Home, Truck Destroyed In Russell City Blaze
A one story five room home and an old model truck were destroyed in a five thousand dollar fire in Russell City. The blaze started around 6 45 pm during a power failure and forced a woman and four children from the house. Deputy sheriffs on patrol alerted aid and fire crews from Fairview Cherryland and Mt Eden responded. The house at 6112 Sixth Avenue belonged to Benito S Cortez with Mrs Ferman Rapisura, 34, as tenant. A candle touched by a child reportedly set curtains ablaze in the living room. The family planned to stay with relatives, but most belongings were lost.
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Russell
Ed Pavoni
A. M. Greenberg
Fairview
Cherryland
Mt. Eden
Sixth Avenue
Benito S. Cortez
Case reveals Boykin tried to halt Alabama tax fraud probe
Justice Department attorney testified that Hop Frank Boykin sought to stop prosecution in an Alabama tax fraud case. John H. Mitchell said Boykin warned the case would be a grave miscarriage of justice despite Boykin’s objections. Four indicted, two pleaded guilty, others’ wives had cases dismissed. Mitchell detailed Boykin’s interest before a House subcommittee.
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Boykin
House Ways and Means
Burglars Take $700 From CAP Hut at Hayward Airport
Hayward police reported burglars entered a one story metal Civil Air Patrol hut at Hayward airport between Nov 27 and Dec 2, taking about $700 in supplies including power supplies a frequency meter charging rack handheld microphone and portable radio. Entry was believed to be gained by prying a panel from a window.
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Hayward
Civil Air Patrol
Bruce N. Towers
Oakland
Alice
Watkins son wounded in Korean War action
Official notice received Sunday from Korea by Mr. and Mrs. Lionel H. Watkins of 15748 Via Luna that their son Pfc. Lionel Watkins was wounded in action on November 23. The message did not describe the injuries. Watkins joined the service March 9 and has been in Korea since August. He recently received the Combat Infantry Badge for his duty with the 7th Infantry Division as a rifleman. He formerly worked for The Daily Review in circulation.
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Lorenzo
Korea
Llonel H. Watkins
Lunada
The
Daily Review
Danas Ten
Hayward Area Hit by Downpour and Wind Power Outages
Severe storm disrupted power service across Hayward area with 46 mph gusts and 1.45 inches of rain in 12 hours. P.G. & E. transmission lines out of Oakland caused outages, especially in San Leandro and Castro Valley. Mt. Eden convened a meeting canceled by outage. homes damaged, trees uprooted, and phones briefly failing in Mission San Jose and Irvington. Crews worked to restore lines as rainfall continued and basins overflowed.
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Wweather
Weather Bureau
Oakland
San Leandro
Fairmont
Hospital
Castro Valley
Mt. Eden
Oro Loma Sanitary District
Russell City
Mission San Jose
Irvington
Aixmeda County
Flood eased in Alameda area as drains cleared
Flood fears subsided after crews cleared outlets and removed debris. Water redirection reduced rising levels in San Lorenzo and Alameda creeks with no families evacuated. A 62 foot San Lorenzo gauge showed rising pace but officials expected gradual subsidence despite more possible rain. One small levee break near Lewelling was nominal in damage.
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San ‘Orento
Alameda
San Lorenzo
Herbert Crowle
Food’ Control and Water Conservation District
San Lorenzo Creek
Southern Pacific Railroad
Lewelling Boulevard
Washington
Crowle
Soviet Fighters Forcibly Land U S Plane Over Hungary
Hungary holds the American plane and its four crew after Soviet fighters forced it down near Papa Hungary charged the U S with border violations and alleged parachuting Yugoslav divers into Hungary The U S legation in Budapest confirmed the seizure while Tass reported the incident and all crew members were safe.
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Russia
United States
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Germany
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Romania
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Soviet Union
Hunssty
U.S
Reds Break Deadlock by Neutral Inspection Offer
Panmunjom Korea reports the Reds offer a total arms freeze and propose neutral inspectors behind their borders to enforce it. The move marks a major shift toward an armistice, with 21 questions raised by UN negotiators after reviewing the proposal.
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U. S
United Nations
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Pola
Russia
China
Czechoslovakia
Dand
Balkan
Leffer
Nam’ IU
C. Turner Joy
Japan
Manchuria
Korwea
Orig
Armistice Commission
Injured In Auto Accidents In Southern Alameda County
Nine people were injured in a series of wet highway crashes across Southern Alameda County. Notable cases include Jeanne L. Gallagher, 57, Oakland, minor injuries after her car stalled and was rear ended on Washington Avenue. truck driver John Allen Johnston, 27, cited for driving too fast for conditions. Judson and Estelle Sherman, both in San Leandro, suffered minor injuries in a three car crash on Niles Road. Ernest Garcia, 39, Hayward, caused a sideswipe crash while veering left to avoid the Sherman car. Basil L. Caldwell Jr., 26, Hayward, slight injuries in a crash into a pole on Proctor Road. Jesse B. Flores, 24, San Francisco, treated after hitting a pole on Foothill Boulevard. Novela Nielsen, 64, Hayward, slight injuries in a two car crash on Warm Springs Milpuss highway. Peter Perry Nunes, 39, and Sam Nielsen, 54, were involved in the center lane collision.
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San Leandro
Alameda County
California Highway Patrol
Jeanne L. Gallagdee
Oakland
Washington Avenue
John Allen Johnston
Baywood Avnue
Smalley Avenue
Hayward
Garcia
Frank P. George
Alvarado
Basil L. Caldwell, Jr
Proctor Road
Fairmont Hospital
Upper
B Street
Jesse B. Flores
Foothill Boulevard
167Th Avenue
Flores
Warm Springs
Milpuss
Novela Neilsen
Marshall Street
Peter Perry Nunes
Alice Street
Sam Nielsen
Leandro Plane Down in Reno
Private twin engine plane on Oakland to Sterling run crashes in Reno during heavy snow. Pilot Clarence W. Booth, 38, is killed. Two passengers, George Lowry 43 and Rey mond Housseau 24, rushed to Washoe Medical Center with burns and shock but not seriously hurt. Two others, Mrs Soorz 54 and Richard Combs 30, suffer only minor injuries. Plane from Scott Construction Co of San Leandro tore into a residence then wrecked in a street, catching fire. pilot trapped until after the fire was knocked down.
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Oakland
Sterling
Ill
Clarence W. Booth
Air Force Reserve
George Lowry
Palmerecourt
Alameda
Reymond Housseau
Anders
France
Washoe Medical Center
Soorz
Richard Combs
Tauntain Aye
Cupertino
Calif
Scolte: Construction Co
San Leandro
Rena
S Street
Diremen
Sullivan Tours On Navy Cruise
Hayward district superintendent E. K. Sullivan leads 35 Northern California business leaders on a five day Florida cruise as guests of the U S Navy. The party, drawn from various industries, will tour Pensacola and aboard the aircraft carrier USS Monterey to observe shipboard operations, part of a dive orienta tion voyage aimed at acquainting the men with Navy and Air Force activities.
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E. K. Sullivan
Hone Foods, Inn
California
Florida
U. S. Navy
Pensacola
Fla
Navy
Air Force
Monterey
Ong
B 29 Crashes Into Denver Homes Near Lowry Air Base
A B 29 crash near Lowry Air Force Base in Denver killed at least 14 crew members and damaged five Hilltop residences. Five bodies were recovered at the wreck, nine reportedly inside the burning aircraft, with responders unsure about civilian casualties. The plane, from the 3415 Aircraft Gunnery Squadron, was on a routine training flight when it descended and struck several houses in East Denver.
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New Hilltop
Dave Cohen
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Murphy Tinsley
Rates P. II
Profit taking caps New York stocks after month highs
Final stocks in New York eased from the day’s peak with railroad shares dropping while industrials retained many gains. Strength earlier in the session gave way to a cautious close as prices pulled back from intraday highs after a strong run.
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