Khrushchev Announces Soviet Guided Missile With Hydrogen Warhead
In Birmingham Khrushchev boasted that the Soviet Union is developing a guided intercontinental missile with a hydrogen bomb warhead capable of landing anywhere in the world. He spoke to British businessmen amid anti-Communist demonstrations and a chorus mocking Stalin’s legacy.
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Birmingham
England
Nikita Khrushchev
Soviet Union
Nikolai Bulganin
United States
Britain
Khrushchev
Bulganin
London
Key System Defends Bid To Hike Fares
Key System defended requests to raise Alameda county fares by one to five cents and to abandon its transbay service. Oakland hearings run by the Public Utilities Commission continue Wednesday as city councils react, with Albany Berkeley Piedmont and others weighing in. The plan would lift token and Transbay ride prices while the system cites profit pressures and questions the future of the transbay line.
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Alameda County
Transbay
Oakland
State Public Utilities Comission
San Leandro
Hayward
Albany
Israel blasts Soviet arms deal over Egypt row
Israel accused the Soviet Union of arming Egypt and using a war-prevention declaration to justify it. Foreign Minister Moshe Sharett told the Knesset that Soviet moves through Czechoslovakia fed the Egypt arms deal and left a wide arms gap that keeps the Middle East in danger of war. He called for decisive action to counter the perceived threat.
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Jerusalem
Ins
Israel
Russia
Egypt
Middle East
Moshe Sharett
Knesset
Czechoslovakia
San Quentin Warden Misses Keys And Trusty
SAN QUENTIN (II) San Quentin. Warden Harley O. Teets is missing his personal keys and the prison is missing the warden's trusted cook Eugene H. Lee. Lee, 50, once served as houseboy to ex-governor Clinton Duffy, was paroled in 1952, returned last year as a violator, and received permission to watch television for four hours at the prison.
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San Quentin
Harley O. Teets
Cook
Eugene H. Lee
Lee
Clinton Duffy
Foe
Dulles Pushes Closer NATO Ties Across West
Secretary John Foster Dulles urged in a policy address that the United States join Western European democracies to explore moving NATO toward a closer union. He favored more economic and political cooperation while preserving national independence, arguing the West must overcome disunity to maintain solidarity.
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New York
John Foster Dulles
United States
Union of Free Nations
Dulles
NATO
Associated Press
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Leandro Youths Busted in Car Lot Crime Spree
SAN LEANDRO Patrolman William Burton halted a small crime wave by arresting two Oakland boys aged 18 and 14 after they were found nervous at a used car lot. They confessed to breaking into Dutton Norton Motor Sales at East 14th Street, stealing ignition keys, and attempting to force cash registers. They also admitted thefts at Lee Bros Market and Grand Auto Supply, and stole a bottle of lotion, cold tablets, and sunglasses before being turned over to juvenile officers.
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San Leandro
William Burton
and &. Grocery
San. Leandro
Dutton-Norton Motor
East 14Th Street
Burton
Lee Bros
Grand Auto
Graham Murder Jury Completed in Colorado Case
A jury of seven men and six women was chosen to try John Gilbert Graham, 24, for the murder of his mother in a dynamite attack on a Los Angeles bound airliner. A total of 231 veniremen were interrogated before both sides agreed, marking a record for Colorado.
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Denver
Ies
John Gilbert Graham
Las
Colorado
Fire destroys new San Lorenzo home. teen admits blaze
A $9500 fire gutted a new San Lorenzo home under construction after a garage blaze started by a 16 year old youth. Deputies detained a second teen seen fleeing as explosions from paint cans and thinner heightened the flames. Firefighters from Alameda County and San Lorenzo battled the blaze at 6 am. one deputy injured stepping on nails. A second youth is sought.
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San Lorenzo
Arseni
Via Nueva
Grand Avenue
Alameda County Fire Patrol
William Wolters
Sheriff's
Gilbert Fernandez
Alameda
St. John’s Church
LaMars
Iowa
Gary Miller
Mersey and
Farnsworth
Oak’ Knoll Naval Hospital
Thomas Miller
Lexington
Pauline R. Gwen
Mersey- Drive
Gwen
AFL League Backs Coate for Hayward High Board
The Southern Alameda county Voters League endorsed Robert Coate of Castro Valley for the Hayward Union High School District Board of Trustees seat in the May 18 election. The endorsement followed a Thursday night interview, with a three member committee empowered to grant the league's endorsement. Coate, former high school district business manager, currently works for a San Francisco investment broker.
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Alameda County
Voters League
Robert Coate
Castro Valley
Hayward
Coate
A. L. Aiton
San Lorenzo Village
Aiton
A. L. Christensen
Andre LaRoche
Voters’ League
League
San Francisco
Browers
Dope Suspects Plead Innocent in Hayward Court
Three men pleaded innocent on narcotics charges in T L Foley Hayward municipal court. Arraignments for two others were postponed. Named defendants Manuel Maciel 27 John Novads 24 and Leland Chaury 19 faced hearings scheduled May 16 May 4 and May 8 respectively. Others await plea dates at a later time.
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T. L. Foley
Hayward
Manuel Maciel
Third Street
Niles
John Novads
Hampton‘ Road
Cherryland
Leland Chaury
East 18Th Street
Novads
Maciel
Chaury
Mateo
D*street
Thomas McNieve
East 10Th: Street
Haylane
Five Leandro Schools Open House Today
Leandro schools announce Public Schools Week with open house events at James Madison, Washington, Roosevelt, and Woodrow Wilson sites. Displays of pupil work, Old Timers photos, and classroom demonstrations planned from 7 am to 5 pm, hosted by parents. Chamber of Commerce backs the program and bond aid for new facilities.
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Joaquin
Shaffer
James Madison
Juniper Street
Bonaire
Loyce L. McCormick
Washington School
Chitton
Avenue
Walter
Kiss
Roosevelt School
Dowling Boulevard
Woodrow -Wilson
Williams Street
Burdette D. Miller
Rockwell Lt. Rogers
Bronislaw Stempczynski
Smusic
Chamber. ‘of Commerce
Jack DeRuig
San
Leandro
Hearing on Leandro Meat Sales Opens Tonight
San Leandro council considers after hour and Sunday meat sales as a public hearing begins at 2:15. Debate splits between retailers and those fearing competitive disadvantage with unincorporated areas. Also on agenda are four teen planning commission zoning items and a Bancroft car lot proposal opposed by the planning commission. Potential tax share discussion cites Hayward proposing a five percent split of county sales tax under a uniform program.
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San Leandro
Smany
City Planning Commission
Er ‘Automobile
Bancroft. Avenue
San Leandro High School
Planning Commission
Hayward
Alameda County
Eisenhower signs trainee pay raise bill
President Eisenhower signed legislation today raising the monthly pay of six month trainees in the Armed Forces from 50 to 78 dollars. The measure affects short term trainees including National Guardsmen on active duty. Senator Paul says he will not weep if Souders bolts the Democratic ticket.
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Lke
Washington
Eisenhower
National
Jinen
Seay
Paul Jas
Souders Bolt
Democratic
Fraud Charged Over San Lorenzo Village Incorporation
A Alameda county court action seeks a writ of mandate to halt Sam A. Howard and others from pursuing San Lorenzo Village incorporation. Petitioners claim Howard and allies fraudulently filed notices to circulate petitions, with a hearing set for Friday. Separately, a weekend crash near Vallecitos killed two airmen and a three year old in San Lorenzo and Hesperian areas, prompting memorials and injuries.
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Lorengo
Village Homes Association
Sam A. Howard
Howard F. Kutler
County Planning Commission
Alameda County
Howard
Board of
Tomor
Leonnell
Homes Association
Kenneth Ait‘ken
David Allen
Carroll Rogers
John Agnew
Teoré
Board of Supervisors
Therm
San Lorenzo
Merley
Spencer
Robert
C. Dehmann
Parks Air Force Base
Vallecitos
Scott's Corner
Mary Stoos
Segundo
Alpede County
Mather
Washnesse Manor
Mary Miller
Anne Thomas
Thomas Greene
John'h.' Simmonds
California Highway
Areious Stoos
Dohmann
San‘Locrenzo Village
White Men Held In Negro's Death
Four white men were held today in connection with the death of an elderly Negro man identified as L. C. Balewin Bott who was struck by a large stone near Highway 431 outside Huntsville Alabama. Witnesses described the four men riding in an open convertible. A fifth man was sought.
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Huntsville
Ala
L.C. Balewin Bott
U.S
Wilsait
Boxing Officials Named Stockholders in California Firms
Testimony in state hearings reveals Oakland based International Boxer inq Sib president Jim Norris and executive secretary Truman Gibson as stockholders in California boxing enterprises. Promoter Johnny Munro of Oakland and Richmond says Bennie Ford of San Francisco is president, with Munro as vice president and Norris Gibson and Sid Flaherty named stockholders or managers.
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Oakland
Jim Norris
Inq Sib
Truman Gibson
California Boxing Enterprises
State Bearings
California
Johnny Munro
Richmond
Bennie
Ford
San Francisco
Munro
Norris
Gibson
Sid Flaherty
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Melitta Real
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Calif
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Voerklingen
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