Dunnigan Plans Resignation From Leandro Mayor Post
SAN LEANDRO Mayor and Councilman Halsey Dunnigan announced he will resign his mayoral and council seats to devote more time to his job at Diete-Wich-Post engineering in San Francisco and Oakland. An eight year council veteran, he said the April 10 election will allow voters to choose his successor. Several council members indicated willingness to serve as interim mayor if needed.
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Mon- Gays
Dietewich-Post Engineering Equipment
San Francisco
Oakland
Bunnigan
Haag Avenue
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Martha
Ann
San Leandro High School
Michael
Bancroft Junior High School
Knick
Kant
American Tractor Equipment
East
Joseph ©. Bellini
Bellini
William Swift
James R. Frazier
Bonaire
Frazier
Alameda Naval Air Station
Sam ‘Vlahos
Oakland City
Beverly and
Woodland Avenues
Juana Avenue
San Leandro Creel
Marinez Avenue
Dunnigan’s
Newark Brass Mill Plan Revealed
Titan Metal Manufacturing of Bellefonte Penn announced a 40 acre Newark site at Cherry road and W. W. Sieg to build a gool mill for standard and speciality copper base alloys. Investment exceeds 1 million. spur tracks to the Southern Pacific main line will be built. Mayor Silliman welcomed the project as Newark moves toward greater industrial growth.
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Titan Metal Manufacturing Company
Bellefonte
Penn
Cherry Road
W. W. Sieg
Southern Pacific Cmpany
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New England
Mowry
Southern Pacific
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Titan Metal
Orangeburg Manufacturing Company
Pabco Products Corporation
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Tsaid
George Silliman
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Silliman
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Pennsylvania
Eden Urges Firm Alliance Against Reds
Prime Minister Eden urged Congress for a united Anglo American front against Soviet expansion. He said the Declaration of Washington under Eisenhower frames a strategy of political and material aid without political strings. Eden stressed not seeking dollars but Britain’s self reliance after World War I.
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Eisenhower
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Delivery Delayed by Press Failure in Daily Review
Unforeseen mechanical difficulties delayed yesterday's Daily Review deliveries. Newspaper boys received late copies, with most subscribers getting newspapers past the usual time as afternoon routes extended into the evening.
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Daily Review
Accidents kill 92,000 in 1955 nationwide
The National Safety Council reports 92,000 Americans died in accidents in 1955 with motor vehicles the leading killer. Injuries affected 9,200,000 others, causing an estimated economic loss of 10.3 billion dollars. The 1955 death rate was 56 per 100,000, the second-lowest in history, despite an eight percent rise in highway deaths.
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National Safety Council
Kafet Council
Red Rigging of Mines Off Japan Is Charged
Tokyo report charges Russia and North Korea with deliberately violating Geneva conventions by laying and rigging floating mines threatening international shipping near Japan. Navy fact sheet cites 142 Soviet mines recovered or washed ashore, indicating Red China may be using similar rigging tactics and raising shipping insurance rates.
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North Korea
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Larry L. Paxson
Yardville
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Paxson
Red
China
Folies Girls Under Cover Opens in Rome Amid Riots
Rome police and city officials sat in the front rows as the Folies Bergere troupe opened in Rome. Performers wore halter bras replacing the usual roses, provoking threats of stink bombs and near riot crowds. Vatican papers branded the show obscene.
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Vatican City
Punxsutawney Phil Sees Shadow Foreses Six Weeks of Winter
Groundhog sighting at Gobbler's Knob reports Phil sees his shadow at 8 33 am amid overcast conditions. Punxsutawney Groundhog Club members announce the annual forecast predicting continued winter weather for six weeks. In nearby Quarryville, other groundhogs reportedly miss their shadows signaling possible early spring.
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Stevenson Doubts Stop Stevenson Movement
Presidential hopeful Adlai E. Stevenson said he had no information on any stop Stevenson movement and doubted its existence. He noted missing a New York dinner with Gov. Harriman and Sen. Kefauver, stressing California trip conflicts. His California schedule included Northern California supporters and a Bay Meadows box supper, part of a broader pre primary campaign.
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Averell Harriman
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San Mateo
Illinois
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Oakland Auditorium
State Seeks Federal Aid for Flood Control Projects
The State Resources Board proposed federal assistance for many flood work projects across California including San Lorenzo and Alameda creeks in Southern Alameda County. Harvey O Banks cited potential needs totaling up to 200 million dollars for alerting and flood control, with losses in Oroville dam area and Santa Cruz business district reaching tens of millions. The board emphasized existing cooperative works saved millions and urged reappraisal and extension of levees along the American River and additional storage in the Oroville area, plus broader studies of Russia River and San Francisco Bay Area needs.
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Young Bride Killed By Car Near Parks Air Base
Pleasanton authorities report a 14 year old bride of five months, Ruby Alen Porter, was struck and killed on U S Highway 60 in front of Parks Air Force Base. Her 17 year old airman husband, Basic Airman Charles E Porter, witnessed the tragedy as the driver Robert Odlum Lohnsen, 33, San Lorenzo, attempted to avoid her. The impact hurled her body over 100 feet. Parks AFB Red Cross unit seeks funds to help with funeral costs and base services are pending arrangements.
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Parks Air Force Base
Ruby Alen Porter
St. Mary’s Street
Charles E. Porter
Porter
California Highway
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Ariz
Pam
Pleasenton
Robert Odlum Lohnsen
Bertero
San Lorenzo
Lohnsen
Parks Afb
Red Cross Unit 1
San Francisco Board to file charges against teacher
Lorraine Staker, 43, faces dismissal charges by the San Francisco Board of Education over immoral conduct linked to an 18 year romance with Dr Rodney Yoell and her arrest. Yoell resigns as medical adviser to the board. Staker is ordered not to report to Meckinley elementary. She defends their relationship and expresses love for Yoell.
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San Francisco Board of Education
Lorraine Staker
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Caver
Luesday
Brayer
Rodney Yoell
Yoell
Miss Stoker
P Meckinley
Shim
Weather Outlook East Bay Continues Fair Skies
Fair weather continues in the East Bay with a high near 69 today and a low around 36 tonight. Expect easterly winds up to 20 miles per hour tonight and tomorrow, with similar conditions forecast.
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East Bay
Six Die In Portland Area Home Fire Tragedy
A mother Thelma May Graham and four children plus a nephew died in a house fire near Portland last night. Only father Arthur Merti Graham Sr escaped after attempting to awaken his family. an oil heater explosion is suspected as the blaze leveled the home.
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Arthur Merti] Graham Sr
Thelma May Graham
Richard i Michael Graham
Susan May Grahan
Kathleen Joan Graham
Arthur Merrill Graham
Gerald Edward Myers
Graham
Abbott Attorney May Seek Sentencing Delay
Attorney Stanley D. Whitney indicates he may request a continuance as Burton W. Abbott appears tomorrow before Superior Judge Charles Wade Snook for sentencing. Abbott was found guilty last week of kidnapping and murdering 14 year old Stephenie Bryan in April 1953. His conviction carries a mandatory death penalty for both offenses.
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Stanley D. Whitney
Burton W. Abbott
Charles Wade ‘Snook
Abbott
Stephenie Bryan’ Tin
Brazil lifts censorship after new president takes office
Brazilian President Juscelino Kubitschek ordered an end to press and church censorship yesterday, the day after he assumed office in Rio de Janeiro.
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Juscelino Kubitschek
Bob Burns of Bazooka Fame Dies at 64
Hollywood reported Ozark comedian Bob Burns died of cancer at 64 after a kidney cancer fight at West Valley Community Hospital. Survived by wife Harriet and children Barbara Robbin Stephen plus son Robert from his first marriage. eloped to Las Vegas in 1937.
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