Petty Bandit Strikes Jewelry Store Heist
A tall swarthy bandit stormed Francisco's Market Street shop, held jeweler George Whitely at gunpoint, and escaped with diamonds and watches worth about $10,000. He had earlier robbed Whitely’s home of over $1,500 last October, bound Whitely and Leon Raodin with piano wire, and vanished into the crowded street.
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Francisco
George Whitely
Westernay
Achilele
Whitely
Market Street
Leon Raodin
Governor Retorts to State Senate Criticisms
SACRAMENTO INS A State Senate committee report criticizing state purchasing practices was assailed by Governor Knight as petty and superfluous He charged the committee report was monotonous lengthy and oddly verbose He cited a prior review by a Peirce appointed committee that gave the Division of Purchasing a clean bill of health Knight defended current policy of six bid competitive purchasing and rejected claims of favoritism or whitewash
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Sacramento
INS
State Senate
Knight
George Miller
Contra Costa County
Division of Purchasing
Department of Finance
Miller
Peirce
Knighton
Arthur W. Heren
Fornt Company
Herron
Sisel
Firemen Hurt In $10,000 House Blaze
Fire department investigated a $16,000 blaze at 1488 C Street last night that injured two firefighters. Chief Jimenez said the nine minute delay prior to alerting the station is under review. The upstairs kitchen fire damaged the Wray residence and clothing, with the Silvas also suffering smoke and water damage.
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Hayvard Fire Department
Minos
Matthew Jimenez
Jimenez
Frank Silva
Jimenes
Payshwr
Harve Marling
Blain Wilson
Findley Wray
Tostais
Wray
Silvas Fron
OAS plan to tackle border crisis as Costa Rica faces rebels
The Inter American Commission flew to Washington with urgent business as Costa Rica and Nicaragua clash over a demilitarized zone. Costa Rica seeks abolition of the six mile by two mile buffer to halt rebel incursions, while Somoza sends 500 troops to reinforce border posts.
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San Jose
Costa Rico
INS
Inter-American Fact-Finding Commission
Washington
Costa Rica-Nicaragua
Organization of Americany State
OAS
U. S
Costa Rica
Central America
Irs Commission
Nicaragua
Anastasio Somoza
OAS Commission
Li Quintanilla
J 5
Quintanila
Organization of American
Fr Figueres
Guanesacaste
County Okays Dump Variance In Russell City Site
Alameda County Supervisors approve a variance for Frank Lucchesi’s Russell City dump allowing uncovered faces with a rule to cover biweekly starting Feb 9 under Health Department supervision. Area limit on uncovered face and daily cover if garbage exceeds 16 percent. Also on agenda a tax association revision study and county administrator office reorganization.
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Oakland
Alameda
Luechness
Alameda County
Senate anti monopoly subcommittee to publish report
The Senate Anti Monoply subcommittee plans a report denouncing the Dixon Yates power contract and urging three new investigations into monopoly and anti trust law enforcement. The effort, led by Senator William Langer, aims to expose the power industry and its impact on small business and free competition. Senator Everett D. Dir opposed the move.
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Washington
Senate
Genartisan
Nator William Langer
Everett D. Ts
Dunn Appoints Howard Kuder New Planner
Alameda County Supervisors confirm Howard Kuder 36, San Lorenzo civic leader, as the new county planning commissioner. An insurance adjuster by trade, he will push zoning for balanced residential and recreational facilities while staying active in local civic groups and youth programs.
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Oakland
Howard Kuder
San Lorenzo
Alameda County Planning Commission
Francis Dunn, Jr
Alameda County Board of Supervisors
Kuder
Hayward
Apel
Cardoza Court
Evelyn
Robert
San Jose State College
Willie
Bonnie
Calvary Lutheran School
Kutler
Roanoke College
Salem
Temple Univerality
Russia Ends War With Germany Formal Step Toward East German Ties
London reports Radio Moscow announced that the Soviet Union has ended its state of war with Germany. The move followed a Molotov conference with the Soviet ambassador to West Germany and the German ambassador to Moscow. The declaration opens the door to stronger Moscow East German Communist ties and permits East Germany's normalization.
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London
Moscow
Russia
Germany
V. M. Molotov
West Germany
East Germany
Refrigeration Strike Ends in Bay Area
About 125 refrigeration installers and repairmen returned to work at 250 firms in Northern California after a strike against refrigeration contractors ended. The settlement ends a 20 cent hourly wage differential between service and repairmen and new installations, provides an immediate 12 4 cent hourly employer vacation benefit, a 10 cent raise for service and repairmen July 1, and 7.5 cent more to the pension trust fund December 1. Service men earn $2.925 per hour.
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San Francisco
Bay Area
California
Pension Trust Fund
Ike Fight Pledge Clears House Vote 409 to 3
The House approved President Eisenhower's pledge to defend Formosa against invasion by Red China with a 409 to 3 vote. The measure would grant swift powers to counter any invasion, with Senate action expected soon. The dissenters were Reps. Barden Siler and Sheehan. The joint resolution prompted quick action discussions among committees and testimony from Adm. Radford and other top officers.
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Ln.s
U.P
Washington
House
Eisenhower
Formosa
Red China
Senate
Graham A. Barden
N. C
Eugene T. Sileri
Timothy P.sheehan
Pacific
U.S
Richard Russell
Senate Armed Services Committee
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Congress
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
Joint Chiefs of Staff
House Committee
Adm
Arthur W. Radford
Joint Chiefs
United States
Radford
John Foster Dulles
Ereas
White House
Knowland
Dulles
Matthew
Ridgway
Army
Nathan Twining
Adin
Robert B. Carney
Naval
Lemuel C. Shepherd
Marine Corps
Sam Rayburn
John W. McCormack
Ike's Strategy In Far East Is Big Gamble
The United States faces a high stake gamble in the Far East as China’s Reds control the answer to Formosa. Red forces shell Quemoy and probe Yimangshan and Tachen amid reports of jet fighters and heavy buildup near the coast. Washington aims to deter a wider war by signaling US willingness to act if the Communists move on Formosa.
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Washington
Far East
China
Formosa
United States
Reds
Quemoy Island
Atlantic
Pacific
Imosa
Yimangshan
Tachen Islands
U. S. Seventh Fleet
Kiwanis to Hear Speaker in Valley
Hayward Kiwanis club meets at Castro Villa with guest John Thanes, director of the Men's YMCA in Oakland, as the speaker. Students from Tro Valley Redwood Intermediate form a “Sug band” for entertainment. District Governor’s night is Feb. 4 and Boy Scouts of America anniversary is Feb. 9.
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John Thanes
Oakland
Hayward Kiwanis Club
Castro Villa
Castro Valley
Redwood Intermediate
Lowell Lass
Hugh McClung
Boy Scouts of America
Police identify suspect who parlayed blank checks into profit
San Leandro police identified Thomas W. Daniels 60 as the man who allegedly converted two signed blank checks into a $7725 haul. Officials say Daniels, ex convict and former husband of actress Elinore Fir, previously faced grand theft charges and was suspected of deceit when cashing checks at local stores. The investigation centers on a liquor store and a bank where checks drawn on elderly victims were converted into cash. Authorities scheduled a district meeting to discuss conspiracy to commit grand theft and related offenses.
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San Leandro
Montinho
Daniels
Onej
Dan Daniels
Tan
Lgnown
Dan Daniela
Actu
Thomas Willis
Thomes W. Daniels
Ofj
San Quentin
Elinore
Fir
F. Mais
Danier Aineels
Leandro
Attles Natstinho
Orchard
Wender
San Francisco
Oro Loms Sani Javenue
Grand Theft
Cent District
Slice
Selice
Los Angeles
Hesperian Boulevard
Cqfostinho
Trans
Gerald Momtinho
Communist Artillery Pounds Tachens Islands
Communist artillery bombarded the Tachens near Formosa to deter a U S evacuation of Nationalist troops. Reconnaissance planes swept the area as Vice Admiral Pride rushed to Taipei for talks. Task Force 77 stood ready to enter the battle zone if Eisenhower orders evacuation of 180 000 Nationalist Chinese.
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Far East
Eisenhower
Congress
Farmosa
Pescedoret Islands
U. S. Seventh Fleet
Tachens
Taipei
Formusa
Tachen Islands
U. S
Seventh Fleet
Formosa
Yikangshalu
U. S. Navy
Alfred M. Pride
Frederick Kivette
Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang
Taehen
Toumen Island
Lincrease
Tarichens
Jeration
Washington
Churchill Refuses Meeting With Malenkov Over Far East Tensions
In the House of Commons Prime Minister Churchill rejects a proposed Churchill Malenkov summit to ease Far East tensions. He says such a meeting now would unlikely yield favorable results though he is open to talks if the right time and occasion arise. British sources note Peiping may pursue cease fire talks in the Formosan straits.
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London
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Georgi Malenkov
Far East
Mr. Malenkov
Lkely
Churchill-Malen ‘Kov
Fav ‘Horite
Formosa
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