Plane Crash Kills Five In San Francisco Bay
A private Cessna crashed into San Francisco Bay on takeoff from Oakland airport, killing five aboard. Victims include L. K. Meeker, Kathleen Meeker, Albert Ackerley, Billy Van Dusen, and Sharon Call, with Sharon dying before arrival ashore. Coast Guard boats recovered bodies. engine failure cited as cause. The group had just arrived for a visit with the Meekers’ daughter.
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San Francisco Bay
L. K. Meeker
Sunrise Ranch
Loveland
Cal
Kathleen
Albert Ackerley
Billy van Dusen
Sharon Cali
Ackerley
Meekers
Coast Guard
Oakland Municipal Airport
Oakland Naval Air Statlon
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Meeker
Sharon Call
Marjorie Hame
Contractors Lose 1106 in Theft at Castro Valley Site
Contractors report about 1106 dollars in stolen supplies and equipment from a Castro Valley subdivision on Mayflower drive. Gillard Electric of Redwood City logged 716.90, Underground Construction 278, and Robers Plumbing 112 as losses. Deputies noted the thefts occurred from buildings and trucks at the construction site.
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Castro Valley
Mayflower Drive
Gillard Electric Company
Redwood City
Underground
Roebers Plumbing Company
City limits near Decoto with upcoming annex hearing
Hayward plans to extend its city limits about two and a half miles south on the Nile Highway to within a mile of Decoto with a Washington annex hearing set for Sept. 7. The 151 acre tract east of the Nile Highway near Hillview Crest would be subdivided into about 600 homes, while another 1100 home project between the Hayward golf course and Hillview Crest eyed annexation. Council approved pursuing industrial zoning on over 1200 acres west of Clawster Street from agricultural to industrial use to attract new factories.
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Devoto
Nile Highway
Decoto
Washington Annex
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Hillview Crest
Webster Street
Oliver C. Rousseau
Hayward Golf Course
Bisseau
Roussiau
Carlos Bee
Bee
R. A. Derr
City Industrial
City Planning Commission
Alameda County Planning Commission
Board of Supervisors
Clawster Street
Dere
Annexation election legality under study by Alameda DA
Oakland reports the Alameda county district attorney's office is studying the legality of San Leandro's Sept 15 annexation election. Gerald Cochran argues fire district notice requirements were not met and July 22 hearings may be invalid, prompting the DA to rule whether the annexation process must restart.
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Cochran
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Board of Supervisors
Backstage fight over costly property payment measure in Congress
An unseen bill could cost taxpayers about 500 million dollars for German and Japanese wartime property claims. Secretary Dulles backs stronger ties with Germany and property rights, while Justice officials oppose signals of windfall profits and shifts in burden, citing the Paris Reparations Accord. Senate allies pushed the measure through judiciary committee amid a filibuster, with key figures Dirksen Jenner and Butler aiding. Continued on page 12.
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State
Justice Departments
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U.S
Paris
Dulles
Everett Dirksen
Wiliam Jenner
Ind
John Butler
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Dirksen
Harley Kilgore
W.va
New Inspectorscope Foils Diamond Smuggling Ring
New York customs officials say a device called the inspectorscope allowed them to see through wood and other materials. It helped stop a smuggling attempt involving 22 packages of commercial diamonds valued at 420,000 wholesale. Four suspects were arrested on charges of smuggling and conspiracy.
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New York
Robert Dill
America Demands Red China Pay for Airliner Attack
The United States renewed demands that Red China compensate Americans killed or wounded in the attack on a British airliner. A note delivered in Peiping urged safeguards against future incidents and punishment of those involved, asserting U S claims under international law. The protest followed prior notes branding the assault criminal and illegal.
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Washington
United States
Red China
Peiping
U.S
Supervisors Ok Petition to ease Niles subdivision rules
Alameda county board of supervisors approved a petition by George C. Roeding to reduce minimum building site sizes for a single family home subdivision in Niles. The plan seeks dropping the 10 060 square foot minimum to 8000 feet, following planning commission recommendation.
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Oakland
Niles
Alameda County Board of Supervisors
County Planning Commission
George C. Roeding
City Increases Share of Parking Costs
The Hayward city council approved a policy to pay two thirds of proposed jointly developed parking lot costs, with merchants and property owners covering one third. A May 1952 estimate put construction at 28 871 dollars with 10 cent stalls. The city plans revenue bonds, property acquisition, and construction once approvals, plans, and merchant deposits are in place. Condemnation may follow for the remaining land.
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Hayward
George Oake
Raymond Layton
Castro
Layton
Harry Carr
Hayward Merchants
Hayward Merchants’ Parking Committee
Caer
Rail Signal Sought for Oakland Crossing Protection
Alameda County Board of Supervisors asked the Public Utilities Commission yesterday to allocate funds for railroad crossing protection on the Irvington Mission San Jose road. The request targets improving safety at a busy rail junction and interfaces with regional transportation plans.
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Oakland
Irvington-Mission
San Jose
Alameda Sounty Board of Supervisors
Trustees Agree To Call New Tax Election
Centerville high school trustees vote to seek a 50 cent permissive tax increase per 100 dollars assessed value for the 1955 56 budget with the election due after legal prerequisites and a 90 day wait. The plan mirrors a defeated spring proposal and funds would apply to the 1885 1956 school year. Trustees also advance stage two of the current building program including a snack bar and converting the homemaking building to classrooms.
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Centerville
J. Vernon Goold
Sepa
Goold
Senate approves large appropriation with air base funding
The Senate passed a 2.035 billion dollar grab-bag appropriation bill boosting air force base construction by 311.92 million and adding 782.58 million to the House version. The measure, opposed by some Democrats as fiscal, goes to a House Senate conference to resolve differences. An attempted 350 thousand dollar move of the civil defense office was defeated 44 to 28.
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Homer Ferguson
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Battle Creek
Eisenhower Says Senate Foreign Aid Cuts Too Deep
President Eisenhower criticized Senate reductions in the foreign aid bill as too deep, warning the lower funds will weaken the United States abroad. The measure allocates 2.69 billion for the current fiscal year, down from the administration’s request of 3.44 billion, following a 406 million reduction in the Senate.
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Wayne Morse
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Battalion of guided missiles slated for European arsenal
The Army announced a Corporal guided missile battalion will join U S forces in Europe to strike deep into enemy rear areas. The supersonic 28 mm rockets, about 50 feet long and three feet in diameter, can travel over 100 miles and carry an atomic charge. The unit, with 531 men and 10 launchers, equals battlefield firepower of large conventional units.
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Washington
North Atlantic
Mili
Alfred M. Gruenther
Amer
Europe
Japan
President Defends Marshall As Patriot At News Conference
President Eisenhower angrily defended Gen. George C. Marshall after a McCarthy letter accused him of pursuing personal gain. Eisenhower called Marshall a great American patriot and rejected that he acted for his own interests. He condemned the severest critics and noted Marshall’s 50 years of service.
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Eisenhower
George C. Marshall
Joseph R. McCarthy
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J Army
o.Marshall
McCarthy
Harry, H. Woodring
Oklahoma Bank Robbers Nabbed by FBI and Calif Police
FBI agents and northern California police captured two Oklahoma bank robbers after a $22,000 Farmers National Bank heist in Erick, Oklahoma, July 29. A third suspect, Bobby Joe Ring, remained at large. Holland and Spangler were arrested near Modesto, California, with weapons found.
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FBI
Califfornia
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Okio
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James Eat Earl Spangler
Bobby Joe Ring
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Dear
Modesto
Eisenhower
Maryhome
Travis Ishall
Keith Melton
Marshall
Marshall To Have It Said That He Is Nearby Woodshed
Woodring
Topeka
Kan
Robert Harris
New York
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Congressional Record
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Ralph Flanders
Wisconsin
China
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Amy
Los Gatos Police Capture Armed Bandit After California Hold Up
Spangler was arrested in his car after failing to match a vehicle description from an FBI bulletin. A .38 revolver was found in the glove box. Holland, linked to the Melton home harboring and a $22,000 robbery, claimed the trio split up after fleeing Las Vegas and heading to Los Angeles. Authorities say the group planned further acts.
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Holland
Whitted
Erick Bowl
Melton
Hutchinson County
Tex
Modesto
Harry Oliver
Dorothy Marie
Cme
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