Court Clears Way For San Leandro Annexation
Alameda County Superior Court Judge Ralph Hoyt ruled that the word such in the government code determines the legality of San Leandro's annexation plan to Foothill Manor and Halcyon. The decision allows proceeding with elections while appeal options remain, noting the need for consent if the annexed area lies near other cities.
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Oakland
Ethel M. Showmaker
San Leandro
Ralph Hoyt
Alameda County
Shewmaker
Foothill Manor
Halcyon
Hoyt
Field
Hayward
Zoning Delay Petition Under Way in Ashland
Ashland property owners on Foothill boulevard are preparing a petition to the Alameda County Board of Supervisors seeking a 60 day delay in El Portal and Fairmont Terrace zoning. Seven two member teams will finish gathering signatures today for a meeting of the association.
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Ashland
Foothill Boulevard
Alameda
el Portal
Fairmont Terrace
Bay City
Car Lot Looted In Hayward Break-In
Edward Petrere, Oakland owner of Petrere Used Car Lot at 25601 Niles Road, discovered weekend break in after vacation. Four tires, a generator and spray gun set, a three ton jack and other tools valued around $800 were stolen from his office between July 31 and August 14, sheriff’s deputies report.
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Hayward
Petrere
Niles Road
Edward Petrere
Oakland
Sheriff's Deputies
American Airlines lays off 1891 nonstriking workers amid strike
New York and American Airlines announce the dismissal of 1891 nonstriking employees while 13821 others receive two weeks notice as pilots refuse to return. The walkout, ongoing since July 31, has grounded 970 daily flights and halted meetings between sides.
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New York
American Airlines
C. R. Smith
American
Air Line Pilots Association
AFL
Los Angeles
Union
Trans World Airlines
United Airlines
TWA
Sailor Nabbed After Stolen Car Crash
Navy seaman Paul B. Lewis, 21, stationed at Hunters Point, is jailed in Hayward after allegedly stealing a car in Hayward and crashing it into a Castro Valley home. Deputies say he admitted the theft and was arrested around 11:05 p.m. Saturday after the out of control vehicle struck Herbert Hi Blake's residence at 20046 Garnet Street. Two teenage hitchhikers aided Lewis and were later released.
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Hunter's Point
Hayward
Castro Valley
Lewis
Herbert Hi Blake
Garnat Street
Elizabeth Martin
Elgin Street
San Lorenzo
Smalley Avenue
Castro
Soto
Economic outlook improves as recession ends says panel
Robert Allen Washington reports that a mid year survey by the Joint Congressional Subcommittee on the Economic Report concludes the recession begun in mid 1953 has bottomed out. Since February signs of improvement and stability are growing, and unemployment deterioration has virtually ceased.
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Congress
Joint
Congressional
Ralph Flanders R
Subcommittee
Council of Economic Advisers
Arthur Burns
Joint Committee
Flanders
Trusting Principal Said Near Collapse
SAN FRANCISCO High school Principal Alvin L. Morse 44 and Islande Donna Mae Smith 24 were in a Carson City Nevada hospital after a car trailer fire at a Lake Tahoe campsite. Morse admitted a long running love affair and said they planned to die together but the girl pulled him from the flames. He faces charges for immorality and mental capacity with school officials reviewing evidence for possible action.
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San Francisco
Alvin L. Morse
Carson City
Nev
J Morse
Donna Mae Smith
Lake Tahoe
Morse
Earnest Hand
Herbert C. Clish
Irving G. Bryer
El Portal Club to Discuss Area Zoning
El Portal Improvement Club meets at 8 p m at El Portal school to discuss zoning in the area with a public hearing before the Alameda County Planning Commission set for Wednesday afternoon. Members seek delay after protests by Foothill boulevard operators and aim to secure residential designation for hillside homes.
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Ashland
el Portal Improvement Club
el Portal
Alameda County Planning Commission
Foothill Boulevard
el Portal Club
Et Portal
Planning Commission
Fairmont Terrace
Fairmont Hospital
Engineering Completed For Southern Crossing Project
Governor Knight announced that preliminary engineering layouts for the southern San Francisco Bay crossing are finished. Details on the via duct and main crossing tubes and San Francisco approaches are completed, with progress reported to the legislature.
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Sacramento
Goodwin J. Knight
San Francisco Bay
San Francisco
Knight
Public Works
Frank B. Durkee
Netherlands Rejects France Edc Revisions In Brussels Talks
The Hague denounced French proposals to modify the European Defense Community treaty as unacceptable delaying ratification. The Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and West Germany have ratified, while MendesFrance aims to win consent from six signatories and push the altered pact to France's National Assembly in late August.
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Hague
Netherlands
Foreign Ministry
Pierre Mendes-France
Belgium
Luxembourg
West Germany
Eircles
Brussels
Mendes-France
French National Assembly
Burglars Take Coffee Truck on Medford Court
Burglars stole an estimated 300 dollars worth of coffee from a truck after smashing a rear window, moving the vehicle to Medford Court near Times Avenue, and abandoning it. Arthur R. Van Amber notified sheriff's deputies at 6:40 a.m. The truck had been taken from Ray C. Boatright of 21369 Ricardo Avenue, San Lorenzo.
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Times Avenue
Arthur
R. van Amber
Ray C. Boatright
Ricardo Avenue
San Lorrenzo
Boatright
Polio Fund Drive Opens in Hayward Area
Hayward residents are asked to join a nation wide Emergency March of Dimes march to help the Alameda county chapter facing a financial crisis. Walter Deininger leads the drive through August 3 with mail solicitations marked Emergency March of Dimes as funds run short amid mounting polio care and research costs.
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Hayward Area
Alameda County
National Foundation For
National Foundation
Area Chamber opposes hog ranch in Hayward area
Hayward area chamber of commerce planning and development committee votes against a proposed hog ranch in Cull Canyon near Crow Canyon Road. Objections cite public health risks from drainage to San Lorenzo Creek and a flood dam unsuitable for recreation. Hearing set by Alameda County Planning Commission for Aug 23 at 1:18 p.m. The committee also studies the Halcyon annexation with a report due before September 15 election.
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Canyon
Hayward Area
Hayward
Halcyon
Power outage hits Shafer Park as PG&E circuit fails
Residents in the Shafer Park area faced a forty five minute power blackout this morning when Pacific Gas and Electric Company main circuit failed from 8 to 6 45 am. Company officials restored the circuit but could not immediately explain the cause.
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Shafer Park
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Bizarre Accident Kills Parks Air Force Private
Pvt Patrick J Kirwan 24 of New York City on temporary duty with the Air Force died after falling on a beer goblet he had hidden as a souvenir. He and Pvt Robert Minerci 20 from Plainfield New Jersey had been on a last pass in Hayward before deployment to the Far East.
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Robert Jordan
Center Street
Castro Valley
Tax Bill Signed Ends Long Congress Battle
President Eisenhower signed the massive revenue bill at a White House ceremony with 11 congressional leaders present. The package codifies and revises more than 850 tax acts from 90 years, adds over 3,000 changes, and promises tax savings for individuals and businesses totaling about 830 million and 535 million respectively this year with larger gains possible next year. The bill shapes tax relief by group, expanding deductions, exemptions, and credits across taxpayers, stockholders, retirees, and farmers, amid partisan debate over dividend relief and aid to big business.
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Ins
Eisenhower
White House
Daniel A. Reed
N.Y
Congress
Internal Revenue Service
Uncle Sam
Five Injured in Auto Collision On Highway 50
Five people were injured when a pickup collided with a car at the Hill road and Highway 50 intersection Saturday afternoon. Alice Lorraine Smith 11 and Betty Lou Smith 13 were seriously hurt. Gloria Jean Smith 8 sustained a fracture. All were treated at Parks Air Force Base hospital and Highland hospital. the drivers were cited. The crash occurred about 4 30 p.m. and involved three Smith children and their mother.
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Parks Air Force Base Hospital
Highland Hospital
Alice Lorraine Smith
Betty Lou Smith
Highland
Anna Margaret Rogers
Jackson Street
Hayward
Alice
Betty
Gloria Jean ‘Smith
Fis
Dumple Smith
Ivermore
Cloe McKamey
Betty Lou
jRighland
Smog Control Act For Area Drafted In Bay Area
A one day Berkeley air pollution conference led to drafting a regional Smog Control Act for the Bay Area. Stanford Shaw led the effort with Alameda County officials Chester Stanley Kent Pursel Dr Thomas Perdue Bondolfi and Rernard King also present. San Leandro City Manager Wesley McClure was named to a seven member committee to push measures to the state legislature next spring.
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Bay Area
Berkeley
Stanford C. Shaw
State Assembly
Alameda County
Chester Stanley
Kent Pursel
Thomas Perdue
Bondolfi
Rernard King
San Leandro
Wesley McClure
Oakland Man Freed In Wife's Death
Oakland police released William Thompson 29 after determining he was not in the hotel room when his wife Margo 29 died by jumping from the third floor Saturday. He had been questioned after a quarrel with his wife shortly before the fatal leap as officers reported three other Bay Area self infliction deaths.
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Oakland
William Thompson
Thompson
Margo
Bay Area
Business Depreciation Deductions Expanded for Farmers
The proposal expands depreciation allowances for equipment and buildings, totaling 300 million this year and rising in future years. It also allows losses from one year to be spread over two previous years, enabling larger refunds on past taxes estimated at 120 million.
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Frederick H. Blaich
San Francisco
San Mateo
Emil N. Anderegg
Knightson
Contra Costa County
Dina, Stein
Petaluma
Wees
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