First New Year Baby Gift Parade In Alameda County
Dozens of gifts pour in for Alameda County’s first baby of the year as Hayward area merchants pledge prizes. The Daily Review lists sponsors, including Supreme Rug, All Jersey Drive-In Dairy, Nude Furniture, Freeman’s Market, Lee Bros, Ritz Theater, Kay Jewelers, Montgomery Ward, City Stationers, and more. Eligibility requires birth in Alameda County within Hayward or Washington Union High School districts, with exact birth time provided by the physician, and applications due before January 7.
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Jersey
Nude Furniture ‘Company
Freeman’s Market
Lee Bros
Gerber's
Messa's
Ritz
Kay
Comet Auto Supply
Montgomery Ward
Adams House
Colby’s
Hayward Deug
Golden West Savings and Loan Associaon
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Cherrylang Bike and
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Ample Living Quarters In Bethlehem Today
Bethlehem faces a quiet Christmas as crowds wane due to Middle East tensions and a U S travel ban. Franciscan Father Angest notes that Mary and Joseph would still struggle to find lodging today while Jeru salem and Bethlehem hostels report vacancy. Jordanian Tourist Department official Yacoo Joury cites bookings down from mid decade norms of 5 000 to 6 000 to about 500 tourists this year. Jerusalem governor Adnan Husseini hopes the travel ban will lift, noting the region relies on tourism for its livelihood.
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Bethlehem
Jerusalem
U. S. State Department
Middle East
Lonce
Yacoo Joury
Jordanian Tourist Department
Adénan Husseini
Air Tragedy Hits Two Girls in Italy
Two American girls whose parents planned a Christmas page for them learned their mother and father were killed when an Italian Airlines DC-3 crashed in the Italian Alps. Alpine search parties found wreckage in seven feet of snow as 21 people total perished. the Harris Grey family from Atlanta and Greenwood Mississippi were en route to Milan to spend Christmas with daughters Dennis and Pamela.
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Alps
Harris Grey
Atlanta
Greenwood
King
Dennis
Pamela
Seareh
Gray
Ward
Christmas Classics Read Aloud Editorial Card
The Daily Review presents a Christmas Eve feature with devotional scripture from St Matthew and St Luke, readings from Dickens and Clement Moore, urging parents to share timeless texts with children and wish a meaningful, joyful season.
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Clement Moore
Nixon Returns Sees Hungary After Soviet Blow
Vice President Richard Nixon said Hungary's fight for freedom dealt international communism a mortal blow. He spoke at Washington National Airport after visiting Austria and assessing Hungarian refugee plights. Nixon urged stronger U.S. aid for refugees and noted the Christmas Eve homecoming for Mrs Nixon and their daughter.
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Richard ML Nixon
Hungary
Nixon
Washington National
Austria
Pligit
America
Daughers
United States
Free World
Eisenhowers Plan Quiet Christmas Eve at White House
President and Mrs. Eisenhower will spend a quiet Christmas Eve at the White House with plans for a larger celebration tomorrow when grandchildren arrive. The couple will save most of their holiday festivities for the family gathering.
Gunmen steal 400 pound hotel safe in Oakland
Two masked gunmen bound gagged and robbed the Lake Merritt hotel in Oakland taking a 400 pound safe containing about 5000 dollars. Clerk John Broder of San Lorenzo described the moment one robber shoved a gun into his ribs and commanded him to move toward the desk before being tied and gagged with his own handkerchief.
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John Broder
Prado
Broder
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Suez Canal
Egypt
Tola Cohort
Felix Bohen
Conal
Alwater
Nation Toll Rises as Holiday Travel Surges
The death toll on the nation’s highways topped 400 and moved toward a Christmas holiday record as travel picked up nationwide. California emerged as a leading contributor to the rising toll, with motorists facing heavy traffic and prolonged journeys during the holiday period.
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United Press
I Killed 3 Injured On Area Roads
National Safety Council president Ned H Dearborn warned highway deaths would exceed the annual forecast as a UPI survey tallied 422 traffic fatalities by 11 am EST with 47 in California, 33 in Illinois and 37 in Texas. An Ashland man, Bruce Ratliffe, 19, died in a four-vehicle collision south of Highway 30. three others were injured. Three new-agers died in a Louisville train collision, and two fires killed 13 in Minneapolis and Meriden. Dearborn urged drastic driving changes during the Christmas season, noting speed, drinking and inattention as recurring causes and calling for courtesy and care on the roads.
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Texas
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Indonesia Under Wave of Revolt Hits Sumatra
Jakarta sources say President Sukarno may declare a state of war to stamp out spreading revolts. Two army uprisings have seized about two thirds of Sumatra, a major rubber producer with lucrative oil fields in Southeast Asia.
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Sumatra
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Southeast Asia
Seven Die in Christmas Tree Fire at Hospital
In Minneapolis yesterday a faulty Christmas tree wiring sparked a blaze at Doctors Memorial hospital killing seven people and injuring many others. The explosion and flames trapped patients in the five story building as dense smoke filled the lobby and hospital wards.
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Minneapolis
Doctors’ Memorial Hospital
Eloping Teens Caught Returning to Parents
Riverside police released 15 year old Robert D Hill of Atherton and 16 year old Barksra Bullard of Redwood City to their parents after they ran away in a car to Las Vegas seeking a marriage license. Officers intercepted them early Sunday as they drove toward Long Beach from Barstow and learned they made several trips between Bakersfield and the Nevada resort seeking a license, which they were refused each time.
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Robert D. Hill
Atherton
Barksra Bullard
Redwood City
Long Beach
Barstow
Herstow
Bakersfield
Nevede
Little Girl Dies at Kaiser Hospital
Eight year old Les lie Martin of Japan died early today at Kaiser Hospital Vallejo while awaiting Christmas, after a frail illness limited her life expectancy.
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Leslie Martin
Japan
Gauss
Expo
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Kaiser Hospital
Deukenya
W Street A street widening marks first phase ceremony
A ribbon cutting marked the first phase of a 290000 widening project on Hayward A street. Vice Mayor John Purchio and Mayor Arthur Phillips led the ceremony with city county and chamber attendees. The first phase widened two blocks between Castro Street and Foothill Boulevard to four lanes funded by Alameda county gas tax state gas tax and city funds. The next stage will add lanes and curb parking on A Street to Foothill to the Fourth Street bridge. The final stage will extend widening from Castro Street to the Western Pacific tracks.
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Chamber of, Commerce
John Purchio
Arthur Phillips
Francis Dunn
Douglas Smith
Robert Wright
Rudy Detten
Reider
Floyd Attaway
Jack Rees
Chamber
Orland Clase
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Foothill Boulevard
Fourth Street
Casto Street
Pacific
Boy's Hunt To Buy Mom Gift Proves Courageous
Nine year old Bobby Long searched freight yards for bottles to sell so he could buy his mother a Christmas present. He was badly hurt when struck by a switch engine but remains in fair condition at Providence hospital. Contributions poured in to help. doctors fear for his legs but praise his spunk and will to recover.
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Griver
Bobby Long
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