President Eisenhower urges rapid buildup of reserve forces
President Eisenhower called for a prompt expansion of the armed forces reserves in a speech to the American Legion, saying the nation has failed to maintain a ready reserve. He warned the plan must not be blocked by political timidity and highlighted a potential reserve of over three million to back regular forces.
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Robert G. Nixon
Washington
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Eisenhower
United States
Congress
American Legion
Pentagon
John A. Hannah
White House
Flaming Pellet Mystery Solved in Redwood City
Police solved the flaming pellet mystery near Redwood City when tar from a truck spilled and shattered on a macadam road, creating white hot metal pellets the size of a dime to a 50 cent piece. Metallurgists and air force officials had speculated about jet drops, missiles, or saucers before Sheriff Captain Jack O'Brien clarified the incident.
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Redwood City
Calif
Here
Air Force
San Mateo County
Jack O'Brien
Water levels in San Joaquin Valley drop rapidly says Interior official
Acting Interior Secretary Fred G. Randahl reports a Geological Survey California study showing irrigation wells in Fresno and Kings counties rising from about 300 in 1841 deposits to roughly 1,000 in 1951 with water-bearing strata thinning and depths increasing from 100 to over 700 feet as underground supplies decline. The report notes most decline since 1940, with lower zones holding the majority of water and minerals.
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Washington
Ffi
San Joaquin
Fresno
Kings Counties
Fred G. Randal
Randahl
California Division of Water Resources
Surith
Apeiarins Abe’ Jane
Mendota
Huron
Winela Wee
Says
Uli Hak
Port Says
Navy Probes Double Plane Crash Killing Two
Navy officials seek exact cause of a double crash that killed two pilots in Skyraider jets. Five planes were found on Mount St. Helena near Calistoga after a routine flight from Moffett Field to Fallon, Nevada. Killed were Lt Cmdr Hubert L. Worrell of Sunnyvale and Lt Robert W. Tilson of Mountain View. Wreckage offered no clear explanation. officials theorize a collision or mountain impact in formation.
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Calistoga
Calif
Ins—Navy
Nevada
Mount St.Helena
Moffett Field
Fallon
Nev
Hubert L. Worrell
Sunnyvale
Robert W. Tilson
Mountain View
Trade Club To Resume Activities After Summer Break
Ashland officials say the Trade Club will reopen with a Sept 13 meeting at Eden Community Center under Ralph Ruggieri. The program features a local hour, dinner, stage show and audience awards, with advance sale ticket policy via Hayward Chamber of Commerce at 654 Castro Street.
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Ashland
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