Iron Lung DriveLaunched for Widowed Mother of Three
A fund drive is underway to aid 29 year old Mrs. Fred Thompson widowed when her tractor accident killed her husband. Mrs. Thompson has lived in an iron lung for four years and has three children Marie nine Joy five. Rev. Ray Boyd of Calvary Castro Valley started the trust fund at Castro Valley Bank of America for ongoing care and a GoFundMe style appeal at the church address 20570 Stanton avenue.
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Graham Denies Bomb Plot In Airliner Disaster Trial
John Gilbert Graham repudiated a four and a half page confession to FBI agents in his murder trial. Judge Joseph M McDonald admitted the confession as evidence over his claim it was signed under threats to his wife. The state seeks the death penalty and this confession is pivotal to that argument.
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Kate Smith Story Monday 25th Anniversary TV Return
The Daily Review features Phyllis Battelle's Kate Smith Story starting Monday in the Women's section. The piece marks 25 years since her first radio broadcast and notes her return to TV after a long absence, highlighting her iconic wartime song God Bless America and familiar performances.
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Marine Air Crash Victims Identified
Four Marines died when two twin-jet F320 Skyknights collided during routine maneuvers near El Toro. Identified were Ist. Lt. Loran G. Witty, 23, of Carson, N. D.. Ist. Lt. Kenneth D. Erickson, 24, of Winona, Minn.. M/Sgt. Robert A. Gerhard, 35, of Santa Ana. and T/Sgt. John J. Ellis, 29, of Orange, Calif.
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British plots to kill Khrushchev and Bulganin bared
London papers report Scotland Yard thwarted an anti Communist assassination plan during Khrushchev and Bulganin’s British visit. Two underground gangs allegedly planned targeted killings with liaisons across Europe. Refugee visits were tightened and some were turned away at ports. Khrushchev and Bulganin sailed home aboard the Orienikidze as Eden's talks drew cautious optimism.
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Siamese Twin Girls Die at Fargo Hospital
Two day old Neubauer Siamese twins died at St Johns Hospital Fargo after birth on Thursday to Mrs Lawrence Neubauer. The twins joined at the chest and abdomen weighed a total of gi puunus and cause of death was not yet revealed.
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Weather fragment hints at medical tests and family notes
Preliminary X rays show girls with heart and lungs intact while other organs show patchy results. Tests planned to determine prognosis as fair weather is expected. A car washer named cubauer may take a two week vacation to care for the two young sons Loren and Michael aged 4.
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Leandrans plan Bermuda tour with sightseeing and picnic
Leandrans from San Leandro, touring goodwill reps, prepare a Bermuda whirl event in Hamilton featuring a picnic, calypso entertainment, and sightseeing tours for 300 travelers. Keys to the city were presented to Hampton officials after arrival, with Dallas stop and Brook Hollow inspection noted.
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Wedding Gift Bomb Injures Dayton Bridegroom on Porch
A bomb hidden as a wedding gift exploded on the porch of Donald Dixon in Englewood near Dayton injuring Dixon and three companions. Dixon, set to marry Sara Louise Pfarrer, had died his father days earlier. four others suffered minor injuries including Dixon’s sisters. Police discount a rejected suitor motive and pursue a grudge theory.
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Two Cypriot Greeks Slain in Cyprus Violence
In Nicosia and Larnaca two Greek Cypriots were killed in separate shootings by extremists. Odysseus Ulysses Wideson, Cyprus Mail correspondent, was shot dead in Larnaca. A Greek peddler died in a daylight market attack in Samagusta, eastern Cyprus. The shootings may provoke tougher anti extremist measures amid Greek Turkish tensions over control of the island.
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Intercity Sister Beauty Battle Sparks Hayward San Leandro Rivalry
Hayward and San Leandro trade beauty queen wins as sisters from both cities rise in local pageants. Bonnie Engblom and Nancy Woodruff bring early glory to Hayward and San Leandro respectively, with multiple sisters winning titles in county and state contests. Entries extended to May, open to seniors from both high schools, with the winner to represent Hayward at Armed Forces Day and, if successful, advance to Alameda county and California finals.
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Hayward district seeks tax ceiling raise to fund growth
The Citizens Committee of 1000 backs a May 18 vote to lift Hayward Elementary School district’s tax ceiling from 1.40 to 1.80 to pay teachers and staff for 20 new classrooms. Chairman Marlin Haley notes growth from 1947 to 15 schools and 7400 pupils, with 28 groups already endorsing the proposal.
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State Enters Chest Probe in San Francisco
The state attorney general's office joins an investigation into a $75,000 shortage in the San Francisco Community Chest funds. Assistant AG Linn and SF District Attorney Lynch will outline next steps, citing concerns about Chest bookkeeping practices. Former bookkeeper Elsie McArthur, 31, is charged with grand theft for cashing four checks totaling $4,841 meant for retirement fund employees.
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Artie Shaw’s Ex-Wife Remarries Nevada Divorcee Doris Dowling
Doris Dowling, 42, formerly married to Artie Shaw, wed Robert Fulton Glamore, 46, a United Artists executive, yesterday in Santa Monica ten days after divorcing Shaw in Nevada.
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Alameda Man 22 Is Victim In Twin Alameda County Crashes
An Alameda man, Paul A. Nelson, 22, was killed and 10 others seriously injured in two head-on collisions in Southern Alameda County. Nelson’s pickup collided with a westbound sedan on U.S. 50 near Palomares Canyon Road. In Fremont Centerville another crash on State Highway 1 near Alder Avenue injured five. Nelson, Martin, and Martin's stepson Joseph Afonso, all from Oakland, were en route for a fishing weekend when the crash with Air Force airman John H. Mosier, 20, from Parks Air Force Base, occurred at 2:20 a.m. Nelson died at Fairmont Hospital. Martin and Afonso were treated for injuries. Mosier remains in serious condition with multiple fractures. other airmen suffered lacerations. Witnesses said both cars attempted to pass slow vehicles, Nelson reportedly tried to swerve to avoid Mosier’s car, possibly saving lives. Continued on Page 2.
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Woster
California Begins Daylight Saving Time Tomorrow
Final reminder that California switches to daylight saving time tomorrow at 1 am and runs for five months until September 30. Residents should set clocks forward one hour tonight, affecting airlines, Greyhound, and intrastate trains. some intersystem trains remain on standard time.
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