Wonderful growth plans eyed for Alameda county site
Leona Ward Oakland reports on a proposal by the Alameda County Board of Supervisors to expand a 10.4 acre Winton avenue site to 14 acres for a county courthouse area and potential civic complex. Officials plan to bid for a $1.45 million expansion after final plans by Edward Cerutti, with groundbreaking likely within 60 days.
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Leona Ward
Oakland
Kent D. Pursel
County Board of Supervisors
Eden Township
Winton Avenue
Alameda ‘County
Hayward
Stoneson
City Arly
Civic Auditorium
Purse
Alameda County
Pursel
Edward D. Cer- Tutti
Earl R. Strathman
Harry Owen
Echoe Drive
Owen
Santa Clara Avenue
Jackson Street
Emanuel P. Razeto
Douglas Dunning
Batk
Purser
Strathman
Congress Passes Defense Policy Bills Amid Domestic Setbacks
In Washington a Democratic majority backed foreign policy and defense measures while home policy stalled. Congress approved military spending, extended Pratt law, boosted veteran pay, and backed public housing units, but rejected highway funding, personal income tax cuts, and immigration liberalization. Two juveniles admitted burglaries after stealing from a gas station and a department store, then fleeing with clothes and cash before being captured.
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Washington
Eisenhow
Formosa Straits
Senate
Formosa
Asia
United States
Organization of Trade Cooperation
Hause
Senate National Defense
U.S
Marine Corps
House
Eisenhower
District of Columbia
Upper
Colorado
Fryingpan-Arkansas
Hayward Polite
Eden Township
Standard Oil
Foothill Boulevard
Hayward
J.C. Penney
Weinstein
Sheriff's
Assessment Hike Bid Status Still in Doubt
Oakland reports the State Board of Equalization may grant a 30 percent boost to Alameda county real and personal property assessments after protests at a Sacramento hearing. The board has until Aug. 15 to finalize orders. Alameda had been at 19.1 percent of market value, with a proposed raise to 24.8 percent. County officials argued the samples misrepresent practices and warned the change could worsen inequities and affect veterans and aged aid.
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State Board of Equalization
Alameda County
Sacramento
Imperial
Marinee
Alameda
Francis Dunny.,Jr
Dunn
Russell C. “Horstman
Horstmann
Ala
Russell C. Hartsmann
O. W. Brothers
Alamedalin
State Board
Jone
Warier
Colusa
River‘side
San Benito
Merced
Wifes Second Marriage Echoes Enchanted Tale
Una Schmidt, 20, says she married Alford D. Fine after believing her B 29 husband Daniel Schmidt was dead in North Korea. Now alive, Daniel is jailed as a spy by Peiping regime. Schmidt plans to return home to discuss their future, including their two year old son, while Fine supports her choice.
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Calif
Enoch’ Arden
China
Una Schmidt
Alford D. Fine
High Sierra
Daniel
Danny
North Korea
Schmidt
Coeur D'Alene
Idaho
Anord
Weather Photo Steals His Thunder At Crystal Lake Park
The weather man arrives to warnings of heat while editors ignore him. A photo shows a girl beating the heat at Crystal Lake Park as editors gossip. The forecast calls for fair weather through Thursday with fog near the coast and cooler conditions inland.
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Weathman
Ata
Crystal Lake Park
U S to Quiz Red China on 475 Gi s
U S officials plan to question China in Geneva about 475 American soldiers and 11 Coast Guardsmen listed as missing in the Korean War. Ambassador Johnson will hand Wang Ping Nan a set of names and assurances on student returns, as talks resume.
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China
Alex Johnson
U.S
Wang Ping-Nan
Johnson
Washington
Peiping
Wang
United States
K. Krishna‘ Menon
India
Hong Kong
Hong Kans
Korea
Houta
Shoemaker Answers 32000 Question on TV Quiz Show
New York tele vision contestant Gino Prato a Bronx cobbler aged 55 won $32000 on CBS TV. He faces a week long decision to risk his fortune or quit. If he goes on he could win $64000 or an Cadillac worth at least $7000. He spent 30 seconds answering an opera question covering Aida Toscanini Tosca and Cairo.
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New York
Gino Prato
Bronx
Cbs-Tv
Prato
Arturo Toscanini
Toscanini
Brazil
Cairo
Egypt
Fireball Project To Light Up Sky
Washington reports plans by the Naval Research Laboratory to fire a sodium vapor rocket 60 miles high to produce a bright ball of light as twilight glow observed above New Mexico. Prof D R Bates notes the test could shed light on a sodium layer in the ionosphere and aid data for a future man made satellite project planned for 1957.
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Washington
Thej
Naval Research Laboratory
United States
New Mexico
Inust
London
D.R. Bates
Homer Newell
Newell
Uni
Arraignment Delay in Abbott Murder Case
Abbott, a 27 year old UC student, appears in Oakland Superior Court for arraignment on kidnapping and murder charges in the Stephanie Ryan case. Judge Donald K. Quayle delays for nine days due to lack of indictment copy. Abbott sits calmly, not handcuffed, amid a full courtroom and media glare.
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Oakland
Burton W. Abbott
Stephanie Ryan
Donald K. Quayle
Abbott
University of California
Campaign figure argues framing in Alameda crime case
Howe claims Abbott family members were absent from today's proceedings. He cites the 3-year-old son Chris who allegedly saw a strange man in the basement of the Alameda home and fears him. Stephanie’s purse and wallet were found July 15 in a basement box. glasses, notebooks, library books, and a brassiere were unearthed the following day.
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Abbott
Stephanie
Howe
I Chris
Alameda
Seven File For Bay City Council Posts
Oakland seven candidates for the five member Bay City council filed nomination papers with the County Registrar for the September 13 election. Gerald Gochran said two more nominations were mailed. candidates include Williams Hurtado, Lieoyé Brown, Chester Oliveira, Harold Weiner, Gerald Cochran, Howard Schuyler and Joel Bartow.
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Bay City
Gerald Gochran
Newark
Cochran
Williams O. Hurtado
Plaza Drive
East 14Th Street Terrace
Lieoyé E. Brown
Clark Avenue
Hesperian Gardens
Chester L. Oliveira
Rolando
Howard G. Schuyler
Melody Way
Joel F. Bartow
East 14Th Street
Ashland
18000 Non-Union GM Workers Must Join UAW
General Motors began notifying about 18 000 non union workers today they must join the United Auto Workers by Aug 26 or face dismissal. Notices were sent to hourly workers under the new three year UAW contract that calls for a union shop.
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Ins
General Motors Corporation
United Auto Workers Union
UAW
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