Eisenhower sends 101 billion road bill to Congress
President Eisenhower sent a 101 billion dollar highway program to Congress with a warning that the current road system could cause deadly congestion in an atomic attack. The plan, based on Gen. Lucius Clay study, seeks 34 billion in additional spending over 10 years, largely financed by 20 billion in bonds and federal fuel taxes.
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Gail Russell Faces Hit Run Accusation
Hollywood actress Gail Russell faces a hit and run charge after a court yesterday dropped the case in the interest of justice as she did not appear due to illness. A hearing was set for tomorrow on leaving the scene of an automobile accident in which her car allegedly struck another vehicle, causing minor injuries to the occupants and their baby.
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Ford Moves Giant Richmond Plant to Milpitas
Ford begins a weekend long move of its Richmond auto assembly plant to a 36 acre Milpitas site six miles north of San Jose. About 1800 workers transfer, with 90 truck loads and 180 rail car loads of tools and materials relocated. The last Richmond car rolls Thursday. first Milpitas car Tuesday, in a clockwork operation across the two sites.
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Washington Birthday Sales Frenzy Dashes Through Capital
The Washington birthday shopping frenzy draws shoppers to grab bargain furniture and cars with dramatic discounts. Repeats of past years show a 99 cent typewriter and a cherry tree special Ford for sale by fist come fist served. University of Maryland freshmen join the line chasing a TV set and an electric washer at deep discounts.
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Planners Recommend Heavy Industrial Zoning on Tidal Flats
Alameda County Planning commission urged four mile tidal flat stretch from Grant Avenue to Hayward-San Mateo bridge road be designated heavy industrial. The plan includes area west of the SP coastal line not including Russell City, with strong support from Oro Loma Sanitary District and San Lorenzo Village Association and potential plans to employ thousands.
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Matusow Claims Bentley Falsified Testimony Under Pressure
Former Communist Harvey Matusow testified before the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee that Elizabeth Bentley cried and said she lied about others to testify against Reds in 1948 and 1952. He recalled a New York restaurant meeting on his birth date and said Bentley sought payment for testimony beyond usual fees.
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San Leandro Increases Sales Tax to One Cent
San Leandro city council voted to raise the sales tax to a full cent effective April 2. The body ordered a special election on revenue bonds for off street parking and instructed cooperation with Alameda County on district tax assessments to fund drainage and forwarded redistricting maps for boundary checks. Voters previously rejected a 1.479 million bond to finance drainage across defined boundaries, leaving assessment to the benefited properties.
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Trustees Set Date on Corvallis School Bids
SAN LORENZO Bids on a six classroom addition to the Corvallis school at 14390 Corvallis street will be opened at 7:30 pm March 2. Trustees officially accepted the $311,830 bid of the Indenco company of Oakland for construction. The new school will have six kindergartens, 12 classrooms, an administrative area and a multi use room. The project is the 15th construction job underway in Alameda County School District. The Alameda County School District Organization committee will meet March 1 instead of February 25. Clerk Ralph Van Nortwick stated.
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Knight Warns Of Growing Smog Menace
Governor Goodwin J. Knight urged swift action against smog at a San Francisco conference warning local officials must shoulder air pollution duties. Delegates at a State Chamber of Commerce meeting favored keeping current laws with amendments and opposed new comprehensive state bodies or regional control, while supporting a citizens group to discuss revisions.
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Nationalists claim sinking gunboat and junks near Formosa
Nationalist Air Force announced a heavy day long attack north of Formosa sinking a 700 ton Red gunboat and five armed junks, with several ships damaged. An initial sighting of 50 to 100 vessels near Nanchi sparked invasion fears, later downplayed as training or fishing craft. For the first time Red planes attacked Taishan, while Nationalists claimed further damage to fuel dumps and ships on nearby islands.
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Swig Requests Delay in Hayward Annex Hearing
Swig of San Francisco has asked the Hayward City Council to delay the public hearing on his petition to annex 62 acres between Jackson Street and Winter Avenue near the Eastshore Freeway. The postponement seeks to move March 2 hearing to April 1. the letter was received by City Clerk Irene Jamieson and will be presented at the next meeting. Swig had earlier signaled withdrawal but has not formally done so, and the annex petition remains pending.
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Castro Valley 20 30 Club Hosts Bernie De Viveiros
The Castro Valley 20 30 Club meets at Castro Gardens tonight at 7 30 p m. Speaker Bernie De Viveiros, noted Detroit Tigers outfielder, discusses general baseball tactics and pitcher signaling methods.
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Atomic blast lights desert sky in Nevada test
The Atomic Energy Commission detonated a “whispering” 15,000 to 20,000 ton TNT yield device at Yucca Flat near Angels Peak Nevada. The 10 second light show reached roughly 400 miles across San Francisco to San Diego but produced little sound, with only a faint tremor felt in Las Vegas and nearby communities. No ground damage or dust cloud was observed, and the test proceeded as a substitute for a larger planned explosion delayed by weather. Armed forces observers and aircraft monitored the event from Yucca Flat and surrounding ranges.
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Senate Hears Of New Found Atom Dangers
Washington reports a nuclear medical expert warned civil defense hearings that long term radiation may shorten life expectancy. Dr. John C. Bugher cited animal data and noted uncertainty about human effects, while stressing need for evidence before conclusions. He also addressed potential genetic implications and the Hiroshima Nagasaki survivors study.
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