Education at Juvenile Hall disputed in Alameda County
A county education column argues the Snedigar cottage program needs improvement across detention facilities. It criticizes Superintendent Seidel for not adding staff, urges a probe into overstaffing, and supports investigations to improve schooling for homeless youths while noting the broader benefits despite current discomfort.
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Snedigar Cottage
Vaughn
Seidel
Suedigar
Grand Jury
Alameda County Board of Education
Help Possible for Livermore Merchants in Check Fraud Case
Representative George P. Miller plans to draft legislation in Congress to relieve Livermore merchants bilked by a Parks Air Force Base forgery ring. If enacted, the measure would address liabilities from checks drawn by the same offenders who issued legitimate checks, with officials cautioned about proper accounting to prevent future losses.
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Livermore
Parks Air Force Base
George P. Miller
Rep. Miller
Congress
Parks Afb
Miller
General Accounting Office
Treasury Department
Hillings to enter race for state attorney general
Rep Patrick Hillings, a Republican from Arcadia, plans to run for California state attorney general. He will announce at a January 16 Pomona dinner where he will be principal speaker, citing ties to Vice President Nixon and consultations with state leaders. Hillings, a Judiciary Committee member since 1961, conducts an 18000-attorney poll on presidential disability and backs Cordiner pay reforms amid broader defense concerns.
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Hille Ings
GOP
Powerfl Judiciary Committee
Flings
Johnson
Ralph Cordiner
General Electric
Defense
Charles Wilson
Special Commission
Wilson
Percival Brandage
Cordiner
Congress
Senate
Jonson Committee
Strategic Air Command
Curtis LeMay
Air Force
SAC
Alarm Clock Is a Recent Invention
Eugene Burns notes the history of wake up methods from fire and water to sand, sun and mechanical alarms. Early devices included flintlock wakes, wooden matches on sand paper, and gunpowder sounds. He cites cannons, lanterns, hemp hot feet, sun dials, falling balls, and sand clocks as precursors to today’s popular spring and electronic alarms.
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Eugene Burns
Lita
U.S
India
Channels for East West Talks on Disarmament
The article surveys many routes for East West dialogue on arms reduction. It lists UN forums, foreign ministers, ambassadors, heads of government summits, and NATO Warsaw Pact meetings as channels. Each channel offers numerous procedures from formal to informal, public to private, bilateral to multilateral, with potential for various meeting sizes.
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Moscow
Washington
East
West
United Nations
Jeval
NATO
General Assembly
Tity
Diplomatic Deadlock Between East and West Deepens
A clean summary notes NATO and Warsaw Pact blocs resume cold war stalemate. Moscow rejects talks in certain subcommittees while the West rejects fullscale summits, preferring lower level discussions. Neither side seeks new negotiation forums as proposals clash across channels.
Reader Opinions Clash Over Castro Valley Annexation Debates
Reader Bill Romwall voices support for local government benefits while Stanley N Petersen counters that Castro Valley should reject annexation. They question sidewalks lighting and street quality, warn of higher taxes, rents, and potential political jobs amid a 1957 controversy over annexation and city services.
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Bill Romwall
The
Daily Review
Castro Valley
Strong
Alameda County
Board of “Supervisors
Stanley
N. Petersen
Letter to the Editor Questions San Leandro Coverage
A San Lorenzo reader rails at a December column by Romwall and questions the facts and San Leandro officials seen in a photo with J Paul Roberts. The writer, Henry M Gonzales, also notes a taxpayer stance and mentions January events by landslide.
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Effitor
Romall
Superfluous benefits and taxes in annexation debate
A correspondent criticizes the Pro annexation group for offering so called benefits already paid by taxpayers. The writer seeks real value from San Leandro and cites PG&E utility rate reductions as the only plausible gain. They note PG&E officials claim a 10 percent annual rate cut but allege a rate increase is currently being sought.
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Annexation Committee
San Leamiro
Cadillac
P.g.&e
Commission
Campaigner Editor Proposes Professor Resign From Public Payroll
A university professor seeks senatorial nomination while on the public payroll. The report notes 500 letters sent to party supporters and campaigning for nominees. Critics urge resignation, arguing he exploits a public seat for private political gain and should stop speaking in classes.
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Odevard
House of Learning
Likes Elvis Editor Appreciation Letter
A reader thanks the editor for a favorable Elvis article. The letter expresses pride in Elvis, recalls seeing him in person, notes his shy, audience-pleasing attitude, and promises continued newspaper support from the sender and their family.
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Elvis
B.l—Hayward
Miriko scam ends in hotel room confrontation
A Brooklyn tale recalls Charles Mac Arthur and Ben Hecht plotting a youth cream scam named Miriko. Two aging impersonators faked long ages to lure an advertisement boost, but a hotel-visit interruption by a daughter exposed the ruse and halted the plan.
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New York
Charles MacArthur
MacArthur
Ben Hecht
Charlie
Miriko
Mor- Till Goddard
Wells
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Hollywood
Suzy Peres
Warsaw Pact
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Chaiti
Goddard
Mr.Godtiach
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