Navy to Trim 3500 Bay Area Civilian Jobs
The Navy announced a Defense Department economy drive reducing 3500 of 42000 Bay Area civilian shipyard posts by next June 20. Hardest hit will be San Francisco Mare Island Long Beach Oakland North Island and Puget Sound shipyards. Exact reductions vary per facility with San Francisco falling from 7489 to 6900 by June 30 and Mare Island from 9786 toward 9000 to 8500. Port Chicago Treasure Island and Mare Island Ammunition Depot also face losses. Navy plans no new hires to replace quit workers to reach the target.
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Navy
Defense Dept
San Francisco
Mare Island
Long Beach
Oakland
North Island
Port Chicago
Treasure Island
Machinists Win Pay Hike Back on Jobs
In San Francisco twelve thousand machinists and other craftsmen returned to work at 120 metal products plants after a six week strike. They accepted wage increases of 13 to 20 cents an hour this year and 11 cents next year plus a cost of living adjustment in 1958, boosting journeymen to 2.67 an hour and toolmakers to 3.15.
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San Francisco
International Association of Machinists
California Metal Trades Association
Lrafts
Movie Stars Kept on Hook
Hollywood's libel case moves forward as Superior Judge Herbert V. Walker refuses to quash criminal libel charges against Confidential Magazine. The ruling demands testimony from noted stars, setting the stage for further revelations in the sensational proceedings.
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Hollywood
Herbert V. Walker
Errol Flynn
Arthur Crowley
Drunk Trainmen Jailed in Germany
In Traunstein Germany engineer Oskar Sauerbrey and fireman Karl Rupp were jailed for drunkenly driving an excursion express at 85 mph last September. Eleven passengers were injured. Sauerbrey received 18 months and Rupp 12 months in the first case of its kind before German courts.
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Traunstein
Germany
Oskar Sauerbrey
Karl Rupp
Sauerbrey
Kup
Blind Lovers Cause Fatal Attack in Marseilles
In Marseilles France a deadly clash ends with Albert Barbini 50 beaten and shot to death during a fight with Maximilien Levesque 22 the lover and Anna Barbini 45 the wife all described as blind. The incident leaves three blind principals involved in a fatal confrontation.
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Marseilles
France
Iin
Maximilien Levesque
Anna Barbini
Albert Barbini
Barbini
Soviet Airliner Crashes off Copenhagen Killing 23
A Moscow to Copenhagen Aeroflot flight clipped a power plant stack in fog and sank into Copenhagen harbor, killing all 23 aboard including five crew members and 18 passengers from various nations. The Tyushin-14 jet was en route via Riga to Kastrup Airport when contact was lost after requesting landing instructions.
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Denmark
Moscow
Aeroflot Line
Riga
Baltic
Kastrup
Bornholm Island
Car Kills Woman Seeks Her Dog on Highway 50
An 83 year old Livermore widow, Mrs Clara G Brown, was struck and killed by a car driven by Mariano Lipera of Sparks Nevada while crossing Highway 50 near Laughlin Road in search of her lost dog. Witnesses said she appeared to fail to see the oncoming vehicle. The driver claimed he could not stop in time.
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Livermore
Highway 50
Clara G. Brown
Waxlay Way
Mariano Liperia
Sparks
Nev
Lipera
Laughlin Rd
Brown
Gertrude E. Stewart
Seneca St. Hayward
Eden Hospital
Lewelling,Blvd
Eastshore
Francis L. ‘McCullough
Lyle St
San Leandro
Edward Moran
McElroy OK'd For Wilson Job
Washington and Senate Armed Services Committee approved President Eisenhower's nomination of Neil H. McElroy to be Secretary of Defense. Sen Frank Barrett said the vote was unanimous and noted McElroy pledged not to compromise security for tax cuts while stressing the need for a strong defense given fiscal limits.
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Washington
INS
Senate Armed Services Committee
Hisenhhower
Neil H. McElroy
Frank Barrett
R. Wyo
Procter and Gamble Soap Co
Charles E. Wilson
Barrett
McElroy
Defense
Unfriendly Syria Acts Fuel Diplomatic Split
The United States expelled Syria’s ambassador and a second secretary after accusing Damascus of unfriendly actions including ousting three American diplomats. Washington said Ambassador James Moose Sr. will not return and no replacement is planned, leaving low level ties.
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Washington
INS
U.S
Syria
Middle East
Damascus
Shukri Al-Kuwaily
Jas
Farid Zeineddine
Yassin
Zakaria
State Department
James S. Moose Sr
Ormer Austro-Hungarian Émpire
Southern Pacific Train Ties Up City Intersections
Patrolman Al Bates cited Southern Pacific for blocking three crossings for 40 minutes with a 95 car train. Engineer Edridge L. Smith and conductor Vernon E. Fatrick named. Bates said over 100 vehicles were idled at 1 pm. The crew blamed the delay on splitting the train into sections.
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Hayward
al Bates
Southern Pacific
Bates
Edridge L. Smith
San Francisco
Vernon E. Fatrick
Jackson St
Winton Ave
Diamond Surplus Brings Complaint
Diamond importers tell Congress they hold about 25 million dollars worth of surplus diamonds after the government halted purchases for the reserve stockpile without notice. They seek relief and a plan to handle the excess assets.
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Washington
Congress
Ihs
How Sanitary District Works Explains Quiet Governance
A reader: government by whisper and quick vote, no clear budget, spotlighted in South County’s sanitary district. The piece, titled Hiding the People’s Business, appears on Page 14, detailing how decisions occur with limited public scrutiny and minimal financial oversight.
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South County
Woman Held In Revenge Arson Case
SAN JOSE. Police held Mrs. Gertrude Price on suspicion of arson at ex husband Fred Lockhart’s home. She admitted pouring kerosene through a screen door and tossing in a match after a disputed property settlement years ago. Minor damage to the door and rug reported.
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San Joss
Gertrude Price
Kremlin denies report on Bulgenin dismissal from Presidium
Moscow bulletin reports the Kremlin rejects a newspaper claim that Premier Nikita Bulgenin was ousted from the Communist Party Presidium. Officials deem the report false and maintain Bulgenin’s position.
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Moscow
Iins
Krxremlin
Premyr Nikelsi Bulgenin
Communist Party
Advice For Women Seeking Husbands In Los Angeles
Mrs. Lucille Morrison offers three routes for spouse seekers. First, take up ham radio to meet men globally. Second, leave home to avoid wary relatives. Third, move to Wyoming where a woman shortage exists.
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Los Angeles
INS
Lucille’ Morrison
Wyoming
Slash Upheld In Foreign Aid
The House Appropriations Committee defied President Eisenhower and upheld a $362 million slash in foreign aid funds. Lawmakers sent the aid program to the floor for action, saying the cut would delay modernization of free world military forces amid rising Communist strength.
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Washington
INS
House Appropriations Committee
Eisenhower
Congress
House
Senate
Indicted racketeer Dio in secret tax case in New York
Federal secret indictments accuse racketeer Johnny Dio and bodyguard Theodore Ray of income tax evasion and conspiracy. Dio allegedly hid 1950 1951 1952 income totaling 63 333 and evaded 20 163 in taxes. Ray is charged with 407 tax evasion for 1950. Potential penalties include up to five years and 10 000 dollars per count.
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New York
INS
Johnny Dio
Theodore Ray
Dio
Join ‘Dioguardi
Ray
Rij
Senate
Labor
Victor Rit
U. S
Paul Williams
Riesel
IMS
Leandro Bay Water Future Sparks Clash
Industrial developers and sportsmen clashed before the Bay Regional Water Control Board subcommittee over San Leandro Bay waters. Testimony from public agencies will go to a state policy meeting next month. Oakland officials cited $249 million spent on industry and a 100 acre bay fill, while officials warned that deepening the bay would ban swimming and require sewer upgrades. State Fish and Game stressed the area's recreational and waterfowl refuge value.
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Oakland
San Francisco Bay Regional Water Control Board
San Leandro Bay
State Board
William
McCall
Marina
Fort of
Howeever
Ben E. Nutter
State Fish and Game
Robert L. Jones
Fractured Skull Follows Teenagers’ Fall in Levittown Riot
In Levittown Pa a 13 year old boy fell from a garage and fractured the skull amid a mob outside the home of Mr and Mrs William Myers Jr. A second 13 year old and a third person faced disorderly conduct charges as deputies dispersed a crowd of about 500 after windows were broken and police chased about 200 away. The incident followed tensions as the first Negro family moved into the area.
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San Lorenzo
David G. Freais
Acajanes
George Levittown
Freais
East Oakland
Sheriff's
William Myers, Jr
Suspended Mayor Hints Foul Play in San Pablo
San Pablo Mayor Roy Creek says someone is out to get him after a 30 day suspension from his 421a month job as chief sanitary inspector while an inquiry probes charges he demanded $10 from a homeowner for plumbing approvals. Board vote was 4 to 1 in favor of the suspension.
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San Pablo
Roy Creek
Water District
Cleck
Iran Police Duel With Bandit Gang in Baluchistan Hills
Teheran sources say Iranian police and the bandit gang led by Dad Shah fought a three hour duel in the remote Baluchistan hills last night. Dad Shah and his men escaped and have been sought for three months for the slaying of three American Point Four officials.
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Teheran
Iran
Dad Shah
Baluchistan
Dad. Shah
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