Highway advisory committee in Alameda County faces critique
South County Chambers of Commerce and Newark Niles Mission San Jose Castro Valley Hayward members pressed for action on Dublin Canyon Foothill boulevard and Niles highway. The county panel showed limited Southern Alameda County influence with one vote from Hayward city engineer amid votes from other cities. Encouraging Sacramento talks prompt calls for review of the advisory structure and renewed discussions on highway projects.
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Alameda County
Chambers of Commerce
Hayward
Chamber of Commerce
Newark
Niles
Washington Township
Mission San Jose
Castro Valley
Niles Highway
Hayward Area
Sacramento
State Highway Commission
South County
Highway Commission
Dublin
County Highway Advisory Committee
Engineers
Alameda
Albany
Berkeley
el Cerrito
Piedmont
Oakland
San Leandro
Tom Wilson
Fred Cox
Dublin Canyon
Roger Anderson
C of C
Alameda County Chambers of Commerce
Alameda County Highway Advisory Committee
Christmas Time and Family Strife at Year End
A Christmas reflection contrasts the child’s reverence for the season with the disturbing sight of intoxicated parents returning from office parties. A local manufacturer held a children’s party with no liquor, suggesting better timing for year end celebrations and urging restraint during Christmas week.
Washington notes on crime bills and political shifts
President signals support for package anti crime measures with curb on gambling info and slot machines. Attorney General Brownell pushes wiretap control as key to fighting treason and subversion. Interior McKay and Commerce Weeks outline water resources and national transport plans. Benson briefs Congress on a new dairy program. Martin predicts a short session and no tax cuts, ADA hosts costly cocktail parties, Shelley withdraws from San Francisco race, Cooper tipped as Iran ambassador.
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Interior
Douglas McKay
Commerce
Sinclair Weeks
Defense
Charles Wilson
Agriculture
Ezra Benson
McKay
Benson
Congress
Joe Martin
New
Martin
Ike
Washington
ADA
Americans For Democratic Action
San Francisco
Jack Shelley
John Sherman Cooper
R. Ky
Iran
Casey Stengel and the college salary debate
While managing the Brooklyn Dodgers, Casey Stengel faced a morale issue when two rookies joined the roster. A college graduate earned $50 more per month than a veteran bush-leaguer, provoking a grievance. Stengel defused the tension with a sharp retelling, concluding the college kid had been earning while the other had not.
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Casey Stengel
Brooklyn Dodgers
Casey
Stengel
Buttengel
Senators wary of McCarthy as martyr role emerges
A veteran Connecticut editor revisits the Hiriam Bingham case to warn McCarthy defenders that capitol politics may turn his fate into a martyrdom. The piece notes Bingham's condemnation for introducing a manufacturers’ agent into tariff talks and discusses its impact on future Wisconsin and Connecticut voters, and the 1958 election landscape.
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Washington
Joseph KR. McCarthy
Bingham
Wisconsin
Manufacturers’ Association of Connecticut
Senate
Herbert Hoover
Wall Street
McCarthy
Carthy
Connecticut
Augustus Lonergan
House
Hoover
F.D.R
Wilbur S. Cross
Capitol Hill
Ing
Cal
Washingon
Congress
Leonard W. Hall
Sens Tor
Clifford P. Case
New Jersey
Government Operations Committee
McClure Syndicate
Greenhorn, diamonds and dogs in Burns reader quiz
Ranger naturalist Eugene Burns answers reader questions on terms like greenhorn and brand new, explains the origin of the dog command sick em, and notes when a diamond can burn under extreme heat. The column also touches hen motherhood myths and a note about Burns’ wildlife Q&A prizes.
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Bran
Montana
Meg
Billings Gazette
John B
Paterson News
Miss N.O.P
San Diego Tribune
G.E S
Vancouver Columbian
N.O.P
Chick
Johnny
Eugene
Sausalito
Calif
Former California worker testifies on graft before Senate panel
Alton R. Cummings, a carpenter-foreman with 33 years in construction, testified before the Senate Interim Committee on Public Works about alleged thefts and irregularities in state projects. After naming contractors and dates, he was fired from the State Division of Architecture and later found no substantiation by the department’s own inquiry. His briefcase containing key documents was stolen just before the department hearing.
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Sacramento
CNS
Senate Interim Committee On Public Works
John F. McCarthy
Marin County
Alton R. Cummings
Civil Service
State Division of Architecture
Cummings
State Personnel Board
State Department of Public Works
Senate
Vacaville
Law in Action: Written Contracts Under the Statute of Frauds
The article explains how oral contracts are often enforceable but highlights Statute of Frauds requirements. California adopts writing rules for debts, executors, land sales, leases beyond a year, and marriage-related promises. It notes that breach of promise to marry is not recognized since 1939 and urges putting key agreements in writing.
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California
Srimie
John
Jane
State Bar of
National and state legislators and their addresses
Donators William F. Krewland and Thomes H. Kuchel, Senate Office Building, Viesbineran, D Wanbreeaatanes, George mi Office Building, ag Washington, Bee. Biase Senator Arthur H. Breed, Jr. and Assemblyman Francis Dona vite Building Sacramento Callt.
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William F. Krewland
Thomes H. Kuchel
Senate
Viesbineran
Dwanbreeaatanes
George
Washington
Bee
Arthur H. Breed, Jr
Francis Donavite
Sacramento Callt
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