Disturbed reaction as South Bay Aqueduct water debated
Fremont and Newark officials voiced alarm over SFPUC policy that would block South Bay Aqueduct water where Hetch Hetchy remains. The tri county water authority plans protests and an audit of SF water books to challenge the $70 per seven? cost estimate. Alameda districts eye cheaper South Bay water despite unsettled action. Local managers from Fremont and Newark demand clarity before commenting further.
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Fremont
Newark
South Bay Aqueduct
Alameda County
Hetch Hetchy Water Service
Tri-County “Water Authority
San Benito
Santa Clara County
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
San Francisco Board of Supervisors
Alohs
Hetch Hetchy
Robert Coop
Joan Nail
Sanrancisco Public Utilities Commission
Coop
Yye
Wail
San Francisco Water Company
Nail
Matt Wintfield
Car Theft Ring Busted in San Lorenzo and Oakland
Sheriff detectives and Oakland police arrested five 14 to 15 year old youths and Virgil I. Bushyhead 22 of Oakland on auto theft charges. Bushyhead implicated the others during interrogation after routine theft probe. In two months the group reportedly stole nine cars and took part in at least one purse snatching. Bushyhead allegedly offered to sell stolen auto parts if the teens continued stealing and stripping vehicles.
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San Lorenzo
Oakland
Virgil I. Bushyhead
Bushyhead
FELLOW SHARES HOME WITH HUNGARIAN REFUGEE IN OAKLAND
James and Wanda Ashton and their four daughters opened their Dover Street home to Csar a Hungarian iron worker who fled the 1950s uprising. He arrived from Camp Kilmer New Jersey as one of ten refugees sponsored by Lutheran Refugee Service. Csar speaks Hungarian. the Ashtons speak English. They plan to help him gain employment and a permanent place to live while he considers returning to Hungary if another revolt arises. Related cousins Horwath will join them in San Francisco.
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Paul Review
James “Ashton
Lajos Cser
Ashton
Dover Street
Washington Manor
Gser Aml
Mi Ton
Cser
East Bay
James
Wanda’ Ashton
Taine Cear
Aszar
Hungary
Oakland
Kilmer
Simerica
Lutheran Refugee Service
Ashtons
Iron Worker
Tee
David
Joseph Horwath
San Francisco
Horwaths
Camp Kilmer
Ashton House
Optometrist Dr. David Rose In Kalamazoo License Case
Dr. David Rose an optometrist in Kalamazoo Michigan is linked to an automobile license plate SN 26 20 in a local records entry. The note records a license plate reference within the license bureau file.
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Kalamazoo, Mich
David Rose
Officers Save Iron Lung Patient Near Livermore
Two highway patrolmen, Dewey Main and Freed Trautz, were credited with saving Mrs. Fred Thompson, an iron lung patient, when a motor in her truck failed on Highway 50 near Livermore. Trautz started the auxiliary power while Main restarted the iron lung, restoring life support before a nurse could finish manual operation. Mrs Thompson, widowed April 25, had three children Marie 9 Joy 7 Gay 3. A public fund for her care reached 2500 dollars after her husband’s March tractor accident death and April burial with military honors.
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Pleasanton
Fred . Thommpson
Dewey Main
Trautz
Livermore
Mys
Fred
Hannah Street
Ashland
Liversmore
Main
Thompson
Marie
Joy
Gay
Eisenhower Halts Rail Strike Threat With 60 Day Mediation
President Eisenhower invoked the railway labor act to stop a looming nationwide rail strike for 60 days. He named a three member board to investigate wage, overtime, and rule-change disputes between the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and carriers in eastern western and southeastern conferences. The action followed a National Mediation Board report that the dispute could interrupt interstate commerce and deprive essential transportation service. Nathan Cayton Francis J. Robertson and Langley Coffey were named to the investigating panel.
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Washington
INS
Eisenhower
Brotherhood of Railroad
Eastern
Svestern
Southeastern
Nathan Cayton
Francis J. Robert
Washington, D.C
Langley Coffey
Tulsa
Okla
Roar
US Plans to Move More Hungarian Refugees to U S
White House aides draft plans to bring 20 000 to 50 000 Hungarian refugees to the United States by military transport next year. Navy and Air Force would carry tens of thousands more, with ships and planes to operate from Camp Kilmar and Europe, amid a raised ceiling on refugee admissions.
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Washington
White House
Annnal
Navy
Atlantic
Air Force
U.S
Richard M. Nixon
Vienna
Camp Kilmar
General Walker
Germany
Eltinge
New York
Haan
Marine Corp
Tahoe Bridge Level Argued
Sacramento reports Lake Tahoe area residents heard State Park Commission defend a year round highway by bridging Emerald Bay. Assemblyman Lindsay pressed to avoid headlines of opposition while witnesses argued a bridge would not spoil scenery. Meeks Bay operator Kehler noted Highway 89 closure reduced business by $20,000 this year.
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Sacramento
Lake Tahoe
State Park Commission
Emerald Bay
Francis C. Lindsay
Rloomis
Lindsay
George Kehler
Meeks Bay
Highway 89
Trustees Review Tentative Additions for Five Elementary Schools
The School Planning committee reviewed tentative expansion plans for Sequoia Fairview Harder Muir and Winton Elementary Schools and approved an addition at Fillcrest School. The Fillcrest project, in use since early this school year, adds four classrooms a library a stage and storage area.
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Hayward
Sequoia
Fairview
Harder
Muir
Winton
Fillcrest Schoo
Road Toll Soars 16 Die In State Floods
Governor Knight, at a news conference, saluted Northern Californians for enduring the 1955 floods and urged renewed flood control efforts to prevent a repeat. He recalled last Christmas's destruction and called for action within the state's capabilities to avert future disasters.
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Sacramento
Goodwin J. Knight
Bizarre Kidnap Case Moves to California Police
Denver authorities transfer investigation of Clo Ann Wagner and husband Michael to California police after a three day flight in a stolen car. Oakland extradition is planned for Wagner and Red Cloud. San Francisco police oppose their capture. FBI disclaims involvement as family alleges forced abduction from Duty City home.
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Denver
Clo Ann Wagner
California
Clo Ann
Michael
General Hospital
Wiepners
Jesse Eastman
Oakland
Red Cloud
San Francisco
Kid
Wiegner
Clifford Stanley Sai
FBI
Colorado
John A. Mowatt
Duty City
Calif
Gun ‘Point
Easthem
Shoe Store Robbed by Calm Gunman in Leandro
A well groomed gunman robbed Snide's Shoe Store at 14530 East 14th Street in San Leandro last night, escaping with nearly $700 after forcing the cash drawers open. Shop staff Dorothy Burns and Betty Suer described the incident and the robber as about 30 to 45 years old.
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San Leandro
Snide’s
East 14Th Street
Dorothy Burns
Gem Street
Castro Valley
Max. Simon
San Francisco
Simon
Betty Suer
Leila Street
Breen
Miss Suer
Yulefest Castrol Valley VFW Post 8611 party set
The Vel verans of Foreign Wars Post 8611 and its auxiliary plan a Christmas party for members and their children at 3 p.m. tomorrow. The event will be held at The Cathey House located at 20710 Rut hedge road.
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Castro
Velverans of Foreign Wars
Cathey House
Ruthedge Road
California Yule Death Toll Tops 100
Traffic deaths exceed 100 as fog and train disruptions blanket the region. United Press tallies 110 deaths by noon with California at sixteen, while three fires kill three people and miscellaneous incidents bring the total to 118 since Friday. Gov Knight calls for a Save a Life campaign as officials warn of a potential record year.
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United Press
California
National Safety Council
Chicago
Knight
Goodwin J. Knight
N. R. Sutherland
California Traffic Safety Foundation
California Highway Patrol
Sheriff's
Police Departments
FBI Finds Oil Maps in Hotel Room Suitcase
FBI agents seized a briefcase of Gulf exploration maps and leases from a Hollywood hotel room. The items, linked to a New York trouble ring, were allegedly tied to Gulf Oil map theft suspects led by John Marvin Leiva and associates. The hotel owner seeks $2,100 in unpaid charges.
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FBI
Los Angeles i
Hollywood
Gul| O8 Corp
Gulf
Garden of Allah
John Marvin Leivis
New York
Leivia
Bill Door
Sunset Blvd
United Press
Lema
Texas
Houston Press
Seripus Howard Daily
Ernest Leiberman
Emmanuel Lester
Col
Odie Seagroves
Whitney Named To British Post
Washington reports President Eisenhower has chosen New York financier John Hay Whitney to be the United States ambassador to Britain succeeding Winthrop Aldrich. Whitney, a close Eisenhower ally who has golfed with the President, is urged for Senate confirmation in January along with other diplomatic appointments. Born 1904 in Ellsworth Maine, he chairs J H Whitney and Co and held Army Air Forces service in World War II.
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Washington
Eisenhower
New York
John Hay
Jack) Whitney
United States
Britain
Winthrop Aldrich
Whitney
Betsey Cushing Roosevelt
Court of St. James
Senate
Ellsworth
Oxford University
England
J. H. Whitney and Co
Army Air Corps
State Department
Yule Weather Outlook For Christmas Weekend
Bay Area enjoys a crisp Christmas weekend with cool to warm shifts across Northern California. Freezing lows reach 32 to 38 in the Bay Area. winds up to 20 mph. Some floods may hit the extreme north, but most Californians see clear weather.
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Bay Area
California
City Hall Plans Skeleton Staffing Over Holidays
City Hall will run with a skeleton staff on the days before Christmas and New Year’s. About half the staff will have Monday off while the other half takes a week off starting Monday. Department heads will permit early departures in the afternoons on the two days as feasible, per City Manager S D Smith.
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Sayward City Hell
S. D. Smith
Last West Force Quits Suez Canal
The last Anglo French troops pull out of Port Said ending a 47 day occupation that chilled US Britain France relations. UN Police Force covers the withdrawal as Anglo French planes circle overhead and Egyptian crowds spark dispersal calls. UN salvage fleet ready to clear the canal once withdrawal completes.
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London
Port Said
Egypt
United States
Britain
France
Bexpt
Europe
Suez Canal
United Nations
Iam
Famed Tester Terman Dies at 79 in Palo Alto
Dr. Lewis M. Terman, creator of the Stanford-Binet intelligence test, died in a Palo Alto hospital after a long illness. He retired from Stanford in 1942 as psychology chair and remained active in research. Born in 1877 in Indiana, he joined Stanford in 1910 and led major studies on genius and mental testing, including a lifelong project tracing 1528 gifted California children. He is survived by a son, Frederick, and a daughter, Helen Mosher.
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Palo Alto
Lewis M. Terman
Terman
Stanford University
Johnson Courty
Ind
Central Normal. College
Cancilie
Clark University
Worchester
Mass
Stanford
Surgeon General
California
Frederick
Stanford School of Engineering
Anc
Helen Mosher
Alo 'Alto
Soviet Nuclear Test May Exceed Bikini Blast
Japanese scientists said Russia likely detonated a nuclear device last week, possibly more powerful than any postwar test since Bikini Atoll. They cited record atmospheric radioactivity levels measured in Japan from rain and fallout, signaling a major seismic event.
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Tokyo
Russia
U.S
Japan
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