Fremont Council Approves 1.27 Million Budget Amid Split Vote
Fremont council approves a 1,266,240 operating budget after a four hour session with 160 opponents and supporters in the chamber. The 230,000 capital improvement fund for a civic center drew prolonged debate. Bendel and Overacker vote no, Stevenson, Michael, and Pond vote yes. The fund remains in depreciation reserves for fire equipment purchases as weathered by residents and promised to five fire districts.
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Council Chamber
Winifred Bendel
Civic Center Capital Improvement Fund
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Wallace Pond
Bendel
Michael Overacker
John Stevenson
Michael
Pond
Overacker
Civic Center
Stivers Lagoon
E. Huddieson
Lana
Capital Improvement Fund
Mig
John L. Stevenson
Interior backs joint federal state Featherriver project plan
The Interior Department endorsed joint federal state development of the San Luis Unit of California's Feather River project. Representative B F Sisk D Calif said he was extremely pleased that the department approved the proposed legislation and supported efforts to move the plan forward.
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Washington
Interior Department
San Luis
California
Feather-River
B. F. Sisk
D-Calif
Department
West offers to ban A tests in new pact
A state official said Alameda County milk prices could rise up to two cents a quart as new contracts for truck drivers and plant workers push handling costs higher statewide. Hearings are likely in August or September to consider a one cent per quart raise to offset distributor costs. producers already face a one cent boost effective Sept. 1 north of the Tehachapi, with a half cent in the south.
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Alameda County
William ‘Hunt
State Bureau of Milk, Control
Tehachapi
Hunt
Bute
Five Power chiefs push for temporary nuclear test suspension
Foreign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd announces at the London Disarmament Conference that Russia agreed last month to allow atomic test observation stations, creating a possible temporary suspension of tests. He urges immediate expert work from the five nations to set up inspection stations and align the suspension with other first stage disarmament provisions.
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Selwyn Lloyd
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Dulles Foresees Doom for Communist Systems
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles asserted at a news conference that Soviet and Chinese communist systems are doomed to fail and that Khrushchev's successors will live in freedom. He emphasized the United States belief in the collapse of communist regimes.
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United States
Soviet Union
Red China
Head On Crash Kills 8 at Wyoming Highway
ROCK SPRINGS Wyoming eight people died in a late night head-on collision near Rock Springs. Two late model cars collided killing a newly married couple and three Green River residents while five Fort Lewis soldiers riding in a convertible died. Two other occupants were critically injured and taken to Sweetwater Memorial Hospital.
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Wyoming
Sweetwater
Memorial Hospital
Fort Lewis
Wash
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Ini
Actor Arrested On Drunk Driving
HOLLYWOOD, ths Allen Tenkins, 57, a rasp throated screen actor, is free on $20 bail after his arrest on a drunk driving charge yesterday near Pacific Palisades. It was not his first offense. in January 1948 he was jailed for drunken driving after pointing a finger at a Calico cat named Smiley as the culprit.
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Hollywood
Allen Tenkins
Pacific Palisades
Smiley
Sharp Cuts In Down Payments For Homes
Washington industry sources report major reductions in down payments on new government insured homes. Congress sent a bill to the White House authorizing steep cuts, with officials expected to sign promptly. If enacted, a $10,000 home could require a $300 down payment, a dramatic drop from $700, spurring a home buying and building upturn.
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Washington
Congress
White House
Alligator Killed After Fatal Creek Incident in Florida
Conservation agents destroyed a large alligator near Horse Creek where the body of year old Ren Rice was found. The boy’s father denounced legal hurdles to removing alligators, threatening broad local prosecutions. Wildlife officers warned that alligators are protected in Brevard County and only the state fish and wildlife commission may destroy dangerous reptiles.
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Horse ‘Creek
Grand View Shores
Brevard County
Pilot Rescued After Two Months In Sierra Wilderness
Lt. David Steeves, 23, of Trumbull Connecticut, bailed from a T 33 jet trainer on May 9 over Kings Canyon National Park and survived two months by living like an animal. He reached civilization yesterday and told how hardship, fear, and faith sustained him during the ordeal.
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High Sierra
David Steeves
Trumbull, Conn
Kings Canyon National Park
Jury Indicts Seven In Quiz Of Stock Sales
Alameda County Grand Jury returned seven secret indictments after five days of investigation into operations of Nevada and California uranium and tungsten stock sales. Indictments target W. Van Deusen Oakland promoter, Robert W. Spurr Sen Lorenzo promoter, and Robert L. Wat Jans Oakland broker. Bench warrants to be issued today. Names to be released when in judy.
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Grand
Nevada
California
Ricochet Fatal to Stockton Boy in Toy Gun Incident
Stockton Tennessee 12 year old Freddy Lee Richardson died after a BB pellet ricochet struck his left temple while he and companion Chester Lyons played with toy guns in a field near their homes. The boys fired muzzle to muzzle and Freddy pulled the trigger in an apparent experiment.
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Freddy Lee
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San Toaquin General Hospital
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Brown Will Visit Fair at Alameda County Fair
Attorney General Edmund G. Brown will be the visiting notable honored during Alameda County Fair festivities marking Fremont and Pleasanton. Schedule lists gates open at 10 am, first race post at 12:90 pm, 2 pm community hour, 4 pm Fun Unlimited Review, 6:30 pm community hour, and a progress science show preview with California Mission Trails movies and dancing.
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Hells Canyon Dam Bill Dies in House Subcommittee
A Senate approved plan to build a high dam at Hells Canyon on the Snake River in Idaho was killed by a House interior subcommittee. The 15 to 12 vote defeats the major public power push and undermines efforts to block Idaho Power Company from pursuing three smaller dams along the Idaho-Oregon border.
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Idaho
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Extortion Demand Ties Fatal Shooting To Marriage
A paroled extortionist named Fukuju Shimizu demanded $5600 as condolence money from William Girard and his Japanese bride Haru Sueyama, following the murder Girard is accused of at a U.S. firing range. The couple had just filed marriage papers under Japanese civil law.
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Candy Bill Veto Sparks Tax Exemption Clash
Knight Goodwin J. Knight said he still intends to pocket a veto to exempt candy from sales taxes despite an intensive campaign from the candy people to persuade him to sign the bill. The governor indicated he will not be swayed and plans to veto the proposal.
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Powers Ex-Detective G D Powers Dies at 76
George D Powers 76 a native of Nevada City Calif and longtime Oakland police inspector died yesterday in Hayward Calif He lived at 995 Blossom Way in Hayward for 20 years Services will be at 2 45 p m at Golden Gate National Cemetery San Bruno He was a member of Lorenzo Lodge Oakland Scottish Rite Bodies Rahmes Temple Southern Alameda Shrine Club Doric Chapter 66 Order of Eastern Star and other organizations Survived by wife Tressie Powers sons Bud Powers and Marion Foley stepchildren Francis Goulter Flora Carlson six grandchildren and other relatives.
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Home Warning Devices Urged By Civil Defense Chief
Civil Defense Chief Val Peterson urged a nationwide system of home warning devices to cut needless hurricane and disaster deaths. He said the administration is testing such a device and President Eisenhower is interested. Peterson pushed for a report on Hurricane Audrey damage in Louisiana and Texas and praised the Weather Bureau for tracking the storm that produced a nine foot tidal surge at Cameron. He noted many deaths could have been prevented and criticized residents for not heeding warnings.
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Audrey
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Texas
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Cameron
Steeves
Case Workers Strike Okayed Seeks Pay Hike
A strike by 1940 culinary workers and bartenders local was approved by the Alameda County Labor Council after a June 18 vote. Union spokesman Roy Woods says the group seeks a flat 10 percent raise on the current 525 monthly health welfare allotment to cover families. Negotiations with East Bay Restaurant Assn and United Tavern Owners are set for 11 am tomorrow. no counter-proposal has been offered.
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East Bay Restaurant Assn
Woods
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