Anti flood measures on agenda at Washington House Meet
Washington House Owners association meets at San Lorenzo High School to discuss flood prevention. Sheriff Gleason to speak on police protection. I W McCombs notes credit to volunteers for past efforts. Evening includes recreation parks fire safety and signups. Meeting starts at 8 pm with an informal session beforehand.
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San Lorenzo
Washington Huse Owners’ Association
San Laurenzo Hugh School
Yohunteen
Artie Howell
Washington
W. W. Gray
P. Gleason
I. W. McCombs
Assacia- Linn
Meating Hill
McCombs
Sessan
Des
Reds Lose 1 095 000 In Korean War Estimate
The army estimated that communists in Korea have suffered about 1.095 million battle casualties, roughly three times UN forces. It lists 196 454 communist troops captured and 252 000 non battle casualties, while UN commands will not release their non battle counts.
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Washington
Korea
United Nations
Aimal
Bern
Imy
Remy
Auto owner sells car for one cent in Spokane
Spokane driver Molt, who owned an Auto that cost a cent, paid tolls on a breakdown. The motorist, Toll, received the vehicle in exchange, with the event noted in the local report.
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Spokane
Wash
Toll Of Volcano May Reach 2000
The Red Cross warned the death toll from Mt Hibok Hibok eruptions could reach about 2000 as lava floods and blasts trapped villagers in Nasag and forced mass evacuations from Camiguin island. Rescuers reported 14,500 people in relief centers with housing and shelter constraints mounting.
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Red Cross
Mt. Hibok-Hiluk
Java
Vasag
Mindawao
Maninog
Isidoro Javier
Joaquin Canuto
Nasag
Yo ‘Owenty-hwa
Phiippine
Agin
Mt. Hibok
Hibok
Mambajao
Kenda Yealina
Gaicres Camiguin
Mobais
Castro Valley Chamber Elects New Directors
Castro Valley chamber of commerce elected new directors by mail vote. Winners are Louis Hunt Ansel Bushart Joe Perry Osear Stark Harvey Johnson Gene Ven Ness and Carl Jacobson for two year terms. Hold overs include Arthur Emmes Ralph Davis Roland Rameey Doug Miller Ralph Iton and Gene Rhodes. A speeding survey request to California State Highway Department for Highway 50 through Castro Valley was approved. A Christmas party is planned December 20 at the Schamber clubhouse on Rutledge road.
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Castro Valley
Castro Valley Chamber of Commerce
Louis Hunt Ansel Bushart
Joe Perry
Osear Stark
Harvey Johnson
Gene Ven Ness
Carl Jacobson
Arthur Emmes
Ralph Davis
Roland Rameey
Doug Miller
Ralph Iton
Ted Lawrence
Gene Rhodes
Peusidant
Chamber
State Highway Department
Thrrough Castro Valley
Sap
Iro
Valley Legion Post
Castro Valley Lions
Schamber
Brane
Rutledge Road
Federal Grand Jury Sets Final Meeting in San Francisco
A federal grand jury in San Francisco will hold a final meeting next Tuesday to wrap up its inquiry into the city bureau of Internal Revenue. Chief Assistant U. S. Attorney Robert M. McMillan said the jury will need several more hours to finish its work.
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Federal Grand Jury
San Francisco
Aihaldover
Wlairs
San Francisco Bureau of Internal Revenue
U. S
Robert M. McMillan
Oliver J. Carter
Matheison Named Scout District Chairman at Oakland Dinner
Robert J. Matheison,\n executive of Western Province, was elected chairman of the Southern District committee of the Oakland Area Council Boy Scouts of America at the annual round up dinner. The event highlighted 25 to 16 Eagle Scout candidates from Castro Valley Troop 2 and honored Scoutmaster Oliver Nielsen.
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Belton Fleisher
Eugene Tucker
Ags
Matheison
William Bowman
Ght
Margard University
Gaston
Maurice K. Clisvach
Andwlebank
Bowman
Joseph Koenig
Charles B. Koehler
Edwand Carey
Bob Cunningham
William Reto
Touhd Tabley
Pst
Glen Barnhart
Alt Saint's
Oliver Nielsen
Castro Valley
Scouling
Homer Bemis
Oakland Areaa Council
Teader
Envy Botanzi
Cugningham
Kenneth Sage
John Agai
Construction Of UN Building Told Kiwanians
Hayward Kiwanis members viewed a picture report on the United Nations building project in New York. The film showed clearing blocks donated by John D. Rockefeller Grounds and bedrock excavations to support steel and concrete structures with engineers from various nations. Peterson chaired the program with his son Ed Peterson assisting.
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Hayward
New York
Kiwanis Church
United States Steel
New Yorker Publisher Harela W. Ross Dies in Boston
Harela W. Ross, 59, longtime publisher of The New Yorker, died after a lingering illness following a major operation. He had remained active in his New York office until recent weeks and sought treatment at the Lahry clinic in New England.
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Boston
Mass
Harela W. Ross
New Yorker
Journal of
iIl
New York
Fi Avenue
New England Hospital
Lahry
Ross
Hayward Girl Plans Wedding To Marine Quadruple Amputee
Miss Jeanette Stretton 20, of Hayward, will marry Sgt Werner Reininger 42 of San Antonio, a Korean War quadruple amputee. Reininger, treated at Oak Knoll Naval Hospital, proposed on Thanksgiving Day after a party. The couple plan a June wedding. he hopes to be discharged for the ceremony.
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Oak Knoll Naval Hospital
Miss Stretton
San Francisco
Kenningey
Tex
Stretton
Two Auto Crashes Leave Two Injured Near Dublin
Two auto accidents in Dublin yesterday left two people injured. Morris J. Kortum, 59, of San Francisco, suffered a possible fractured knee and was treated at Fairmont Hospital before transfer to Mt. Zion in San Francisco after a three car crash at 4 45 pm on a wrong side of the road. Oscar K. Foran, 29, Pleasanton, and John M. Walker, 28, Modesto, were involved. In a second crash at 10 30 pm Selborn Kidd er, 31, Berkeley, crashed into a wooden guard railing causing heavy damage to his car. he sustained minor injuries and was not hospitalized.
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San Leandro
Dublin Canyon
California Highway Patrol Station
San Francisco
Morris J. Kottum
Fairmont Hospital
Kortum
Mt. Zion Hospital
Oscar K. Foran
Pleasanton
Jchn M. Walker
Modesto
Dublins Canyon
Selborn Kidd
Berkeley
Kidd
Winer
Burglars Hit Carr Brothers Store Nine Times This Year
Anchorage police report Carr Brothers Grocery suffered its ninth burglary this year. Store owners urge burglars to target others after persistent break ins at the business.
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Anchorage, Alaska
Carr Brothers
Elopement Ends in Tragic Car Crash Near Newhall
Four teenagers in an elopement party traveling from Glendale and Modesto crashed on ice near Ridge House three miles north of Newhall. Marino T. Melly, 19, died at Newhall Community Hospital. his fiancé Maureen Whipple was critically injured. Dolores Ann Privitt, 15, and Nelson W. Alloway, 14, were not seriously hurt. Officers say the couple planned to marry in Nevada.
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Newhall
Ridge
Glendale
Modesto
Ere
Marino T. Melly
Newhall Community Hospital
Maureen Whipple
Dolores Ann Privitt
Nelson W. Alloway
Nevada
Thoman Given Probation and Fine in Court Sentence
Roger C. Thoman 41, Alta Vista landlord, was sentenced in Eden township Justice court after pleading guilty to exhibiting a deadly weapon. He received 18 months of good behavior probation and a $250 fine for the second charge arising from a Sept 20 dispute over an eviction notice. The assault with a deadly weapon charge was dismissed.
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Hayward
Roger C. 'Thoman
Alta Vista
Eden Township
Thoman
Paul Jinkner
Sunset Boulevard
House Panel in Squabble Over Tax Inquiry
Washington dispatch reports a clash among House investigators over the tax scandal probe after Charles Oliphant resigned as chief counsel for the Internal Revenue Bureau. Oliphant cited a need to rest as he skipped a planned appearance, while testimony tied to a former Al Capone attorney sparked bipartisan criticism of the inquiry’s methods.
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House
Tae
Charles Oliphant
Ines
Oliphant
Internal Revenue Bureau
Ways and Means
Thel Mclique
Rep
Thomas 7. O'Brien
D-11
Democratic Subcommittee
Subcommittee
Adrian G. DeWind
Abraghant Teillebaum
Imne
al Capone
John W. Byrnes
Wis
Colder Night Forecast Across East Bay and Valley
The weather report notes freezing temperatures across Southern Alameda County with Niles at 36 degrees and forecasts of 30 to 36 degrees tonight. Contra Costa County sets a record low of 26 degrees in Brentwood, Sacramento at 34 degrees, and other readings include 16 at Blue Canyon and 14 below in Ely Nevada as conditions cool further tonight.
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Niles
Eastbay
Weather Bureau
I Niles
Pittsburz
Antioch
Contra Costa County
Brentwood
Sacramento
United Press
Donder Summit
Blue Canyon
Stockton
Ely
Nevada
UN Shifts Stance on Truce Talks in Korea
UN announces a new truce inspection program and an abrupt move to discuss troop withdrawal later in armistice talks. Communists forward withdrawal recusal to North Korean general Nam U and promise a response later. The armistice commission would observe ports and all Korea and enforce a demilitarized buffer zone.
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Panmuniom
Korea
U.P
United Nations
Redz
Nam U
U. S
Henry J. Hodes
Armistice Commission
Half Missing Are Prisoners In Korea Report
Communist newsman Chu Chi-Ping says fewer than 5000 of the 10,863 missing Americans may be alive in prisoner camps. Gen. Ridgway cites evidence of deaths. Reds reportedly released prisoner lists but may seek concessions at the truce talks.
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Panmunjom
Korea
U.P
Owever
U. S. Defense Department
Chu Chi-Ping
China
Matthew B. Ridgway
United Nations
Newark Sears store burglarized in Thorton Avenue break in
A Newark Sears Roebuck store on Thorton Avenue was burglarized yesterday morning. Estimated loss tops four hundred dollars as thieves smashed ten side door panes and loaded clothing and items into boxes before fleeing. One box of lighters valued near one hundred dollars was left behind. the store had never been burglarized before and is uninsured.
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Newark
Sears- Houston
Thorton Avenue
Washington Logo
Wesley Houston
Joss
Houston
Xmas Shopping Up Five Percent
The Federal Reserve board reported Christmas shopping this year up five percent, with sales slumping in many areas. A spot check in 16 cities suggested sales may have risen since then. department store dollar volume for the week ending Dec 1 was about three percent higher than the previous year.
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United Press
Federal Reserve Board
Boad
Livermore Soldier Killed in Action Identified
A Livermore service member listed as killed in action by the Department of Defense in the latest casualty releases. The fallen is Frank N. Cole, son of Mrs. Edith W. Cole.
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Livermore
Department of Defense
Karen
Frank N. Cole
Edith W. Cole
UN Forces Gain Hill But Lose Another on Korean Front
United Nations units captured an advance hill position in the central front while Communist forces struck back in the same sector. Farther east, two platoons attacked UN positions after midnight but were repelled at four points and withdrawn at a fifth. Chinese troops briefly pierced the Kumsong Kumhwa road before being driven off by Allied fire.
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Eighth Army
Korea
Nazions
Reds
Ores
Anti Army
No-Man's-Land
Pyongyang
Kumsong-Kumhwa
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