Eisenhower 1956 run topic surfaces in Gettysburg talks
United Press reports in Gettysburg that Senate and House Republican leaders conferred separately with President Eisenhower. Knowland and Martin disclosed mixed views on a second term and urged an early decision, while outlining a legislative program and possible tax cuts tied to a balanced budget.
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Ty Frank Eleazer
United Press
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House
Eisenhower
GOP
William F. To
Éis- Knowland
Eisen
Bat House
Joseph
W. Martin, Jr
Knowland
Knowsland
Martin
Congress
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Eisenower
United States
United Nations
U.N
Leonard W. Hall
Pathologist Sets Stephanie Burial On Day Of Death
Oakland pathologist Dr George Logu van testified as the prosecution labeled Burton Abbott Loquyam the killer in Stephanie Bryan’s murder. The body was buried within 24 hours in a shallow Trinity county grave after a weeklong delay, with rigor mortis and adipocere noted.
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Oakland
Stephanie Bryan
George Loguvan
Burton Abbott Loquyam
Alameda County
Saidi
Abbott
Trinity County
Berkeley
Loquvam
Loguvam
Stephanie
Redding
Charles 1Warle Snook
Paul Kirk
Snook
W. A. Robinson
Robinson
Kirk
Reginald Hanson
Death Toll 13 As British Trains Crash
A London to Windsor Theater Special passenger train plowed into a halted freight train near Barnes station killing 13 and injuring at least 39. Fire, molten rails, and electrical hazards hindered rescue as passengers cried for help and fire crews battled 100 foot flames.
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London
Barnes
Thomas Oliver
Flanders
Felice
Alfred Lester
Eastern Train Crash Kills 3 in Pennsylvania
A head on collision of two Pennsylvania Railroad freight trains near Ebensburg Pennsylvania killed three crewmen and injured at least four others. The crash happened on a clear track near Johnstown as crews responded. authorities reported one engineer and one fireman among the dead with several injuries and incidents during the incident investigated by deputies and police.
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Ebensburg
Pennsylvania
PRR
Cresson
Johnstown
Ronald Garrett
Sacramento
Altoona
Polsee
Woosley
Lester McFall
Calaveras Combath
Garrett
Engi
Amador County Neers
Posse Captures Third Kidnaper In Sacramento
Sacramento reports the capture of James Monroe Woosley 20 the third gunman in a sheriff and deputy kidnapping. He was found in a woman’s bathroom at Mrs Carmen Torres home in Del Paso Heights after slipping through a 60-officer cordon and road blocks. A victim helped in the posse that apprehended him.
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Sacramento
James Monroe Woosley
Toom
Carmen Torres
del Paso Heights
Woos Ney
Faure Sets Jan 2 French Election Date Amid Strife
Premier Faure's cabinet fixed January 2 as the election day for France's National Assembly, with political power contested between Faure and former premier Mendes-France. Dissolution of the Assembly and a 1981 electoral law shaped the timing. campaign opens December 23 as parties plan alliances and Republican leaders meet to decide alignments.
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Wilbur G. Landrey
Paris
Edgar Faure
France
Chambers
Faure
Pierre Mendes-France
Radical Socialist Party
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Vance
Algeria
Ecree
Officiel
Fauresself
Maurice Bourges-Maunoury
L “Eave
Assembly Meesto
National Party Council
Democratic and Socialist Resistance Union
Auto Makers Face Possible Legislation
Washington reports that federal action looms if automakers fail to voluntarily revise dealer franchise contracts. GM officials resisted such voluntary changes while Senate Monopoly Subcommittee chair Joseph O Mahoney signaled possible legislation after GM president Harlow Curtice refused the suggestion. Alfred Sloan Jr. also appeared as a witness as dealers testified about disenfranchisement and GM using one year terms to pressure dealers into questionable sales practices. The panel wrapped up its fourth week studying GM’s impact on the economy.
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Washington
General Motors Corporation
Joseph C. O’mahoney
Senate
Harlow H. Curtice
General Motors
Pressley Wins Jury Acquittal
In Oakland a Superior Court jury acquitted Lawrence Pressley of assault with a deadly weapon in the July 16 slaying of a Hayward man. The jury deliberated from yesterday afternoon until 2:30 this morning. The defendant, 24, was accused of stabbing James KR Burgin at Joseph Perez’s home on Pacific Street. This was Pressley’s second trial following a hung jury last October.
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Oakland
Lawrence Pressley
Hayward
Pressley
James
KR. Burgin
Asquire Road
Joseph Perez
Pacific Street
Alameda County Master Plan Seen Ready to Move Ahead
Alameda County plans to shift from studies to action at first green light from the planning commission. Development chief John Jay Thomas notes the process could take up to three years and outlines seven steps including goals, growth study, and coordination with cities, with a long-range plan viewed as essential to guide growth and policy.
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Leona Ward
Alameda County
Planning Commission
John Jay Thomas
Thomas
Commission
R. T. Nahas
Alameda County Land Development Committee
Board For Supervisors
Nahas
Board of Supervisors
Alameds
Leland W. Swieney
Civil Defense Affirms No Pupils Dispersal In Atomic Attack
Southern Alameda County school superintendents met Civil Defense officials to reaffirm a non dispersal policy for area schools in an atomic attack. They discussed sheltering, classroom drills, and the need to test non dispersal in future exercises with federal guidance.
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Altameca
Acoak
Bay Area
Samuel
Cohn
Haylward
Civil Deffense
Alameda
Oakland
Jameda
Herold Schoenfeld
Decoto Hemen
Washington Township
Washington
Union High School
Simon Farchitect
Department of 7 Cwil
Defense
Alameda County
Leandro Man Dead in Crash
A San Leandro man, John J. Duffy, 16010 Gremercy Drive, was killed when his southbound car was struck by a westbound tractor trailer at Sixth and Market. Driver Esrold B. Wright, 40, of Richmond, was not cited. Duffy was pronounced dead at Highland Hospital. He is survived by his wife Marian and two children. Funeral services pending with Sento-Robinson Mortuary.
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San. Leandro
John J. Duffy
Gremercy Drive
Sixth and
Market Streets
Esrold B. Wright
Richmond
Duffy
Highland Hospital
Dutty
Sil Street
Eastshore
Marian
Sentos-Robinson Mortuary
Estudilio Avenue
San Leandro
Assemblyman Bes Addresses Kiwanis on Local Needs
San Lorenzo assemblyman Carlo Bes of the 13th district spoke at a Kiwanis meeting about his experiences as a freshman and highlighted educational and water needs for the area.
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San Lorenzo
Carlo Bes
California Assembly
Bee
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