Khrushchev and Tito Hold Peace Talks in Romania
Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev and Yugoslav President Josip Tito met over two days in Romania to smooth tensions between their camps and press toward improved relations. Moscow radio said officials from both sides attended and that Bulganin was not listed among Soviet leaders present. It marked Khrushchev’s push to weld Communist states into a tighter bloc and bring Yugoslavia back into the fold.
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London
Nikita S
Khrushchev
Yugoslavia
Tito
Moscow Radio
Romania
Nikolai Bulganin
Krushchev
Knight Vows to Push South Crossing Plan
Governor Knight pledged to do everything humanly possible to build the Southern Crossing of San Francisco Bay. He spoke to a Southern Alameda County delegation seeking status updates on financing. The 1966 July 1 deadline set by the 1957 Legislature loomed, or the project would be abandoned for another site with unclear location. Public Works Director Durkee outlined proposals to finance via highway funds, remove rails, and pave the lower deck to boost traffic and revenue.
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Army Street
Bay Island
San Francisco Bay
Goodwin J. Knight
Knight
Alameda County
Donald W. Cleary
San Francisco
Smiagor
Bay Bridge
Posey Tube
Oakland
Alameda
Public Works
Frank B. Durkee
British Move in To Crush Revolt In Oman
British infantry and armor moved into the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman to quell the Imam of Oman's rebels. Officials warned the uprising could be crushed within 10 days while the Imam sought Afro Asian help from Cairo. British forces already held Ibri and were advancing by land and air for an imminent strike. Air Vice Marshal Laurence Sinclair said the attack would occur soon at an undisclosed date.
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Manama
Bahrein
INS
Sultanate of Muscat
Oman
Imam
Cairo
Britain
Sultan Said bin
Tammur
Imim
Ibri
Laurence Sinclair
Arabian
Team Effort Saves Life of Small Girl in Bay Area
Roxanne Ford, 3, of 17492 Via La Jolla, was recovering after a coordinated emergency response. Bay Cities imbalanceman, San Lorenzo firefighters, and a doctor transported the child who had mild breathing trouble from her home to Children’s Hospital of the East Bay. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Ford.
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San Lorenzo
Roxanne Ford
la Jolla
Bay’ Cities
Children’s Hospital
East Bay
Robert Ford
Indian Loses Plea On Death Penalty
California Supreme Court denies habeas corpus petition by Rayna Tom Carmen a 46 year old Mono Indian awaiting execution for a 1950 slaying of another Indian in Mass era County. He argued the killing on a United States Indian reservation should have been federal court.
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San Francisco
California Supreme Court
Rayna
Tom Carmen
Massera County
Carmen
Torceys
Dulles Flies Back to the U.S from London Talks
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles returns to Washington to brief President Eisenhower on prospects for Russian acceptance of the open skies proposal. He presented the blueprint to the Russians after U.S. Allies backed it and is credited with preventing disarmament talks from collapsing. Officials in Washington remained cautious about Russian receptivity.
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Washington
John Foster Dulles
London
Eisenhower
West
Dulles
U.S
Car Crash Kills Four Teenagers in Vermont
Four teenagers were killed and a fifth critically injured when their car, traveling well over 100 miles per hour, left the road and struck a tree in Hubbardton Vermont. The dead are Harry Porter 22 Sudbury Edward Hayes Brandon Marie Janowski Florence and Shirley Disorda Forest Dale all 17. Porter's brother Albert is in critical condition at Rutland Hospital.
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Hubbardton, Vt
INS
Harry Porter
Sudbury
Edward Hayes
Brandon
Marie Janowski
Florence
Shirley Disorda
Forest Dale
Porter
Albert
Rutland Hospital
Fire Station Plan Faces PTA Fuelled Clash in Castro Valley
Castro Valley fire district pushes San Miguel Ave central station amid PTA opposition from Mrs. W. F. Brierly and Anthony Silva, arguing hazards to nearby schools and questions over underwriter reports. Thompson defends move citing insurance and response ranges with Swift disputing evident recommendations.
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Bob Jones
Castro Valley
PTA
Castro Valley Board of Fire Commissioners
la Schol
W. F. Brierly
Marshall’ School
Commission
Brian Thompson
San Miguel Ave
Castro Valley School Dist
Pt-A
Anthony Silva
Castro Valley School
PT.4
the Pacific
Thompson
Castro Valley Blvd
Woman leaps to death from Golden Gate bridge span
SAN FRANCISCO An unidentified woman jumped from the center span of the Golden Gate Bridge at 9 25 am today, the California Highway Patrol reported. Coast Guard boats searched for the body. She was listed as the bridge's 169th death by own action victim.
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San Francisco
Golden Gate Bridge
California Highway Patrol
Coast Guard
Leandro Smog Scars Highest Reading Of The Year
San Leandro recorded the year’s highest smog reading yesterday with an oxidant value of 33 and five readings deemed critical. The odor and eye irritation were strongest in San Leandro and noticed across Southern Alameda County.
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San Leandro
Alameda County
San Lorenzo Girl, Five, Needs Blood Donors
Diana Jordan, five, daughter of Mr and Mrs Carmine Jordan, requires two units of blood every six weeks for Cooleys anemia. The family, new to San Lorenzo after moving from Oakland, seeks donations through Owens Illinois Glass blood bank at area hospitals. Call OL-4-2924 for an appointment.
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San Lorenzo
Diana Jordan
Diana
Carmine Jordan
150Th Ave
Cooley
Children's Hospital of the
East Bay
Jordan
Owens, Illinois Glass, Co
Shift Hint of McElroy Defense Post Rises in Washington
Cincinnati business leader Neil McElroy, earning 285000 a year as Procter and Gamble president, travels to Washington where reports say he may replace Defense Secretary Charles E. Wilson. The White House declined comment on the possible offer and resignations talked about this week.
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Cincinnati
Neil McElroy
Proctor and Gamble
Washington
Defense
Mc‘Elroy
White House
McElroy
Cincinnati Enquirer
Charles, E. Wilson
Eisenhower
Spooked Up Tulsa Family Moves After Bewildering Incidents
The Wilkinson family left their Berry Hill home in Tulsa after a series of mysterious phenomena. Appliances malfunctioned, a sweeper ran on its own, an electric organ was ruined, and water leapt from a pan. Utility workers found no faults in the electrical system as the couple prepared to relocate.
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Tulsa
INS
Wilkinson
Berry Hill
C. A. Wilkinson
Monterey County Boy Drowns In Shasta Lake
A five year old Monterey county boy named Gary Isza drowned in Shasta Lake after falling into Salt Creek Lodge area. His brother Mark and father William Isza, a Pacific Officer, were present. The father saved the younger boy but Gary vanished beneath the water.
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Gary
Hayward Boy Sets World Swim Record
Seventeen-year-old Gary Heinrich of Hayward won the 100-meter individual medley at the National Men’s AAU outdoor swimming championships in Philadelphia. His 5:15.6 clocking is two-tenths of a second under the previous world mark set in 1954, and he and four Bay-O-Vista Swim Club teammates advance to the finals to be televised on Channel 5 at 12:30 p.m.
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Gary Heinrich
Hayward
Philadelphia
Heinrich
Stroujanoy
Rugsig
Gary
Bay-O- Vista
Channel 5
Democrat Chiefs Hold State Meet for 1958 Campaign Planning
A group of Democratic legislators and party leaders gathered for a weekend conference on campaign planning for the 1958 election. Assemblyman William A. Munnell of Los Angeles chaired the caucus with attendees including Attorney General Edmund G. Brown State Central Committee Chair Roger Kent and California Democratic Council President Alan Cranston.
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William A. Munnell
Los Angeles
Edmund G. Brown
State Central Committee
Roger Kent
California Democratic Council
Alan Cranston
Queen Visits World Scout Jamboree Camp
Queen Elizabeth II arrives at a Coldfield England camp to see how Boy Scouts from the United States and Canada perform at the World Scouting Jamboree. About 34,000 scouts participate, with detachments from two nations turning out to greet the royal party.
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Sution Coldfield
England
Queen Elizabeth II
Ormer
United, States
Canada
Prince Philip
Hoffa bid to merge unions sparks fear of power grab
Senate Rackets Committee chair McClellan warned Hoffa’s plan to unite all transportation unions could give a single group control over rail transport in the United States, risking a New York-style domination if enacted. Goldwater warned the plan could extend such control to 48 states. Hoffa said his aim, if elected Teamsters president, is to bring all transportation workers under one umbrella.
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Washington
Iks
Senate Rackets Committee
John McClellan
Ark.1
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
McClellan
Hoffe
America
Sen
Barry
Goldwater
Ariz
Hoffa
New York
Hofts
Senate
Hoffa Faces Western Opposition Over Union Plan
James Hoffa, heir apparent to Dave Beck, faced stiff opposition at a closed meeting on centralizing control of the Teamsters four divisions. Frank Brewster, head of the Western Division, publicly opposed Hoffa and said he would seek support from the Western conference executive board and policy committee later this month. Hoffa indicated he had no intention of backing down.
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San Francisco
James Hoffa
Dave Beck
Teamsters Union
Frank "Brewster
Teamsters
Hoffa
Day of Decision Nears for Pond
Fremont Superior Judge Thomas J. Ledwich set August 23 for the next round in the suit to oust Fremont City Councilman Wallace Pond. The case stems from Pond moving out of Fremont to Sunol for six months and then returning July 1. Pond’s lawyers argue he did not forfeit his office by moving.
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Fremont
Thomas J. Ledwich
Wallace Pond
Fremont Taxpay
Jers’ League
Sunol
Pond
Small Business Agency Extended to 1958 Lifespan
President Eisenhower today renewed the Small Business Administration by pushing legislation to extend its life through July 31, 1958. The bill also increases the revolving loan fund from 230 million to 205 million dollars.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Small Business Administration
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