Abbott Car Bloodstains Inconclusive Confession Challenge
In Oakland, defense lawyers in the Abbott kidnap murder trial pressed Dr. Paul L. Kirk over bloodstain tests on a car floor mat. Kirk admitted the stain could not be definitively identified as fish, pheasant, game, or human, despite positive luminal indications. The cross examination grew lengthy as the defense sought all related notes and car evidence, with court watchers noting escalating tension.
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Dorothy Cuthbertson
Daily Review
Oakland
Burton Wee Abbott
Paul L. Kirk
Kirk
Abbott
Stephanie Bryen
Harold Howe
Hove
jHove
California
Folger Smer JSON
Berkeley Potce
Atty. J
Frank Coakley
Hove “Isk
Ey Whitney
Feille
Whitney
Charles Wade Snook
T ‘Abbott
Ines
Snook
Emerson
East Berlin Police Take Over Border
East German officials announced that the East German police now guard and control the borders and outer ring of greater Berlin, taking over from Soviet troops. Western Allied traffic remains under Soviet guards, with no change in access rights. The transfer, dated Dec 1, follows a Moscow Sept treaty granting sovereignty to East Germany.
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Joseph Fleming
United Press
Bialf Gerrespondent
Berlin
East Germany
West Berlin
U.S
East Berlin
Fielt
Moscow
Otto Grotewohl
Greater Berlin
En Assy
Russia
Draft Call Reduction Is Ordered
Washington reports the Defense Department ordered the lowest draft call since the Korean War. Selective Service will induct 6000 men into the Army in February while January calls are cut to 6000. Navy recruitment improved, reducing February draftees to none. The year’s total draft since Korea begins stands at 1,998,480 men.
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Washington
INS
Defense Department
Selective Service
Army
Navy
Brucker Urges Korea Readiness and Patience
Army Secretary Wilbur M. Brucker told reporters in Seoul that the United States must keep its powder dry until a policy on Communist military power in Korea is defined. He defended current Far East strength, praised troop morale, and criticized living conditions in tents while promising action to improve them. He spoke during a three day Korea tour ending with a flight to Okinawa.
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Seoul
INS
Wilbur M. Brucker
United States
Korea
Brucker
North Korea
State Department
United Nations
Okinawa
Hich
Army
Far East
Hanukah Story Told In Daily Review Feature
The Daily Review previews Hanukah, the historical Jewish holiday, with a candle lighting ceremony and gift traditions in many homes tonight. The celebration lasts seven more nights, and tomorrow’s church pages will include a picture feature on the holiday's customs.
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The
Daily Review
Three New Charges Against Jail Escapee Mcintosh
Three additional charges were filed against 21 year old Roger Mcintosh, an alleged narcotics peddler who escaped Wednesday from the Alameda County courthouse. He surrendered to San Francisco police Wednesday night and was returned to Oakland yesterday.
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Oakland
Roger Mcintosh
Alameda County
Mcintosh
San Francisco
Oskland
US Rejects Soviet Demand Over Atomic Use Pledge
United States rejects Russia's plea not to be first to use atomic weapons at the United Nations. Ambassador Lodge argues such an accord risks strategic imbalance and nuclear amplification, while Kuznetsov cites 1925 Geneva ban on gas weapons. Formosa's Chiang Kai-shek government resists Outer Mongolia's UN entry, jeopardizing a Canadian admission plan.
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Russia
Henry Cabot Lodge
United States
Sir Pierson Dixon
United Kingdom
New York
Jacob Malic
Canada
China
General Assembly
Chiang
Unitec Nations
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge,Jr
United Nations
R Lodge
Vasily V. Kuznet
Chiang Kai-Sek
Formosa
Outer Mongolia
Ists
Noted Scientist Warns Of Man S Destruction
Dr Dan y Bush president of the Carnegie Institution warns mankind faces catastrophe unless future planning improves. He cites risks from atomic and biological threats, shrinking mineral resources, population pressure, and the need to study earth dynamics and climate to understand humanity’s limits.
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Leonard J. Snyderington
INS
Dany Bush
Bush
Carnegie Institution of Washington
Knowland and Kefauver Near Declaration of Candidacy
In Washington, Senator Knowland aspires to run from California, with associates saying an announcement could come by January or early February, even without Eisenhower's stance. Kefauver also moves toward declaring, while Kefauver aides prepare a campaign staff led by Donohue. Goldwater replies to Stevenson’s charges amid a GOP clash over aggressive politics and party leadership.
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Washington
F. Knowland
R-Calif
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Knowland
Uct
Prn
Tate
Eisenhower
Tennes
Joseph ‘Donohue
District of Columbia
Democratic Land
Donahue
Kefauver
Pri
California
Barry Goldwater
B' Aziz
Adlai Stevenson
Goldwater
Stevenson
Agriculture
Ezra .T. Benson
Douglas McKay
Fred Crawford
Cleveland
National
APL
Oakland to build Hall of Justice on its own
Oakland votes to drop county help for a new Hall of Justice and to buy land bounded by Sixth Washington Seventh streets and Broadway for the structure. The $3,707,000 1945 bond issue funded the project with possible reserve funds if needed. The hall will house the police department jail and municipal courts.
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Oakland
Alameda County
Hall of Justice
Wayne E. Thompson
Ngton
Seventh Streets
Broadway
Wunty
Thompson
Benson
Loe' Recoro
New ‘Hall
Goldwater
Iinois Govarnor
Death Penalty Law Change Views Split
A Los Angeles subcommittee hearing on proposed changes to California capital punishment reveals juries’ role in death penalty decisions remains contested. Judges and law professors urge broader study, with some advocating juries must specify when death is sought while others question juries’ ability to decide capital cases.
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Los Angeles
Califos
Punich
Assembly
Charles Fricke
Evelle Youngver
Lester A. McMillen
Fricke
Caryl Hessman
Legislatwe
McMillen
Candidates Named to Succeed Attlee as Labour Leader
In London Hugh Gaitskell Herbert Morrison and Aneurin Bevan were officially nominated to lead the British Labour Party to replace Clement Attlee. Withdrawals could have occurred until late but Morrison’s bid faced opposition from Bevan, while Gaitskell, aged 48, was favored to win the majority of 274 votes to be cast by the party's MPs.
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Allen R. Dodd, JR
London
Hugh Gaitskell
Herbert Morrison
Aneuyin Beven
Clement Attlee
Labor Party
Morrison
Eader
Gaitskell
Bevan
DROS
Weather update with cloudy foggy morning and rain
Cloudy with fog this morning followed by clearing this afternoon and fair tonight. Saturday will bring increasing cloudiness and colder tonight. Rainfall data and yesterday's rain are noted but exact figures are unclear. Normal values are referenced without specific numbers.
Kiddy Park Opens For Yuletide Shoppers In Hayward
Hayward shoppers can take children to the free kiddy park at the Hayward Area Recreation District offices on 1015 E street. Open daily through Christmas, the center operates 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, Friday and 5 a.m. to noon Tuesday and Thursday. The effort is sponsored by the Hayward Chamber of Commerce.
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Hayward
Susie
Hayward Area
Spont
Hayward Chamber
Splace
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