UPI
Smith
Visalia
Here
Thomas
Wilford A. Ennis
No Change in U S Cost of Living
Washington UPI reports that living costs stayed unchanged in March while lower food prices were offset by higher costs for other goods and services. The Labor Department CPI rose to 123.7 last month, a record for March and up 0.3 percent from a year earlier.
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Washington
UPI
Labor Department
H. E. Riley
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Riley
Bonds OK’d to finance San Mateo Hayward Bridge work
SacramentoSenate Transportation Committee approved a 2 million bond measure to fund reconstruction of the San Mateo Hayward Bridge. Sen Richard Dolwig said the project would double capacity. The California Toll Bridge Authority will meet to review engineers recommendations for a southern crossing of San Francisco Bay, with Gov Edmund Brown’s timetable prompting a three week deadline for final recommendations after 10 years of debate.
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Sacramento
San Mateo-Haywan
Senate Transportation Committee
Richard Dolwig
Redwood
California Toll Bridge Authority
San Francisco Bay
Edmund Brown
Brosyn
Public Works Dept
Mosk Stands By DA Promise After Prison Holdout
Two inmates at a state prison near San Rafael held a hostage for hours before surrendering and being placed in solitary confinement. Atty. Gen. Stanley Mosk and Marin County District Attorney William Weissich affirmed a promise not to prosecute Wright and Oke for the felony. The men, William Doe Oke and Billy Joe Wright, 26, faced officials for nearly ten hours and were later returned to solitary confinement for 23 days. The hostage, Mrs Walter Gschwend of San Francisco, and Douglas ison of Sally Yake City sustained no injuries. The case now rests with the Adult Authority, with possible further action pending.
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Stanley Mosk
William Doe Oke
Billy Joe Wright
Wright
Werner
San Rafael
Richmond
Sai Rafael
Walter Gschwen
San Francisco
Douglas Ison
Sally
Yake City
Bay
Gschwend
Fred Dickson
D. D. G. Schmidt
Marin County
Mosk
New Bid On Death Penalty Ban Denied
SACRAMENTO Assembly refused to do away with the death penalty ban after a roll call vote. The bill sought to permit death penalties for murderers who kill a second time or victimize kidnapping and prison guards.
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Sacramento
GPU
MacBride
McMillan
Jeonvicts
Earier
Godfrey Slated For Operation
Arthur Godfrey 55 plans surgery possibly this weekend for a suspected chest tumor. He will interrupt a sentimental visit to his Virginia farm to fly to Philadelphia to receive an award from the Izaak Walton League at its 37th convention.
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New York
UPI
Arthur Godfrey
Philadelphia
CBS
Godfrey
lPaconian Springs
Izaak’ Walton Esate
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Dorothy Dix
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Radio-Tv
Los
Mateo
San Quentin
Pgout Ssand Ders Savings
Ives
Yacely
Founders Savings
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