Anthill and the Universe on automatic control future
A McGraw-Hill publicity release for Control Engineering touts automatic control as a safeguard against an anthill society. It argues automation frees humans for creativity, reshapes behavior, and could lead to devices signaling sleep, alcohol tolerance, and selective reading to tailor content to individuals.
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McGraw-Hill Publishing Company
Control Engineering
McGraw-Hill
Messrs. McGraw
Hill
Marbles
England
Vermouth
Alameda County Probation Officers Use Underworld Jargon
A Retro Alameda paper style column describes probation officers using slang to quiz a narcotics suspect. It also covers hog ranch opposition in Cull Canyon with lawyer quips and a Hayward blotter note about a prowler fleeing into a creek. It ends with a note on a sun tanning doll for children.
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Alameda County Probation Department
Driver Is Fined For Drunk Driving Near Mt Eden
James W. Burdue 38 of 1619 Franklin Street Hayward was fined 368 dollars and jailed 90 days by Judge E A Quaresma after his car rammed a stopped vehicle near Mt Eden. He admitted his license was revoked years earlier for a similar offense.
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Centerville
James W. Burdue
Franklin Istreet
Hayward
E. A. Quaresma
Burdue
Mt. Eden
Quaresme
Decoto Homeowners Association Meeting Postponed
Decoto residents met for a Decoto Homeowners Association session postponed due to Little League conflicts. An organizational meeting at Decoto Fire House was rescheduled, with President Stan Ston MacLeod stating a new date would be announced later this week and tentatively set for next Tuesday.
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Decoto
Decoto Homeowners Association
Little League
Stanston MacLeod
MacLeod
Niles zoning push at chamber lunch in Washington township
Miles Chamber of Commerce heard calls to intensify zoning efforts for Niles. Stuart Nixon urged Alameda County Planning to hold public hearings soon as four year effort faces Adobe Acres lot size disputes. Suggestions to involve subdividers and real estate firms grew, with appeals for immediate house numbering and expedited state highway talks in Sacramento.
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Niles
Chamber of Lommerce
Stuart Nixon
Alameda County
Nixon
Planning Commission
JT. C. Wilson
Baine Leask
Vernon Ellsworth
Board of Supervisors
Washington Township
Alameda
Highway Advisory Committee
Sacramento
Burglar Drains Coins From Ashland Bar Machines
A burglar entered Rebello's restaurant at 14602 Washington Avenue early today and pried open two pinball machines stealing an undetermined amount of coins. He then drank a quart of milk and a bottle of orange soda.
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Ashland
Rebello’s
Washington Avenue
Traffic Court Booms as Judge Seeks New Court Cash
Syracuse officials report booming traffic court business and judge Truman H. Preston proposes council approval of a $3,500 cash outlay for a new court item.
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Syracuse
Truman H. Preston
Alameda County Budget Paring Faces Key Decisions
Alameda County supervisors push to amend the 1954 55 budget with aims to trim about 57 344 476 and decide on salary hikes for deputies district attorneys the public defender and hospital attendants. They approve plans for a Highland hospital clinic and auditorium and a health and welfare building annex. Taxpayer group seeks a 20.7 cent cut in the current tax rate and limits welfare relief funding. Kent Pursel opposes building both clinic and auditorium this year if bids fall short.
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Oakland
Alameday
County Board of Supervisors
Promiere
Nanntion
Highland Hospital
Health and ‘Welfare
Broadway
Oakland. S
Fairmont Hospital
Welfare Department
General Reserve
H. P. Gleason
Lorenzo Kids Stage Benefit Bicycle Derby
About 50 youngsters organized a bicycle rodeo on Via Pinale in San Lorenzo to raise funds for the March of Dimes. They charged two cents to enter each bike, prize ribbons and gum awarded, and neigh borhood volunteers closed a street segment for 90 minutes. Deputies supervised as kids raced bicycles and tricycles and did obstacle courses, with several parents watching. The idea originated with local children led by Marcia and Earl Salo and friends.
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San Lorenzo
Pinale
Sheriff's Department
Board of Supervisors
Sheriffs Department
Via Pinale
Pesco Grande
Via_ Del Campo
Bert Harrison
Glen Dyer
Eden Township
Harrison
Marcia Salo
Earl Salo
Holly Ann Skelton
Jane Skelton
Esther Jancik
Sheriff'’S Department
Salo
Steven Hoffman
Holly and Skefton
Marcie Salo
Oakland Man Injured in Highway Crash
George Jones a 64 year old Oakland resident suffered multiple lacerations and possible rib and elbow fractures when the car he rode in struck a rear dolly trailer and then hit an embankment on Highway 50 near Eden Canyon road. The sedan was driven by Newiston C Everett 84 of Oakland with Jones as passenger. Everett sustained minor facial cuts and both were treated at Fairmont hospital with Jones later moved to Merritt hospital for observation. A following truck driven by Raymond B Santos 26 of Hayward swerved to avoid the crash and struck Everett’s car. the driver of the first truck Lee Roy Mullins 29 of Oakland did not report injuries.
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George Jones
Oakland
Highway 50
Eden Canyon Road
Jones
Newiston C. Everett
Bailey’ Curve
Lee Roy Olvin Mullins
Oakdale
Calif
Everett
Raymond B. Santos
O'Neil Avenue
Hayward
Fairmont Hospital
Merritt Hospital
Atlas Pipe Wins Oro Loma Sewer Contract
Atlas Pipe of Walnut Creek won the Oro Loma Sanitary District bid for 894 feet of 10 inch sewer pipe south of Nielsen avenue. The low bid of 2097.30 topped five submissions. Directors also accepted three new tracts including 150 homes by Brodrickson on Beckman Road and Channel Street, 14 homes by Ernest Hunt on Kelly Street, and 20 lots by Nichandres on 143rd Avenue near East 14th Street.
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Ashland
Atlas ‘Pipe Company
Welnut Creek
Nielser Avenue
Oro Loma
Dstrict
Brodrickson Homes Company
Beckman Road
Channel Street
Ernest Hunt
Kelly Street
Newark District Predicts 1000 Pupils by Christmas
Newark elementary district expects 1,000 pupils enrolled by Christmas per Superintendent Jack MacGregor. He warns of a rugged year with three full schools likely by October, possible use of stores and recreation buildings, and extended facility use. Bus transport will be limited by law until enrollment grows and more buses can be purchased.
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Newark
Jack MacGregor
Asrad
Eraces
J. A. Robertson
MacGregor
MacGrégor
Washington Township
Judge Postpones Centerville Trial
Judge F A Quar esman granted a Sept 10 postponement to labor contractor Jan Oakland and foreman Carl Porcher in Centerville. They face charges of taking false bean weights collected by pickers and two counts of petty weights and measures. Deputies also gathered evidence of bean weighing to allege underpaid earnings.
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Centerville
Porcher
Coleman
Homeowners protest dump ban in Oakland San Leandro dispute
Oakland residents and officials clash with the Oakland Scavenger Company over a dump and waste disposal plan. Critics cite odor smoke and health concerns while defenders argue the site is needed and propose following the new ordinance. Officials question costs and potential impact on property values as a countywide debate continues.
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Oakland
Oakland Scavenger Company
San Leandro
Davis Street
Purchio
Scavenger Company
Francis Dunn
Wesley McClure
San Leangro
Lester Woods
Mulford Gardens
V. C. Stroble
Malcolm
St. Sure
Gil
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John C. Houlihan
Castro Valley
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Fred Mellman
Houlihan
J. Paul St. Sure
George Dugan
Marvin Brows
Clay Street
New Jersey
Jemi
Miles Chamber
Fairchild Phets
Mary Frances
O. P
Dominican Sisters of the Congregation of the Most Holy Cross
Mary Perpetua
Mary Fidelis
Map
Mary Clement
Anypown
Eugene Waring
Represents
Alameda County Tax Association
Lorenzo
Atlas Pipe
Wilbur
Ixtow
Nex
Shoshone National Forest
Wyoming
Valerie Lundgren
Nancy Lou Perrin
Rhode Island
Lynne Wilhelms
Pennsylvania
Mary Cooper
New Mexico
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