Hayward Buyers Sue Over Increased Home Payments
Seven Hayward residents sue Theodore R. and Evelyn Hardeman doing business as Urban Investment Co in superior court. They say monthly payments rose 25 from agreed rates to cover taxes and insurance, affecting payments on homes on Hardeman Street. Plaintiffs seek $13,914 refund and $25,000 each in punitive damages, citing plans to regain homes or reduce payments have failed. Names include Herbert L Millings Earl H White Agriping L Bernido Ernest E Harris Willie L Johnson John A Phillips Herman H Bragg and others.
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Hayward
Superior Court
Theodore R
Evelyn Hardeman
Urban Investment Co
Hardeman
Herbert L
Mons Millings
Earl H
Maggieb. White
Agriping L
Dorothy Bernido
Ernest E
Ruth Harris
Willie L
Edna Johnson
John A. Phillips
Herman H
Ruth Bragg
Earthquakes Kill 25 in Iran and Turkey
Tremors struck Iran and Turkey killing at least 25 people and injuring 28 in Ardestan Isfahan. Floods cut off three villages near the Afghan border as tremors were felt in Egypt and Greece with no casualties reported.
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Yteheran
Middle East
Iran
Turkey
Egypt
Greece
Ardestan
Isfahan
No Word From Mayflower in London Radio Silence
There has been no contact with the Mayflower from this side of the Atlantic in nearly 24 hours, monitors reported today amid growing concern.
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London
Atlantic
Arend-Roland comet lights San Jose sky with two tails
Dr. Hampton M. Jeffers of Lick Observatory reported the Arend-Roland comet visible to the naked eye from the observatory. The two tailed comet appeared northwest around 5 pm with overall brightness near that of the North Star and a tail about 50 moons long, potentially visible again tonight.
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San Jose
Hampton M. Jeffers
Lick Observatory
Jeffers
California churches appeal loyalty oath ruling to Supreme Court
San Leandro First Methodist Church plans to appeal a California Supreme Court ruling upholding a state law that requires loyalty oaths for veterans property tax exemptions and non profit groups. The 4-3 decision involved four churches and two individuals including Daniel Prince and ACLU counsel Lawrence Speiser.
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San Leandro
First Methodist Church
U.S. Supreme Court
California Supreme Court
First Unitarian Church
Berkeley
Daniel Prince
San Francisco
Lawrence Speiser
American Civil Liberties Union
Speiser
Robert Moon
Communist Party
Span Train Drop Argued Surf Ends Near Disaster
Howard Arnold of Albany, director of the Alameda-J Contra Costa Transit Dist, denounced the Bay Bridge train plan as a tragic error. The Lehi II raft, en route from San Francisco, was saved by a Navy crash boat after battering surf near Hueneme. Justice Traynor dissented on a related transit ruling, while a Los Angeles gathering pressed for rapid transit funding and action.
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San Francisco
Howard Arnold
Albany
Contra Costa Transit Dist
Por Hueneme
Calif
Bay Bridge
Los Angeles
Dh PeAgtes
Roger J. Traynor
Phil
Gibson
Jesse W. Carter
Baker
President proposes public financial accounting for unions
President Eisenhower urges a new law requiring labor unions to openly disclose finances from dues to pension and welfare funds totaling 26 billion dollars. Labor Secretary Mitchell says the aim is to tighten scrutiny on corrupt practices, building on a Senate racketeering investigation and Taft Hartley disclosures.
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Augusta
Eisenhower
Labor Sec
James Mitchell
Mitchell
Senate
Labor
National Labor!! Relations Board
Baby Born At Death Scene In Gardena Crash
In Gardena California a man, W. E. Martin, 51, an aircraft electrician, died when his pickup hit a car carrying an expectant mother to the hospital. Emma Flo Wasmer, 35, gave birth to a 9 pound 6 ounce boy at the crash scene. Her husband Chester Wasmer, 26, and Hawthorne Fire Captain Le Roy T. Frye assisted. Both Were hospitalized with chest injuries and less serious injuries respectively.
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Gardena
Calif
Ini
W. EB. Martin
Gardena-Lennox
Emma Flo Wasmer
Chester Wasmer
Hawthorne
Leroy T. Frye
Wasmer
Park
Youth crime rate cited in FBI report shocks nation
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover says 1956 major crimes surpassed 2.58 million, up 13.3 percent since 1950. Teens under 18 account for 46 percent of crime, with teenage arrests rising 17 to 21 percent in different city sizes. Pacific states lead regional increases. Alabama Utah Wyoming show declines. California New Jersey rise in all major offenses.
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Amu Lusi
FBI
Grimly
Hoover
U. S
Erie
Pacific States
New England
Middle Atlantic
Utah
Wyoming
California
Daha
New Jersey
Crime Rise in Area Highlighted by Officials
San Leandro shows a modest crime increase while Hayward nearly doubles, with police citing annexations and population influx as key factors. FBI data compare 1935 and 1956 categories including murders, robberies, assaults, burglaries, petty and grand thefts, and car thefts across Hayward and San Leandro.
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San Leandro
Hayward
Alameda County
FBI
Rabies Spread Feared in Town
In Santa Ana a 41-year-old Anaheim man mentioned as Clyde Pennington may have infected up to five of twelve people who subdued him during a struggle. Orange Health Department said six police officers four sheriff's deputies and two ambulance drivers who had direct contact with the victim were examined yesterday.
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Santa Ana
Anaheim
Bnt
Orange Health’ Dept
Clyde Pennington
Snowman Legend Told of Cannibal Ritual
Report from New Delhi claims Tom Slick in the Himalayas heard natives describe the abominable snowman as practicing cannibalism by consuming human flesh during ritual acts. The story repeats unverified claims of sightings and behavior.
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New Delhi
India
Texas
Tom Slick
Himalayas
Slick
Knowland Sees No Tax Cuts This Year
Senate Leader William F Knowland predicted Congress will not cut taxes this year. He said it makes better sense to withhold tax cutting legislation until next January. He forecast enactment of civil rights legislation this year but said federal school aid had only a 90-50 chance.
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Washington, Il
Senate
William F Knowland
Congress
Sugar Plant Strike Hits California Beet Industry
In San Francisco a strike was called after contract talks covering workers at Spreckels Woodland Bally and American Crystal sugar beet plants collapsed. The AFL-CIO union warned the walkout could spread to additional Spreckels Bally and American Crystal sites as 3,000 to 4,000 workers face wage and hour disputes amid a $100 million California sugar beet industry. Federal conciliator Ralph A Williams oversaw talks through the night. no new meetings were planned after a 3 am session.
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San Francisco
California
Spreckels Sugar Co
Woodland
Afl-Cio
United Sugar Workers Council
Spreckels
Bally Sugar Co
American Crystal Sugar Co
Califorlnia
Ralph A. ‘Williams
Prosperous man admits robberies in suburbs
A Prosperous die maker living in Hunting Towers has confessed to a second career of staging robberies in Washington suburbs, police said today in Alexandria Virginia.
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Alemandria
Washington Suburbs
Struggle grows hotter in Jordan amid Middle East crisis
United Press reports Sixth Fleet moved into the Eastern Mediterranean on pre dawn orders, with the Forrestal carrier leading a rapid port-to-port deployment. King Hussein faced a leftist revolt as Premier Hussein Khalidi resigned. Martial law and curfews were imposed while Jordan called for peace and ordered Syrian troops out. Saudi Arabia and Iraq moved forces to protect Amman, with Britain stressing Jordan's stability as vital to regional peace. Syrian and Egyptian leaders conferred in Cairo to address the crisis, while censorship clouded events.
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United Press
U.S
Mediterranean
Washington
Forrestal
Wechinstan Aiatomatic
Trainewesweepener
Jordan
Middle East
Hts
Hussein
Hussein Khalidi
Saudi Arabia
Iraq
Ammen
Palestine
Syria
London
Shukri el Ku'watli
Awfile Nizam el Din
Salah Bitar
Damascus
Cairo
Gemal Abdel Nasser
Evacuations Move Americans From Jordan Sector
United States evacuates all Americans including diplomatic personnel from the Jordan section of Jerusalem as King Hussein lifts curfew for two hours in the old city. Consul and others cross into the Israeli sector during the window, with curfew reimposed after the brief relaxation.
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Jerusalem
Jordan
United States
Hussein
Old City
Old Jerusalem
Jordans
Knight Daughter In Auto Crash
Gov Godd win J Knight's daughter and her husband were shaken up when their car rammed the rear of a bus on Wilshire Boulevard. police reported a slashed lip injury to the husband.
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Los, Angeles II
Goddwin J. Knight
Wilshire Blvd
Eisenhower doctrine moves widen US policy on communism
Washington declares international communism threatens Jordan's independence and integrity and signals possible support under the Eisenhower doctrine. State Department spokesman Lincoln White ties the threat to King Hussein's statements while noting ongoing Soviet bloc arms shipments to Syria and Egypt.
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INS
United States
Nordan
State Dept
Lincoln White
Eisenhower
U.S
Jordan
White
Hussein
Jerseley
Congress
Middle East
Syria
Egypt
Two Teens Caught After Four Mile Police Chase
In Richmond, two teen boys were charged with auto theft after a four mile pursuit from El Cerrito to Richmond. Patrolman Phillip Quinn pursued the stolen car, joined by four more cruisers, until a roadblock of 20 inch pipes halted the vehicle near the Richmond San Rafael Bridge plaza.
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Richmond
INS
East Bay
Phillip Quinn
el Cerrito
Quinn
Richmond-San Rafael
Bridge Tol
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