Outspelled Spellers Win Southern Alameda County Bee
Wanda Houser, 12, of Castro Valley, and Nancy Thornburg, 13, Centerville, won the Southern Alameda County spelling bee at San Lorenzo, earning trips to the Bay Area final and a chance for the national spelling bee in San Francisco. Wanda took first after a near 180-word gauntlet with words like hypocracy and parallel, with Nancy as runner-up.
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Fairensia Polo
Wanda Hauser
Casire Velsey
Alameda County
Nancy Thornburg
Centerville
Wanda
San Francisco
Wanda Houser
Castro, Valley
Southern
Alameda
A. B. Morris School
Castro Valley
Hayward
Washington Union
Narey
Bay
San Lorenzo
The
Daily Review
San Francisco News
San Francisco New
Nancy
Douglas Taylor
Hayward Hight
Warren Hauser
Fine Street
Hausers
Angie Tenney
Dwight Thornburg
Washington Township
South Main Street
Alice
L. Lambrecht
Washington | Union ‘High School
Harry Bradford
Ralph Anderson
George Lower
Washington, D. C
Deily Review
Eure
Boundaries planned for Castro Valley city incorporation
Castro Valley committee will file incorporation boundaries by Monday extending from the Castro Valley Sanitary District north and east to the Hayward line. The board decided not to hire consultant Guy Halferty who helped plan Lakewood. William E. Roberts will serve as incorporation manager with local help and facilities for expert advice.
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Castro Valley
Castro Valley Committee
Hayward
Guy Halferty
Helferty
Lakewood
California
Halferty
William E. Roberts
Teel To Speak at San Lorenzo Meeting Monday
Harold Tech, superintendent of the Hayward Area Recreation district, will speak at the regular meeting of the San Lorenzo Village Homes association on Monday at 8 p.m.
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San Lorenzo
Harold Tech
Hayward Area
Red China sees no war with US. hints talks on Formosan crisis
In Bandung Chou En Lai said Red China does not want war with the United States and would negotiate directly with the American government on the Formosan crisis. It marks a major shift toward conciliation in CCP policy toward the United States.
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Bandung
Indonesia
Chou En-Lai
Red
China
United States
Chou
Clocks Set Ahead Tonight for Daylight Saving Time
Citizens are urged to move clocks forward one hour tonight as Daylight Saving Time begins. The Legislature fixed 2 am as the changeover to minimize disruption for early risers and those with late schedules. The extra hour of evening light is intended to be enjoyed before standard time returns in September.
Oakland Scavenger seeks hog ranch transfer permit
Oakland Scavenger requests a use permit to move its hog ranch from San Lorenzo to a site near Sunol, to be reviewed by the Alameda County Planning Commission on Monday at 1 13 pm in the Supervisors chambers. Local residents object to odors from the facility, and Village Homes Association may urge the county to refuse renewal of the current permit, expiring next July. Sunol Pleasanton and Livermore area residents join opposition to the move.
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Oakland
Oakland Scavenger Company
San Lorenzo
Sunol
Alameda County Planning Commission
Beckman
Village Homes Association
Plegsanton
Liverimore
Et Wmasse
Local doctors linked to abortion plot arrest near Hayward
Dr Earl Chappel Sr 34 osteopath and San Francisco bartender Canales 28 were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit abortion at 381 Jackson Street Hayward Officers Marchand Sen F tsco and inspectors O Haire Cahill followed the vehicle to Hayward then to the San Mateo bridge contact with San Francisco police. The two men were later freed on bail of 1500 each.
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A. Hayward
Marchand
Sen F. Tsco
O'Haire
Otties
San Francis
Canales
Sion
San Francisco
Hayward
San Mateo Bridge
Cahill
Canal
Wild Bullet Hits PG&E Power Cable at San Lorenzo Creek
PG&E estimates the 22 caliber bullet pierced a company cable over San Lorenzo Creek, causing instruments to malfunction and threatening gas flow. Lawrence Elberdy, 38, a PG&E instrument technician, said repairs could cost about $473 to $475. Sheriff’s deputies were briefed on the incident and ongoing investigations.
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San Lorenzo
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Pg&e
Lawrence
Elberdy
San Lorenzo Creek
Riterty
San Francisco Vice Raid Captures 135 Suspects
Police under District Attorney Tom Lynch and Chief James English swept three San Francisco clubs, arresting 135 people. Affected sites included Myers Social Club on Third Street, the Texana Social Club, and a Stevenson Street venue near Market, where 60 visitors and five keepers were detained. The Myer's operator was Henry Van Randall. gambling equipment was found at the Texana Social Club.
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San Francisco
Stevenson Street
Market
Tom Lynch
James English
Myer's Social Cub
Dhird
Henry van Randall
Texana
Most Elaborate Civil Defense Test Planned At Atomic Blast
The Nevada test will unleash an unprecedented civil defense display dubbed Operation Cue. A huge atomic device to be detonated from a 500 foot tower will deliver a blast equal to about 20 000 tons of TNT. The test will expose a mock American city with multiple structures and facilities to the explosion.
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Nagasaki
Alvin -C. Graves
motion _ picture corps
Graves
Nevada
Incre
Yucca
Nevada” Z Grounds
Ivil-Defense
Iba
Nevada Proving Ground
Oakland Detectives Kill Suspect in West End Shootout
Oakland officers, Patrolmen John Brooks and Jack Bennett, on a routine questioning detail, exchanged fire with Oliver Grems, a 33 year old ex Denver police detective, in a dead end street. Grems was shot four times and died at Alameda County Hospital, with both officers claiming no narcotics were involved.
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Oakland
Southern Pacific Railroad
Oliver Grems
Height Street
San Francisco
Denver, Cola
Ozxland
John‘. Brooks
Jewel
Bennett
Yice
Grems
Brooks
Bennets
Heyward Rotary
Vfentley, Neon
Mandarin Tee Garden
Notley
Hayward
Dee
U S Seeks Involvement of Nationalists in Formosa Talks
The State Department stated Washington would insist on Nationalist China’s participation in any discussions on Formosa. The message backed Chou Enlai’s offer for direct talks with the United States while urging an immediate ceasefire in the Formosa area and the release of American civilians. The note noted ally status with Nationalist China and pressed for inclusive negotiations coordinated with the United Nations.
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Washington
State Department
Formosa
Department
Eizenhow
U.S
Chou Enles
United States
Incere
vAnother
Security Council of the
United Nations
China
Chen
Bandung
Indonesia
Kang Mao- Chao
Chou
Chieng Jharsheke
Henry Suydam
Chow
Hei
Ormal
Decoto Couple Killed in Train Car Crash
A Decoto couple, Mr. and Mrs. Pasqual Muela of 621 Second Street, were killed last night when their car collided with the Southern Pacific Shasta Daylight near Zamora. The northbound train engineer said the Muela car turned onto the crossing despite warning signals. None of the train passengers were injured. The couple’s daughter, Mrs. Socoro Gartela of Newark, survives.
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Zamora
Southern Pacific
Shasta
Pasqual Muela
Muslas
Socoro Garlela
Newark
Welfare Meet Planned in Centerville
Centerville welfare club members plan a meeting at Mrs. Lee Williams home on Norris Road with Mrs. Robert Anderson sharing hostess duties and Mrs Williams coordinating the program.
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Centerville
Child “Welfare
Lee Illiams
Norris
Robert, Andersonisto
Williams
Soviet Premier Bulganin backs high level East West talks
Moscow bulletin reports Nikolai Bulganin favors a top level meeting with President Eisenhower and Britain's new Prime Minister Anthony Eden to discuss East West relations and likely security issues.
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Bulletin
Moscow
Nikolai Bulganin
Eisenhower
Britain
Sir Anthony Eden
Chou Enlai Signals Direct Talks With United States
The Afro Asian conference received a two paragraph printed statement from Chou Enlai asserting willingness for direct negotiations with the United States and not through a 10 power conference. Delegates and Western leaders reacted with mixed relief and surprise, while Nationalists warned the move could complicate Taiwan policy.
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Chow
Pei- Ping Radio
Shou
United States
Far East
Taiwan
Kang Meo-chao
Chou
Ne v
Chiang Kai Shek
Russia
China
Choy
Bandung
Red China
Washington
Chiang
Mohammed Ali
Pakistan
Ali
Formosa
Soviet Union
India
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