Bay Bridge rail removal plan moves to Hayward council
Planning Commission favors prompt removal of Key System tracks from the Bay Bridge sending a recommendation to the Hayward City Council while Bay Area Rapid Transit delays a stance. Alameda Contra Costa Transit District leaders named new officers as hearings loom on substituting buses for trains.
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Bay Bridge
Hayward
Planning Commission
Bay Area Rapid Transit
San Francisco
East Bay
William J. Bettencourt
San Leandro
Ala- Maeda-Contra Costa Transit District
Robert K. Barber
Kensington
State Public Utilities Commission
PUC
Fred Cox
Hayward Chamber of Commerce,Highway Committee
Alameda-Contra Costa Transit Dist
Cox
Sukarno Denies Capture Amid Dutch Rumors
Jakarta reports Sukarno denies being held by the army as government says he opened a National Council meeting. Dutch radio claims a triumvirate rules Indonesia with Premier Djuanda, Ratta, and army chief of staff in key posts.
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Jakarta
INS
Sukarno
Fis
National Council
Radio Jakarta
The
Netherlands Radio
Hague
Foreign Ministry
Djuanda
Mohammed Ratta
Luxamno
Fin Washington
Indonesia
U.S
Repubs
Jury Convicts Decoto Slayer of Manslaughter
Jose Campos, 30, of Deroto, convicted of manslaughter in the July 30 death of Mercedes Rodriguez, mother of six, by a Oakland Superior Court jury after four hours deliberation. Judge Victor S. Warler set January 3 for report and sentence. prosecution said Campos fired through a front door after Rodriguez refused entry. Defensa argued Campos carried the gun to protect himself from Henry Leal, Rodriguez’s son.
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Jose Carspos
Deroto
Mercedes Rodriguez
Superior Court
Oakland
Victor S. Warler
Rodr’riguez
Campos
Manuela
East Bay Area Hit by Blackout
A power failure cut electricity across about 60 square miles in the East Bay including Concord Danville Pittsburg Walnut Creek and Alamo at dusk. PG E spokesman blamed equipment at the Clayton substation near Concord for the outage.
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Concord
San Francisco
Bay
Danville
Pittsburgh
Walnut Creek
Alamo
Pg&e
Clayton
Anti Library Petitions Set For Castro Valley Service Area
Castro Valley petitions to tax a County Service Area to finance a new library will be presented to three county supervisors at 10 am Tuesday. Paul Rhodes, leader of the petition drive, says the board agenda includes a deadline for protests by December 21 to halt the area if petitions representing 1 percent of registered voters are filed. Burton Garofalo, Mrs John Heatley, and Rhodes will present the petitions as Castro Valley Citizens Committee officers. The Service Area was created October 22 by county supervisors with a 60 day waiting period before it becomes operative. voters can force a rescission or re-submit the proposition.
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Castro Valley
Paul Rhodes
Burton Garofalo
John Heat
Castro Valley Citizens
Tito Telegram Calls for Stronger Soviet Yugoslav Cooperation
Yugoslav President Tito sent a telegram to Soviet Premier Bulganin praising socialist building and urging continued friendly cooperation between the two Communist nations. He expressed confidence that relations will grow stronger in the interests of socialism and world peace.
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London
Tito
Nikolai Bulganin
Moscow
Bulganin
Ability To Launch Big Satellite Told
Washington report quotes Pentagon missile chief William M Holaday stating the U S has the ability to place a 1000 pound satellite into outer space and plans to do so He refuses to give a launch date while Senate inquiry notes the Soviet Sputnik II carried a similar weight for comparison The dialogue cites a Telegram from Dr Ernest Stuhlinger suggesting an earlier fall launch remark and Holadays cautious reply
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Washington
INS
Pentagon
William M. Holaday
U.S
Senate Missile Satellite Inquiry
Edwin Weiss
Senate Preparedness Subcommittee
Holaday
U. S
Stuhlinger
Kidnapped Castro Valley Woman Freed Minutes Later
Oakland police charged three men Jesus Santos Merrero Alvin Miranda and Raymond Quete do with kidnapping after abducting Kathleen Olsen 31 of Castro Valley near East 12th and High Street They released her minutes later after she walked with Airman Donald BeBo and Frank Deutsch who provided police with the suspects license number and car description.
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Oakland
Castro Valley
Kathleen Olsen
Jensen Rd
Castro“Valley
Donald Bebo c
Frank Deutsch
High St
East 12Th
Deutsch
Bebo
Alfred Freitas
E. W2th
29Th Ave
Jesus Santos-Merrero
Alvin Miranda
Raymond Quetedo
Irs. Olsen
Sicily School Collapse Kills Eleven in Altofonte
An Altofonte Catholic school building collapsed, killing eleven people including nine children and a nun. Four pupils and six adults were hospitalized. Firemen from Palermo could offer no immediate explanation for the wall and ceiling failure in the relatively new structure.
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Altofonte
Sicily
INS
Bad Driving Example Of Parents Charged
Public relations director Myles Smith of Associated unlty Surety Co called for a safe driving example to reduce highway deaths. Pat Kelly, Hayward Union High school driver education supervisor, spoke at a National Safety Council meeting in Hayward. Municipal Judge William J McGuiness praised local safety efforts and urged lowering the Eastshore Freeway speed limit to 40 mph.
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ARD
Myles Smith
Associated Unlty
Surety‘ ‘Co
Smith
Pat .Kelly
Hayward-Union High School Dist
Hayward Area
Eastbay
Naonal Safety Council
William J. McGuiness
Oakland
Hayward Council
Contimunity
Efurt
Ithe
Juvenile Hall Program Criticized by County Leader
An Alameda County Board of Education member urged reevaluation of the County Juvenile Hall education program after a visit to Snedigar Cottage. Spokesman Dr March Fong and other board members questioned Seidel and Strathman over a proposed $7756 for a teacher and cottage school for non delinquent children. Seidel defended full responsibility and suggested the board should have consulted staff before seeking reorganization.
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Alameda
Seidel
Fraud suspect jailed after forging postal order
In New Castle Indiana a man accused of forging a postal order was jailed Thursday while a store employee Wilma Massengals laid down a notice about stolen postal orders reading nearby. The timing drew attention to the alleged crime and the arrest followed.
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New Castle
Ind
Wilma Masséngals
Peace Offer in Subway Strike
New York transit officials announced a potential peace offer after a walkout by motormen disrupted service. Mayor Robert Wagner received the proposal, as negotiations continued to end the subway strike that threatened morning rush hour operations.
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New York
York
Subway
Robert Wagner
Vienna
Europe
Buching
Arest
Bucharest
Woman Fired On In Kitchen Fire Accidental Shot
A 58 year old woman was struck in the shoulder when two bullets struck her kitchen as she dumped unwanted objects from a dresser drawer into a wood burning stove. Investigators found she unknowingly threw a couple of cartridge pieces into the fire.
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Parker
Palma Ceia Head Quits Over Newsletter Label
Palma Ceia Home Association president Charles C Gardinier resigned citing views not shared by the board. The move effective next Thursday follows disagreements over placing the United Nations label on the association newsletter. board member R V Cottam and recording secretary Marie Cottam also resigned in a show of support.
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Charles C. Gardinier
Panama
Telals
Palma Ceia
Gardinier
Union Dabel
R. V. Cottam
Ashbury Sn
Marie
Bay Area Rain and Cold Spell Through Weekend
Forecasters warn for widespread rain across the Bay Area through Sunday. A cold, damp spell continues tonight into tomorrow with slightly heavier precipitation expected tomorrow. Snow is forecast at 5000 foot elevations in the Sierra Nevada, with rain extending to northern and central California.
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Bay Area
Willy
California
Sierra Nevada
Explosions Hit Athens Air Base and Info Office
In Athens two blasts at the U S Air Force section of the Athens Airdrome and the U S Information Service offices injured four Americans and a Greek mechanic. Greek police boosted guard around American and British posts in Athens and Salonika as authorities blamed Greek protests over the Cyprus issue and alleged Communist responsibility cited by Interior Undersecretary B Athanassiou. The second blast targeted the airbase while investigators probed the first. The U S Embassy confirmed injuries and noted a separate time bomb damaged the Information Service library area. no other injuries were reported.
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Athens
INS
U.S. Air Force
U.S. Information Service
Salonika
Cyprus
U.N
B. Athanassiou
U.S
Jvas
Ithe
U. Tl
Atime
Assault Charge Faced by Youths
Three 18 year old San Leandro youths were charged with criminal assault on a Mills College student. Judge Edward Smith gave until Tuesday to enter pleas after Public Defender John Nunes requested extra time to study the case.
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Oakland
San Leandro
Mills College
John Nunes
Edyward J. Smith
Council
Arthur 0. Simpson
North Blvd
Donald Shetterly
Andover St
Donald Malan
Tudor Rd
University of California
Lonely Redwood Rd
Oakland Hills
Dulles Arrives in Paris for NATO Parley
Paris reports Secretary of State John Foster Dulles arrived to begin talks on the North Atlantic Treaty Organization as NATO’s first Summit meeting since its founding opens. President Eisenhower also arrives, and Western leaders converge to patch differences and bolster the alliance amid Communist advances.
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Paris
INS
John Foster Dulles
Agel
Orly Field
NATO
Fonday
Eisenhower
Washington
Dulle
Cival
America
Eisenshower
France
Scieence
Iran Earthquake Death Toll Soars Across Western Regions
Reports from Tehran say about 400 people were killed and 500 injured when a two minute quake struck western Iran Thursday night. Damage hit Hamadan Kurdistan Assadabad and Kangavar as government relief teams race to the affected districts amid collapsing buildings and aftershocks.
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Tehran
Iran
INS
Arn
Hamadan
Murdistan
Assada
Kangavar
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