City tax rate down six cents in Hayward and district
Hayward city council lowered the tax rate by six cents to 1.65 for Hayward and 1.54 per 100 of assessed valuation for the Main district. The levy totals 312,869 on 19,085,400 assessed value. Valuation and apportionment details were not finalized. contracts for traffic signals at Main and A, Main and B, and Watkins and B were awarded, with plans to readvertise for Castro, Highland and Sycamore signals. Mayor opposed delaying four-signal awards.
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Hayward
Bill Wilson
John Haar
Muir
Bill White
Frank Electric
Main
Watkins
Castro
Tighland
Sycamore
Carlos Bee
Woston Water Intel
Wage Board Reconsiders Copper Rift Amid Walkout
Washington reports the Wage Stabilization Board weighing action to compel striking copper workers to show cause for the walkout that harms defense. President Truman and board chair George W. Taylor seek terms to end the dispute, with hearings set as the strike stalls labor talks and government options include Taft-Hartley provisions or plant seizure. At issue are Kennecott Copper Co operations in Salt Lake City and affiliated unions, while John Clark of the Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers Guild plans Washington attendance.
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Washington
Wage Stabilization Board
Ind
Truman
George W. Taylor
CIO
H ‘Taylor
Bre
John Clark
Ofc
Staud
Kennecott Copper Co
Salt Lake City
Utah
Brave 12 year old survivor of Alaska Airlines crash
Shirley Edelman, 12, the lone survivor of an Alaska Airlines float plane crash near Seldovia that killed five, including her mother and sister, is hospitalized with a broken collar bone and minor injuries. Her father brings her to Anchorage as doctors weigh what to tell her about the deaths. The crash occurred during takeoff en route to Homer. the pilot and two other passengers perished.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Shirley Edelman
Alaska Airlines
Seldovia
Shirley
Jacob Fdelman
Homer
Glen Hickerson
John Alex
Setdevie
Arthur Hogat
Suldovia
Pby
Jackline
Kings Carden
Everett
Wash
George EB. Hale
FBI arrests seven Hawaii Communist leaders in dawn raid
FBI and UPI-PBI agents arrested seven leaders of the Communist party in Hawaii at approximately 430 am. The group includes six executive board members and Tack Wayne Hall, Hawaii regional director for a major labor alliance. The roundup raises total indictments to 64 nationwide. Attorney General McGrath calls the arrests crucial for Pacific security amid the Communist threat. Notable figures seized include Koji Ariyoshi and John Ernest Reinecke. The arrests follow recent raids on top communists in Pennsylvania and Tongas.
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Tonolulg
UPI
PBI
Conmpuniah Party
Tawaii
A. Dean Shedler
Juatico
Mon Syhan
Washington
PBT
Justice Department
J. Howard McGrath
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Communist Party
Hawaiian Islands
Waii
Tack Wayne Hall
Hawaii
Harry Bridges
Longshoraman
Waign
U.S
Navajian Islands
Pacific
Territorial
Pennsylvania
Tlingis
Bombing fraud alleged as Communist plane staged Kaesong attack
U N command charges that a Communist aircraft staged a fake bombing of Kaesong using one of their planes while no UN aircraft was over the area. The report says unidentified craft appeared at 11 20 pm, proving the incident was a Communist operation designed for photographers and newsmen.
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Tokyo
Matthew B. Ridgway
Supreme Headquarters
Kaesong
Supreme UN
Public Information Service
Jireraft
Meashmland
Ratio Peiping
Hod Propa Gudda Mach
Rerl
Ridgway
Red
Mvdicipation
Allgway
Woliefuso
Hed
Chiefs of Staff
Washington
Ang
Par Oyerating
Rape Suspect Kills Self After Hayward Chase
Police pursue 29 year old Robert F Kerstetter through Hayward and San Lorenzo with shots fired injuring Deputy Sheriff Bert E Morrison and Police Captain Harvey Hinch. Kerstetter, charged with raping his sister in law, died of a self inflicted gunshot wound as officers closed in near Sunset to Western. Policemen Anderson and Hanson joined pursuit. Hinch sustained injuries when a post broke.
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Hayward
Robert F. Kerstetter
California Highway Patrol
Callahan Court
Kerstetter
Alameda County
Higd
Harvey Hinch
Bert E. Morrison
San Lorenzo Village
Korstette A - Fairmont Hospital
Jack Carlton
Mari- Hosa
San Lorenzo
Carlson
Erstetter
Harrison
Russell F. Wilson
Meekland Avenue
Western
Svon
Hay Ward
Kersteter
Hoesath Boulevard
Mesperian
East 14Th Street
Ashland
Patro Uor
Cheeryway
Cay
Kerstotter
Castro Street
Surset
Highway Patrol Cay
Gordon Anderson
Wesley Hanson
Mat
la Homa State Hospital
East Ba
Hinch
Hinth
Schedule New Vegas Atom Tests
The Atomic Energy Commission announced a new series of blasts using atomic and ordinary explosives at the Las Vegas test site in the near future. The tests will be secret for security reasons, with a later operation possibly inviting press and radio to observe. Previous winter tests at Las Vegas and Pacific tests at Wotowok Atoll involved compact warheads for tactical weapons or small A bombs.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
Las Vegas
Nev
AEC
ABC
Continental
United States
Alamogordy
N. M
Wiwetok Atoll
Pacific
Need Arms Says Kimball at Veterans of Foreign Wars
New York Secretary of the Navy Dan A. Kimball urged expanding and maintaining a strong armed force ready to expand quickly if a general war arises. Speaking at the 62nd annual VFW encampment he warned pacifism risks and urged veterans to push for a capable military while controlling costs.
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New York
Ul P
Dan A. Kimball
Cauntry
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Kimball
Stock gains lift New York market with rail shares rising
Final stock notes show a generally higher market in New York with gains in final trading. Rail issues led the advance, railroad shares showing renewed life as demand for carriers grew briskly, while other stocks advanced mainly in fractional increments.
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New York
U.P
Pirates End Giant Streak in 2 6 4 Loss
New York Giants commit three errors and Pittsburgh Pirates collect six hits to halt New York’s two game winning streak. Giants fall to 5 1/2 games behind league leading Brooklyn as Pittsburgh edges them 2 to 0 in a rain shortened scoreless game. Polleh Garagiola McCullough Jones Kesto Kennedy and Yvars appear in the box line.
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New York
New York Giant
Pittsburgh Pirate
Giants
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Polleh and Garagiola
McCullough
Jones
Kesto
Kennedy
Yvars
Speeding Car Flips But Nobody Hurt in Oklahoma
A car traveling about 90 mph skidded off a state highway in Lawton Oklahoma leaving over 1,000 feet of skid marks. The vehicle overturned and a passenger was ejected but both occupants walked away without hospital treatment.
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Lawton
Okla
F Tee
City Sewage Treatment Studied By Hayward Group
City council and 19 advisory committee members met to weigh municipal sewage treatment versus Oro Loma sanitary district. Ficklin report outlines costs and plant lifespans, with bonds to be repaid by users at about 85 cents per month per house.
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Redwood City
Athens
Ficklin
Hayward Sewers
Cra Loma
Jenks
Pally
Hayward
Shatta
Ora Loma
Ora Lona
Picklin
UN Forces Push Communists Off Newly Captured Hill
United Nations forces pressed the Communists from a newly captured hill on Bloody Ridge as the battle in Korea continued. Heavy fighting northeast of Yangsu and near Kar Song saw UN troops advance amid mine danger and artillery barrages, while a separate push near the 38th parallel reported heavy and costly counter-attacks by North Korean Reds. UN bombers سجل disrupted supply lines and enemy bases, with about 2,000 Communist trucks destroyed or damaged since last Friday.
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Rea
Yawegu Cy
United Nations
Injie
Kumsongg
Bandary Arca
Bie
Korgar
Sal
Eights Army
Korea
Bloody Ridge
Yangsu
East Central
North Korea
South Kaswan
Hundy Ridge
Kaesong
Sat Itfield
Pyongyang
Sir
Ollie UN
First Water Step Taken in Feather River Project
Sacramento authorities opened the path toward the Feather River Project with authorization to file for a federal license to build the Oroville dam and afterbay and to relocate 327 miles of tracks. Negotiations include railroad reroutes, highway realignments, and road closures, with estimated costs climbing into tens of millions of dollars. The plan would carry water from the Feather River reservoir to Southern California, pending formal stages and funding.
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Sacramento
State Water Project Authority
Feather River
Oreville
California
Frank Durkee
State Angle A. DB
Edmonston
Edmanston
Federal Power Commission
Oroville Dam
Era Pacific Railroad
Feather River Canyon
Feather Falls Railroad
Department of Public Works
Division of Highways
Plane Crash Study Expands Decoto Investigations
Investigators pursue two new questions about the United Ates million-dollar DC-6B crash near Decoto. CAA official J S Marriott links radar at Oakland to potential warning of course deviation. production delays kept equipment from delivery. Dairy worker Victor Clausen claimed the Martin airliner was on fire before the crash, a story authorities say does not yet align with known facts but could trigger new probes. An inquest is scheduled in Oakland for Sept 7, coroner Mark Emerson to preside. Navy hospital personnel receive commendations for rapid body recovery efforts amid difficult terrain. Sheriff Gleason notes the grim burden borne by those who assisted and supported amid the tragedy.
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United Ates
Oakland
J. S. Marriott
CAA
Los Angeles
Victor Clausen
Decoto
Clausen
Civil Aeronautics Board
Mark
Emerson
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New Vegas
Pirates
Lahn Ficklin
Inday
Eae
Rea Eis
Yuet
BEOS
Leoksan
Yang
Miles
Chunceon
Ansong
Yang Spyong
U.S. Naval Hospital
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Gleason
P.g.&e
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Wishart
Redwood Pharmacy
Davis Shopping Center
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