Hayward City council names 18 to boards and commissions
During July the Hayward City council appointed 18 persons to city boards and commissions including Planning Civil Service Library board and Citizens Recreation Study committee. Members will serve 90 days with two-term limits to bring fresh viewpoints as Hayward enters a vital growth period.
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Hayward
Planning and Civil Service Commissions
Library Board
Citizens Recreation Study Committee
Planning Commission
Commission
Finn Twins Courageous Defiance Under Protests
The Flying Finn twins protested arrest and prison by clapping a federal officer in cuffs and facing jail for 72 days hunger striking. They later faced parole rather than pardon, signing parole papers “Under Protest” while maintaining innocence amid public admiration for their steadfast stand against perceived injustice.
Cocktail Gossip Barrage Against Ike
Washington notes Humphrey with a sly jab in the Congressional Record relaying Bill Costello's anecdotes about President Eisenhower. The piece frames Costello's remarks as witty but not devastating, contrasting past enmity with current political humor and stressing the need for sharper barbs for 1956.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Minnesota
Coleader
Congress
Congressional Record
Bill
Costello
Humphrey
Ike
Congressional Quiz How Much For Foreign Aid
A recap of Congress action on foreign aid funding and related policy issues. It notes July appropriations of 2.7 billion for fiscal 1936 plus unobligated funds, a July authorization of 3.29 billion, and a 19.9 million delta. It cites the Legislative Reorganization Act and emergency extension, lists Democratic appointees to foreign policy posts, contrasts Truman and Eisenhower appointments, contrasts nuclear ship proposals, and describes WOC restrictions on businessmen serving the government.
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Congress
Sion
Herbert Brownall, Jr
Harry S. Truman
Brownell
Eisen
House
Maritime Administration of
Senate
Congressional Quarterly
Cooler Up North Or Is It A Summer Weather Tale
Ranger Eugene Burns surveys temperature records across North America noting that August comparisons between states and regions are unreliable. He cites extremes from Maine to Alaska, Death Valley to Greenland, and explains how perpetual daylight near the Arctic Circle affects seasonal heat, with lingering questions about what constitutes a cool summer.
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Eugene Burns
Maine
Louisiana
Oregon
Texas
Florida
Alaska
Portland
Miami
Millinocket
Interior States
Birmingham
Alabama
Bismark
North Dakota
Mississinpi
Tittle
New Mexico
Washington
Fort Yukon
Arctic Circle
San Francisco
Northwest
Territories
Calgary
North America
California
Death Valley
Greenland
Ranch
Thig
Tripoli
Sven, Hedin
Pami
Central Asia
Chamber of Commerce
Senate forms 12 member probe on disarmament plan
A 12 member Senate committee led by Senator Hubert Humphrey will scrutinize President Eisenhower's disarmament proposal. Key aides and officials, including Dulles, Wilson, Admiral Radford, and White House secretary Nelson Rockefeller, may face public hearings starting in fall. The panel's aim is to evaluate security procedures and enforcement across government.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Senate
Hubert Humphrey
Mima
Senate Committee On
Special Committee
Walter George
Foreign Relations Committee
Richard Russell
Armed Services Committee
Clinton Anderson
N.M
Joint Atomic Committee
William Knowland
Calif
Alben Barkley
Alexander Wiley
Wis
John Sparkman
D. Ala
Bourke Hickenlooper
Stuart Symington
D. Mo
Leverett Saltonstall
Mass
Norris Cotton
BR. N.H
Karl Mundt
Commission On Government Security
John Stennis
Miss
GOP
Cotton
Mundt
Styles Bridges
NHL
White House
Sherman
Nell
Civil Service
Philip Young
Nixon
Sam Rayburn
House
Commission
Tale Of 12 Cities Readers Mock Local Government
From Our Readers tale parodies fast growing suburbs forming a dozen mini cities. Each seeks cheap living and no services, but in year two costs rise, crime and insurance bite, and divisions emerge. A single landowner thrives by avoiding city rules, while twelve local reorganizations fail to sustain governance.
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Little Chambers of Commerce
Famous Fables No Nyet On Drinks Invitation
A late afternoon at the U N featured talks and vetoes as Sir Alexander Cadogan invited colleagues to share a drink. Andrei Gromyko conferred with Russians before stating the Soviet delegation would not abstain. A retrospective note recalls Senator Alben Barkley fondly recalling President Coolidge and a White House vase of red roses presented to his mother.
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U. N
Alexander Cadogan
Alexander
Andrei’ Gromyko
Sen
Alben Berkley
President Coolidge
Sen. Barkley
White House
Mr. Coolidge
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Ray Tucker
Capitol Hill
Charley” Michelson
Herbert Hoover
Michelson
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Tke
Mamie
Gettysburg
Ske
Sherman Adams
Dixon-Yates
Cosatello
Say- Tus
Emily and
Mable
By Angelo
Hower
State Department
United Na ‘Tions
David K. Bruce
U.S
U.N
Eighth General Assembly
Navy
Tacos
Igo
Robert
Allen
D. Minn
D. Miss
Joe McCarthy
Wiley
William Langer
N-D
Langer
McCarthy
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