Vargas Death Triggers Riots Across Brazilian Cities
Riots and anti American demonstrations erupted in Rio de Janeiro and Porto Alegre as police and troops guarded the U S embassy amid Brazil's crisis after the suicide of Getulio Vargas. Eight days of mourning were decreed by President Joao Cafe Filho.
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Rio DE Janiero
INS
U. S
Rio de Janeiro
Getulio Vargas
Vargas
Joao Cafe Filho
Cafe
Rio
Porto Allegres
Mwere
Reds
Varges
Sao Paul
Nazil
Papa
Sao Borja
Air Force
Promises To Renew Fight For Hawaiian Statehood
Hawaiian delegate Mrs Farrington met with President Eisenhower after a conference in the summer White House offices. She said the President would renew his push for Hawaii statehood in the next Congress and would visit Hawaii on admission day if statehood is granted. She noted Eisenhower and his wife would likely make the historic trip.
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Denver
Betty Farrington
Hawaii
Eisenhower
MHS
Farrington
White House
Washington
Hawai
Joseph Farrington
GOP
House
Senate
Camera Club Names First Place Winners
San Lorenzo residents Si Wolfe and M L Sanford won first in amateur and advanced classes in a blue and white print competition by the San Lorenzo Camera Club. Other firsts went to Hobart Fash salon class Pat Pascal minipix Ralph Kemmber class A color Wolfe class B. The club held a field trip to Monterey and Carmel.
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SAN Lorenzo Si Wolfe
M. L. Sanford
San Lorenzo Camera Club
Hobart Fash
Pat Paciel
Ralph Kemmbrer
Wolfe
Clab
Monterey
Carmel
San Lorenzo Man Hangs Himself
Francis R. Elrod 42 of 15964 Via Granada San Lorenzo was found hanging near his summer home in LAS GATOS in what police described as an apparent suicide. He had been missing since Monday and failed to appear at work for California Refrigeration of San Francisco. A furtive note near the body cited financial troubles. He is survived by his wife and two young daughters.
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Las Gatos
Francis R. Elrod
Granada
San Lorenzo
Elrod
California Refrigeration Company
San Francisco
Atomic Energy Commission to sign Dixon Yates power contract
The Atomic Energy Commission is ready to sign the Dixon Yates 660000 kilowatt power contract. A tentative draft has been sent to the Joint Congressional Atomic Committee. The plan, urged by President Eisenhower, would let a private consortium build a steam plant. The Joint Committee has 40 days to act. Representative Melvin Price, with Democratic Senators Kefauver and Clement, demands hearings and opposes waiving approval. Atomic Chairman Strauss will publish correspondence as directed.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
Dixon-Yates
Joint
Congressional Atomic Committee
Willg Combination
TVA
The
Atomic Commission
Eisenhower
Melvin Price
Price
Atomic
Strauss
Mitchell
Bobby” Jones
Stevenson Appeals to Mendes-France on EDC Support
Adlai Stevenson disclosed to Pierre Mendes-France that U S backing of the European Defense Community pact is non partisan. The letter arrived amid Brussels talks and proposed French ratification while the Premier battles to water down EDC. French officials say the gesture signals hope for EDC approval amid looming Saar and German sovereignty issues.
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Paris
INSJ
Adlai E. Stevenson
Pierre Mendes-France
U. S
Brussels
Stevenson
Prident Eisenhower
Joan Foster Dulles
Mendes- France
Germany
Guerin de Beaumont
Thhe
National Assembly
Mendes-France
Opin Jon
Assembly
France
Rorevelt Goune's Group Plans Borough Style Government
Ashland delegates from San Lorenzo Washington Manor Castro Valley and Ashland met to organize Sept 1 for Bey City incorporation as a nucleus for a borough type government. Gerald Cochran Bay City Incorporation committee chairman said the Sept 1 meeting will outline aims and a permanent structure for the area.
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Ashland
Bey City
San Lorenzo
Washington Manor
Castro, Valley
Gerald Cochran
Bay City
Hayward
Cochran
Ammo Train Catches Fire in Springfield Missouri
A freight car loaded with 105 mm artillery ammunition caught fire and exploded in Springfield, burning homes and scattering shrapnel. One girl injured slightly, an elderly man collapsed from excitement, and cars were damaged by shell fragments. Fire Chief Fraker urged water haulers as crews contained the blaze. two empty cars were destroyed and three nearby ammo cars were removed before catching fire.
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Springfield
Ray Fraker
Ike Plan for West European Defense Outlined
Washington sources report a plan to recognize West Germany as a sovereign state within a Western European defense framework. Britain and the United States press to bolster Adenauer while France weighs EDC terms and a potential 18 month trial. Premier Men des-France seeks the Anglo American understanding, and Paris fears loss of French influence in a unified European army. Ministers foresee a September 19 announcement in London or Washington.
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Washington
INS
Comenhower
Europe
Adenauer
West Germany
Britain
U.S
Winston Churchill
Bundestage
Konrad Adenauer
Paris
Pierre Mendes-France
America
Germany
France
European Community of Nations
National Assembly
Antoine Pinay
French National Assembly
Southern Crossing Maps Ready
The State Department of Public Works reported the layout and mapping of the San Francisco Bay Southern Crossing sections have been completed. Public Works Director Frank M. Durkee said the Eastbay structures to be built with the crossing are being mapped, with maps and data to be distributed soon. Norman C. Rabb, chief of the bay toll crossings division in Berkeley, directs the work.
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Sacramento
INS
State Department of Public Works
San Francisco
Tansbay
San Francisco Bay
Public Works
Frank M. Durkee
Department
Norman C. Rabb
Bay Toll Crossings Division
Berkeley
Lane Straddlers Cause Auto Mishaps
SAN LEANDRO California Highway Patrol Commander Capt G F Amborn said lane straddling drivers are accident causers. He cited lack of experience or disregard for other road users and urged motorists to stay within a single lane whenever possible to avoid disastrous outcomes.
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San Leandro
4. G. Amborn
San Leandro California
AFL Convention Defeats Graves Support Motion
At the California AFL convention Gov Goodwin Knight supporters claimed a victory over Gr aves backers as a Graves endorsement resolution was pulled. Delegates shifted leadership of key committees while Pat Brown urged strong economic security for California and warned against mixing politics with UN policy.
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Santa Barbara
Goodwin J. Knight
Richard E. Graves
AFL
GOP
Adrawal
Graves
Carpenters
Oakland
Knight
Russia
United Nations
Cria
California
Eisenhower
Nis
Otto E. Never
State Building and Construction Trades Council
Washington
Wendell Phillips
San Francisco
Robert S. Ash
Phillips’ Resolutions Committee
Thomas A. Small
San Mateo
W. A. Bassett
Los Angeles
Edmund G
Pat) Brown
William F. Knowland
Calif
Brown
Senate
China
Knowland
Surprise Raids Net 13 Suspected Drug Offenders
San Francisco narcotics agents and city police carried out raids on an apartment building and several homes, arresting 13 suspected drug addicts and pushers. Vivian Thompson, 21, was found with a heroin needle. Louis Colby, 33, and Willie Morrison, 42, faced heroin sales charges. George Suzuki, 39, held on marijuana and possession counts with $500 of marijuana seized. federal agent Martin B. Cheevers Jr., 30, charged with selling heroin.
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San Francisco
Vivian Thompson
Joseph Rinken
Louis Colby
Willie Morrison
George Suzuki
Post and Buchanan
Suzuki
Martin BP
Cheevers, Jr
Richmond
Hero
Homeowners Protest as Supervisors Grant Variance in Dump Rules
Homeowners in the Southwest San Leandro area threaten action over Alameda County Board of Supervisors approval of a county garbage ordinance compromise. The board allowed Oakland Scavenger to burn rubbish at San Leandro and Russell dumps daily 6 to 10 am and granted a three month variance replacing daily cover with weekly dumping area, signaling more variance requests ahead. The hearing featured Attorney J Paul St Sure and health head Dr James C Malcolm arguing over costs and public health benefits.
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Oakland
San Leandro
Alameda County Board of Supervisors
Hayward
John S. Purchio
Oakland Scavenger Company
Mulford Gardens Improvement Club
Eastshore
Homes In Association
Oakland Scave Enger Company
San Leandro and
Russell
San Leandra
Douglas Janning
J. Paul St. Sure
Scavenger Company
James C. Malcolm
Purchie
Damnsites
Malcolm
John Gregory
S & Rubbish Pickup Company
Doolittle Drive
Sure
Berkeley
Alameda
St. Suren
State Division of Quarantine
W.alter
Poliuies Gibson
Mateo College Opens San Mateo Opening Dates
Opening dates for the semester at Mateo College were announced. Aptitude tests for entering students will be held at 3 a.m. on September 1 at Coyote Point campus and at 7 p.m. on September 7 at Baldwin campus. English placement tests for new students start at 8 a.m. on September 7 at Baldwin campus. Registration runs from September 1 to 10 at Coyote Point campus.
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San Mateo
San Mateo College
Coyote Point
Baldwin
Stock Market Slump Signals Interim Downturn on Wall Street
The stock market fell for the third session in a row with fractions to nearly two-point losses across many issues. The Dow's 94-point rise since last September faces a potential one-third retrace as price averages diverge, signaling a possible extended price swing and a tentative mid-afternoon uptick in turnover. Major names like General Motors, Standard Oil of New Jersey, Bethlehem Steel, and Westinghouse tumbled, while Curtiss-Wright edged up on a dividend change.
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New York
INS
Wall Street
General Motors
U. S. Steel
Standard Oil
New Jersey
Union Carbide
Bethlehem Steel
Westinghouse
Montgomery Ward
Douglas
Boeing
Republic
General Dynamics
Curtiss-Wright
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Rorevelt Goune
Geoffrey F. Fisher
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Ike
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