Lorenzo Opens Annual Fair Tomorrow Night
San Lorenzo opens the second annual Community Fair tomorrow at 6 on Grant Ave south of Arroyo High School. Miss Virginia Ferguson hosts the coronation as 1957 fair queen after winning over 12 contestants. Marilyn Monteito will crown her. Judy Holcomb and Cecilia Cobley are among the runners up. Fifty hobby booths, concessions, and a small carnival with a ferris wheel and merry-go-round are set. The fair runs 6 to 10 nightly, 11 at the grounds, through Sunday July 21 with standard admission.
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Waldo
San Lorenzo
Virginia Ferguson
Hayward
Ely
Steve. Rubiolo
Grant Ave
Arroyo High School
Ferguson
Marilyn Monteito
Miss Ferguson
John Harvey
KGO
Ellis Ferguson
Hampton Rd
San Lorenzo High School
Cecilia Cobley
Isa San Leandran
Charles Cobley
Cedar Ave
San Learsiro High School
Judy Holcomb
Clarence Holcomb
Ferkins
Community Fair Association
CV Man Saves Two in Lake
Castro Valley friends recall Clyde Van Hoosier rescuing W. C. Wise and his son Donald from Lake Shasta about 20 miles north of Redding. Leon Wise drowned. Van Hoosier, 51, Alameda Naval Air Station inspector, heard cries near his camp and swam 70 yards to pull Donald to safety. He then attempted for Leon but could not reach him in time.
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Castro Valley
Clyde van Hoosier
Juniper Ct
Lake Shasta
Redding
van Hoosier
W. C. Wise
Donald
Little Rock
Calif
Leon
Alameda Naval Air Station
Leon Wise
Wise
Elks Hear Vow Of New Leader
SAN FRANCISCO Hubert L. Blackledge newly elected head of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks pledges expansion of welfare and patriotic projects totaling more than seven million dollars last year.
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San Francisco
Hubert L. Blackledge
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Napa girl Loses Honor Defense After Blackjack Incident
Loretta Parciofii eighteen from Napa told San Francisco police she carried a blackjack to defend her honor from city slickers. James Brennan forty five Richmond salesman accused her, alleging he suffered a scalp wound. Loretta was jailed on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon after the Fisherman's Wharf incident where Brennan required stitches.
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San Francisco
Loretta Parciofii
Napa
Richmond
James Brennan
Loretta
City
Fisherman's Wharf
Brennan
Shoe Found as Marines Aid Mono County Missing Boy Search
A group of Marines aiding the search for 5-year-old David Scott found one of the boy's shoes high on a hill in the Mono Lake country. Deputy Lorin Odell said bloodhounds would be reused after the shoe was shown to them. The hill is near the parents' campsite as 250 men and packs of hounds scoured rugged terrain after the boy wandered off from his father Robert Scott of San Diego.
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Bridgeport
Calif
David Scott
Mono County
Sheriff's Office
Lorin Odell Sid
Udell
Mono Lake Country
David
Robert Scott
el Diego
Washington
INS
Jarry F. Byrd
Earl Warren
Byrd
Eisenhower
Congress
Warren
Senate
Hey
New Record By Navy Jet Pilot Floyd Bennett Field
A silver Navy jet fighter set a speed of sound record for an LA to New York flight. The 2446 mile trek completed in 3 hours 28 minutes 8 seconds, beating the prior mark by 21 minutes 45 seconds. Pilot John Glenn Jr. failed to beat the speed of sound in a separate attempt at sea level, while Glenn’s supersonic cruise at 50 000 feet averaged about 730 mph.
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Floyd Bennett Field
N.Y
INS
Caliornia
New York
Los Angeles
John Glenn, Jr
New Concord
Glenn
Air Force
Robert
Scott
Los’ ‘Alamitos
Floyd Bennett Naval’ Air Station
Brooklyn
Navy
Lawyer Ends Partnership With Wright
Attorney Carl Pierson ended his law partnership with Robert O. Wright Hayward city councilman under investigation by the District Attorney's office. Wright, serving his fourth year on the council, testified before a grand jury last week as a witness in a grand theft case and the DA announced an investigation of possible conflict of interest.
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Carl Pierson
Robert O. Wright
Hayward
District Attorney’s Office
Seraan
Wright
Arch MacDain
Cit
Broadwit
B. St. Sand
Robert C. Wright
Pierson
District, Attorney's Office
Dulles Analyzes Kremlin Purge and Soviet Foresight
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles said the Kremlin upheaval reflects an irresistible demand for more freedom and labor fruits from the Russian people. He described a split: fundamentalists favor hard lines, modernists led by Khrushchev push for hope of better things. He added no change in Soviet foreign policy is implied. The United States is considering a stockpiling system to aid NATO allies with atomic weapons in wartime.
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Washington
John Foster Dulles
Kremlin
Tintiac
Nikita 5
Shrushchev
E Khrushchev
Dulles
United States
Cypriot Prisoners On Hunger Strike
In Nikosia a hunger strike began yesterday by more than a thousand Cypriots held without trial in two detention camps. The protest marks the second anniversary of an emergency law allowing detention on suspicion. Among strikers are 24 women plus policemen, students, teachers and lawyers.
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Nicosia
INS
Settlement Seen In Railway Strike
Settlement nears as Railway Express Drivers Union Local 720 drivers accept a company contract offer in Chicago after a 13 week strike across seven cities. The deal includes a 15 cent hourly raise retroactive to January 16 1958 when the old pact expired.
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Chicago
SNS
Railway
Exr
Eress
Seven Cities
Railway Express Drivers Union
Ex-Convict Admits Setting Dog Afire
Charleston police arrested 23 year old ex convict Frank Sturgill of Belle after he admitted luring a collie named Frisky and its owner’s son into a ball of fire after dousing the fur with turpentine. He expressed remorse and offered no clear motive.
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Charleston
W. Va
Frank Sturgill
Belle
Love
Neil Jackson
Sturgill
Communist Bulgaria follows Soviet lead in leadership change
A Bulgarian Communist leadership reshuffle reported by UP from Sofia tonight shows three members removed or replaced as Bulgaria follows Moscow’s line. Official details remain sparse with no indication of names or exact positions affected.
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Berlin
Commuunist
Bulgaria
Repoirom Sofia
Livermore Official Quits Citing Criticism
Livermore city administrator Dean B. Hang, 33, resigned after serving since March 1956. He asked the council to name a replacement by Aug 15 for the position paying $742. a month. Hang cited community criticism of a new planning and zoning program, but said it did not drive his decision. He praised the council and Mayor Bernard Burch for cooperation and noted the city budget for 1957-58 includes a five cent property tax rate cut to $1.47 per $100 assessed valuation.
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Livermore
Dean B. Hang
Haug
Bernard Burch
Train Hits Car In Fremont. Driver Escapes Injuries
PREMONT Irvington ranch hand Don P Madsen 35 escaped death when his car was demolished by a Southern Pacific freight train at the PG and E crossing. He was treated at Fairmont then Highland Hospital Oakland in fair condition with possible head and internal injuries. In a separate crash two miles west, Ju iJing C Davis 50 of Fremont suffered critical injuries after his crane overturned. his wife Sylvia was unhurt. Davis was taken to St Pauls Hospital Livermore.
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Irvington
Don P Madsen
Southern Pacific
Fremont
JuiJing C. Davis
Pg&e
Davis
St Paul's Hospital
Livermore
Runaway Car Kills Driver on Berkeley Hill
A car sped down Berkeley’s steepest street, crossing 44 intersections before crashing into a tree. Driver Robert E. Holland of Richmond died. Passengers Mrs. Doro Kish and her 10 year old son Rickey of Berkeley were injured, with Mrs. Kish treated for multiple injuries at Her Rick Memorial Hospital. Police reported both the foot and emergency brakes were out. Holland could not downshift on the 26 percent grade from Grizzly Peak.
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Berkeley
Robert E. Holland
Richmond
Dorothey Kish
Rickey
Police Souinel
Marin Ave
Grizzly Peak
Holland
Senator Bennett Pushes Warning Labels on Cigarette Packs
In Washington Senator Wallace Bennett proposed that all cigarette packages bear a warning that smoking may cause lung cancer and other diseases. The plan would require this label on every pack, drawing an audible gasp in the Senate chamber. Opponents argued the medical question should be resolved by professionals.
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Washington
INS
Wallace Bennett
Utah
Senate
Bennett
California Faces 3000 Teacher Shortage For 1957 58
The California State Education Board warned in California Schools that 14,090 new teachers are needed for the 1957-58 school year. Of these, 4,550 are for higher enrollment and 10,440 to replace leavers. 12,762 more will be required with provisional credentials. To meet all needs, 27,782 regularly certified teachers must be secured. The board projects 245,940 teachers needed from 1957-58 through 1970-71, including 183,360 replacements and 62,560 for expanded classes. The figure reflects a statewide shortage and ongoing turnover.
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Sacramento
California
State Education Board
George Cleveland dies at 71 former Lassie TV Gramps
Hollywood reports actor George Cleveland known as Gramps on Lassie has died at age 71 private funeral services planned tomorrow. He was a Nova Scotia native whose 58 year career covered stage vaudeville motion pictures radio and television.
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Hollywood
Ins
Meral
George Cleveland
Gramps
Nova Scotia
Cleveland
Japan Eases Trade Embargo With Communist China
Tokyo followed Britain by relaxing the trade embargo on communist China. The move leaves most items free but keeps a list of strategic goods prohibited. Some Japanese businessmen hailed the freeing of 200 or more items as a cure for economic ills while others urged caution. The ban now mirrors the restrictions on Soviet Russia for strategic items that could aid war.
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Tokyo
Japan
Britain
China
Russia
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