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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1954
Page
1
President Eisenhower urged Congress to adopt a flexible and lower farm price support system to curb surpluses and avoid government controls. He proposed gradual transition beginning 1955, creating a frozen reserve from share crops to fund school lunches and foreign aid, while preserving tobacco support and expiring rice guarantees.
Arthur Carmine, a 25 year old life prisoner at San Quentin, recounts five killings linked to his crime spree from 1944 to the 1950s. He says he shot men near Coeur dAlene Idaho, killed during a Boise gunfight, and confessed to a murder during a getaway in Superior Montana. He notes past robberies and a prior death sentence later commuted. He spoke to prison authorities, hinting at an autobiography.
President Eisenhower urges broad changes to labor law, proposing discretionary injunctions for secondary boycotts and a mediation-driven settlement process. He distinguishes legitimate concerted action from true secondary boycotts and details reforms affecting unions, employers, and board handling. Bid by five Villagers collapses as candidates withdraw from San Lorenzo Village board race.
A Navy Panther jet from Alameda Naval Air Station crashed near Mullord Gardens in San Leandro, killing Ensign Jerry D Counter. He radioed for landing at Oakland before mechanical trouble. rescue crews searched as flames and explosion signals followed. Counter’s body was recovered still in the aircraft as fire crews secured the scene.
Worldwide air disasters claimed many lives with 73 dead in four crashes. A Colombia wreck near Manizales left 10 survivors after a flight from Medellin to Armamia encountered heavy weather. A separate British jet crashed between Elba and Monte Cristo with 34 dead. Sabotage investigated on the Elba Comet crash.
Two armed men entered Lee Bros. market at 2189 Redwood Road at closing time and escaped with $695 after forcing clerks Jack Flinders and Edward Tomei to a back room. The robbers fled in a car, and the incident was reported to sheriffs deputies.
Robert S. Allen reports that American divisions will be withdrawn from Korea and replaced by South Korean units aided by new atomic weapons. The plan, discussed with congressional leaders, signals a broader strategy toward reduced manpower and reliance on destructive power, with further troop withdrawals anticipated.
Panmunjom reports the Communists requested resumption of preliminary talks on the Korean peace conference. US channels said Washington must decide. Kenneth Young noted a State Department reply. The note urged liaison talks to set a date, and linked proposals to include the Soviet Union as a neutral participant per Chou En-lai and Nam I. Dean remains opposed, insisting Moscow share responsibility with China and North Korea.
Hayward California. C A Fuller requests clarification of status as a hog rancher before the Alameda County Planning Commission next Monday. Miriam Carroll reports 100 signatures opposing continuance. Valle Vista Improvement Club not protesting. Fuller seeks reaffirmation of pre existing use or a use permit to keep 114 hogs and litters. county health department recommendation due.
Oakland district attorney J. Frank Coakley was named 1954 general chairman of the United Cerebral Palsy Association of Alameda County by Elmer P. Zollner. Coakley succeeds Sheriff H. P. Leanekleason, and was chosen unanimously by the board of directors at Thursday night meeting at 5224 Foothill Boulevard.
Oscar Straus, famed composer of The Waltz Dream and The Chocolate Soldier, died at 83 in Bad Ischl, Austria. Born in Leoben, he split his life between the United States and Europe, became a naturalized French citizen in 1949, and earned France’s Legion of Honor for his lilting scores across operettas like The Last Waltz, Capertra, and Marietta.
A powerful nor easter dumped heavy snow across the Mid Atlantic and Northeast. New York and New Jersey counted inches piling up as far south as Tennessee. seven deaths reported in auto accidents in New Jersey. Airports faced delays, roads were icy, and schools closed while a broad weather system spread from Maine to Tennessee with high winds and plunging temperatures.
Oro Loma Sanitary District directors schedule reconsiderations of annexations progress payments and bills for discussion tomorrow night at 8:15 in district offices 15029 Hesperian boulevard.
James H. Quinn of the State Board of Equalization testified before a legislative investigating committee that a $10,000 loan from Oakland tavern owner William F. Denahy in 1945 was legitimate and honest, denying any wrongdoing or use of funds for campaigns. He described the loan as a two percent promissory note repaid from his salary and urged further investigation only if necessary, while reiterating his support for removing liquor control from the board.
In Hayward a 11 year old student was detained by juvenile authorities after a gas station burglary yielded only $1.03 in nickels and pennies. The owner Melvin Show 42 of 21971 Foot Hill Boulevard reported the crime and notified deputies who later caught the youth near Bridge and East 14th. Keith Jacques 16 of 21923 Oak Street witnessed the thief fleeing.
A San Lorenzo American Legion post 675 business meeting will be held tomorrow at 2 pm in the Legion hall. The event involves post members and officers discussing upcoming activities and local veteran affairs.
Hayward area traffic crashes Saturday and Sunday injured at least 17 people with no fatalities reported. A head on collision on Niles Road near Devon Drive injured six, including Yvonne Gouveia and George Livingston, both Hayward residents, while driver Julius J. Gouveia faced drunkenness charges. Additional injuries occurred in two single car crashes on Niles Canyon Road and Thornton Avenue, plus a motorcycle crash injuring Sheriff’s Sgt. Thomas J. Houchins Jr. and his passenger Barbara Lustig. A separate two car crash at Decoto and Lincoln Marsh roads left Henry Gordon injured, and a bicycle accident harmed Dennis Rodriguez on Santa Clara Street. Authorities cited excessive speed and unsafe turning in several incidents.
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