Prominent Lumber Executive Kills Wife Sister Then Himself
James B Arends a Campbell Lumber Co co owner and former Campbell city councilman shot and killed his wife Wenda 25 and her sister Mary Lou Alfrey 31 in Saratoga then took his own life. Police said he fired 38 caliber rounds ending a week long separation. Two women and seven children were present. one visitor alerted police and aided the children. Arends had resigned from the Campbell council after moving to Saratoga.
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Saratoga
Calif
James B. Arends
Arends
7 Campbell Lumber Co
Wenda
Mary Lou Alfrey
Oakland
Frank Mon‘sunic
Santa Clara County
L Arends
Monsanie
Helen Arends
Evelyn Wood
Campbell
Ex Wife of SF Man Survives Hatchet Blows
SAN FRANCISCO A former Chicago lawyer expressed relief when told his ex wife was expected to live after he struck her repeatedly with a hatchet in a jealous outburst. Holland C Pile 54 said he was happy about her survival. He was jailed on a charge of assault with intent to murder.
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San Francisco
Chicago
Holland C. Pile
Pile
City
Marjorie
San Francisco Hospital
Ore
Hill Sparta
Jerome
Glenview
Cops Search for Missing Toy Shepherd Dog Sugar Ray
Police and railroad detectives hunted leads in a 24 hour search after Sugar Ray the toy shepherd dog disappeared from a bag on a train. Mrs A L Newcomer and her husband traveled from Honolulu and awaited news at Anaheim relatives as the dog waslast seen near Union Station. An unconfirmed report placed the dog near a Berkeley home.
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Los Angeles
Northern California
Southern Pacific Railroad
Lee
A. L. Newcomer
Honolulu
San Francisco
Sugar Ray
Anaheim
Union Station
Berkeley
Soviet to Conduct First Census Since 1939 in 1959
Moscow reports the Soviet Union will carry out its first complete census since 1939 in January 1959. The 1939 census recorded 170.6 million people, while an unofficial estimate last year exceeded 202 million.
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Moscow I
Soviet Union
Decline Told In Bay Area Construction Decline
San Francisco nine Bay Area counties issued 1956 building permits totaling 1,977, down sharply from 42,222 in 1958. Declines ranged from 17.6 percent in Sonoma to 55.3 percent in Solano. Santa Clara led with 9,176 permits, Alameda 7,678, San Mateo 5,122. Read cited tight mortgage money as a major factor.
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San Francisco
Bay Area
San Francise Bay Area
Alameda
San Matico County
Maurice G. Read
Council
Rain Forecast for Bay Area From Gulf Storm
The weatherman projects rain headed to the Bay Area starting tomorrow and persisting through Sunday with periods of precipitation. A separate Gulf of Alaska system brings a new storm, while mountain areas receive continued snowfall and gusty winds.
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Bay Area
California
Gulf of Alaska
Anti-Trust Probe Of Oil Industry Announced
The Justice Department announced an anti trust investigation into the oil industry amid rising oil and gasoline prices. The move reflects concern over market practices and potential price manipulation affecting consumers nationwide.
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Washington
Eisenhower Saud Reach Five Year Dharhan Lease and Arms Pact
President Eisenhower and King Saud announce a five year lease for Dharhan air base and U S arms deliveries to Saudi Arabia. They declare aggression against Middle Eastern states or interference would threaten peace and stability, urging UN backed action. The leaders commit to solving regional issues within the UN charter. Eisenhower departs for a Georgia vacation. Saud travels to Madrid and visits Spain and Egypt before returning home.
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Eisenhower
Saud
Dharhan
U. S
Saudi Arabia
Middle Eastern
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Kine
Asia
United States
Georgia
Madrid
Azores
Spain
Egypt
Eet
Census taker openings in Hayward for special count
Hayward seeks applicants for a special census task force to be deployed starting Monday. About 100 applications will be distributed at City Hall from 10 am first come, first served. roughly 40 hires expected. Pay 6 cents per name recorded, average earnings $9 daily. Door knocking likely begins Feb 20. officials predict city population over 40,000, up from 34,000.
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Hayward
City Hall
Benjamin
Kundin
U.S
Brooklyn Couple Die in Apparent Death Pact
Police said a Brooklyn couple, Joseph Kennedy age 46 and Nan Kennedy age 45, and their daughter Valerie A., died in an apparent death pact by leaping from a 15-story apartment building after allegedly smothering their child with a pillow. Authorities identified the family.
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New York
Brooklyn
Joseph 'T. Kennedy
Nan
Valerie A
Tigers kill 42 in Vietnam plains
A Vietnam Information Agency report says Hungry tigers have killed 42 people since September in the west central plains. Police found a semiclad couple dead in a building, with unclear signs of cause. Absence of foreign policy noted. The child’s death possibly linked to smothering or substance, with fires in the area and a 20 year illness mentioned. Kennedy, unemployed and despondent over debts, cited.
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Saigon
Vietnam
U. S
America
Kennedy
Boy Scouts Mark 47th Birthday With Record Membership
NEW BRUNSWICK NJ (UP) The Boy Scouts of America celebrates its 47th birthday today with a record 4,526,302 members. Chief Scout Executive Dr Arthur A Schuck said as of Dec 31, 1958 membership totaled 3,312,841, Cub Scouts 1,894,856, Explorer Scouts 465,011, and 1,213,481 adult leaders in 131,874 active units. Since 1910 over 26 million boys and leaders have been involved in Scouting.
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New Brunswick
Boy Scouts of America
Arthur A. Schuck
Boy Scouts
Explorer Scouts
Schuck
Sobuck
Two Die In Gas Chamber At Ban Quentin Prison
Ban Quentin prison executed two convicts, John Alen and Louis Franklin Smith, who had spent seven years on death row for the 1949 slaying of Willard Borton. They entered the gas chamber at 10:04 and were pronounced dead at 10:12, offering no resistance or last statements. Borton, once known as the phantom burglar of Beverly Falls, was killed in Folsom prison barber shop.
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BAN Quentin
INS
John Alen
Louis Franklin Smith
Willard
Borton
The
Beverly Falls
Folsom
Allen
Smith
Phantom Sniper Suspect Captured in Royal Oak
Royal Oak police held a 15 year old shy looking boy who confessed to being the phantom sniper accused of shooting a teenage girl last December. The suspect named Gary Addison Payler, a local merchant, reportedly admitted the gunpoint assault.
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Royal Oak
Mich
Popilice
Gary Addison
Paylér
Royal
Gak Dry
Death sentence for Cypriot youth in Greek case
An 18 year old Cypriot Greek mechanic was sentenced to death today after a November verdict in a Cypriot court. The case, prompted by legal action from a Cypriot lawyer, involves alleged crimes under Cypriot law and was processed through Liraessol procedures.
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Aera
Ypriot
Kalliatin Cyprot
Liraessol
Boeing Site Shift Argued by Representative Baldwin
Washington Congressman Baldwin demanded a full explanation from Air Secretary Quarles over shifting a proposed guided missile plant from Richmond California to Seattle Boeing Aircraft Corp. He questioned why the Air Force would discriminate against a Pacific Coast site and cited proximity to a target area as a reason for the move.
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Washington
John A. Baldwin
Calif
Air
Donald A. Quarles
Richmond
Searle
Boeing ‘Aircraft. Corp
Air Force
Boeing
Seattle
Pacific Coast
Baldwin
Spanish police quell second day of student riots in Madrid
Spanish authorities dispersed protests by students in Madrid as crowds stoned police jeeps and marched downtown shouting for liberty. The unrest continued for a second day with several arrests reported amid tense civic scenes.
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Madrid
Wife into divorce after canned dog food claim
Holly Young, 26, a red-haired film laboratory technician, won a divorce from Frederick F. Young, 28, an industrial engineer. Testimony said he forced her to eat canned dog food and horsemeat. the judge granted the decree but questioned why she continued to prepare such meals. Mrs Young answered, I was hungry.
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Hollywood
Ths
Holly Young
Frederick F. Young
Hayward Chamber Units Plan Industrial Department
The Hayward Chamber of Commerce will form its own Industrial department to attract new industries and serve as a clearing house for inquiries. The plan follows a rejected $10,000 city appropriation and aims to fund via loans, realtors, utilities, and railroads. The chamber also advanced a 1957 budget of $63,700, up from last year, for board approval.
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Hayward Champer of Commerce
George Pales
Chamber
Hayward
Roger Anderson
Jbudget
Board of ‘Directors
Hayward Area
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Ben Gurion rejects Eisenhower plea over Israeli Gaza withdrawal
Israel defies President Eisenhower with a firm three page reply to withdraw behind the 1949 armistice line. Ben Gurion says no retreat possible while securing navigation in the Gulf of Aqaba and protection against Egyptian attacks. Eban cites UN resolution and pledges continued police of occupied areas while awaiting mutual belligerency halt.
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N.Y
David Ben Gurion
Eisenhower
Tel Aviv
Aia
Ben Gurion
Israel
Cruel
Gulf of Aqaba
Walter Eytan
Gaza
Strip
Aqaba E
Shas
ag.Hamm
Marek Cand
Abba
Eban
Hammarskjold
Egypt
Eden
Transit district plan faces San Francisco San Mateo vote
Two counties expressed split views at separate meetings on a proposed transit authority covering San Francisco and San Mateo. San Francisco officials oppose fiscal provisions and feeder lines while San Mateo supervisors weigh their stance as bills move toward a senate committee.
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San Mateo
Senate
Cael
Christopher
Fas
Claris
Stopher
John Jay Ferdon
Ats San Francisco
Hare ‘ D.ross
Ross
Ferdon
Tarn
Beck in London Denies Dodge Accusations
Dave Beck the Teamsters chief arrived in London from Nassau and angrily denied dodging in the labor racketeering probe. He told newsmen at London airport he has nothing to hide and will return to the United States at the end of March to testify before the Senate subcommittee.
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London
Dave Beck
Nassau
Senate
Beck
United States
San Francisco Joins Polio Immunization Drive
San Francisco joins a state wide drive to inoculate about 300 000 residents under age 40 to stamp out polio. The effort aims to boost community immunity through mass vaccination and public health outreach.
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San Francisco
Baron De Rothschild To Marry In New York
Baron Guy de Rothschild head of the French branch of the banking family arrived in New York to wed 23 year old Dutch divorcee Marie Helene Van Zuylen Nyevelt De Haar. The wedding is planned for February in New York with the bride being the daughter of Baron Van Zuylen and a United Nations official.
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Guy: de- Rothschild
Naional
Plang
de 'Rothschild
Marie-Helene"Van Zuylen
Lvan
Nyevelt-De'Haar
New York
Baron van Zuylen
United” S Nations
Francois de Nico
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