San Leandro Chamber asks 450000 for off street parking bonds
The San Leandro Chamber of Commerce seeks 450000 in redemption bonds to buy land bounded by West Juang West Joaquin Washington and Hays for off street parking. They also request about 186009 from parking meter income for expansion of the Callan Avenue lot to 100 spaces and other property acquisitions at the Washington lot. The plan aims to free meters income for parking and await bond issuance. The chamber expects council approval, notes two council members favor the plan, and declines to take a stand on charter amendments A through J. It backs annexation of Trojan Powder Breed properties.
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Meter Money & Chamber
Chamber
Princess Grace Reported Expecting Child in January
Berlin tabloid BZ claims Princess Grace of Monaco is pregnant with a January birth. It cites a Spanish gynecologist from Madrid consulted during her stay and asserts she is expecting a child.
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Grace of
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Kelly
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Canadian Visitor Hurt In Lewelling Smash-up
A 72 year old Canadian woman visiting Richmond Jay near death after a three car crash at Lewelling and Hesperian boulevards at 7 05 am today. Mrs Henrietta Peck of North Surrey BC unconscious with brain injuries and possible fractured arm. Her husband Frederick Peck 67 and son William 29 also injured as cars driven by Frederick Peck Billy Gene Kelly 25 and Stephen Hayter Jr 25 collided. Witnesses say the Peck car ran red at the intersection.
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Fairmont Basepital
Lewelling
Hesperian
Henrietta Peck
North Surrey
British Columbia
California
Bill Mulhare
Prederick
George Henry
William Peck
Peck
Mulbare
Richmond
Jackson Keeps Accused Chief Faces Political Fallout
Mountain town council votes to retain police chief Guido Totanelli despite grand jury accusations of permitting bawdy houses. Constable Gildo Dondero and night patrolman James Fregulia are suspended 90 days amid bribery charges. Mayor and council defend officers, while city attorney warns of possible conspiracy charges.
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Guido Totanelli
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Amador Grand Jury
Mountain Town
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Dondero
James Fregulia
Grand Jury
Robert Smallfield
James Davies
Tofanelli
Angelo Depacli
Depaol
Sale
Quiet Alameda primary centers on charter amendments
Voters in Southern Alameda County head to the polls Tuesday for a primary election dominated by measures to overhaul county government. Measures D through J propose appointive civil service for seven county offices and include a reclassification for the schools superintendent. Labor and taxpayer groups split on these issues, while amendments A through B address municipal functions and purchasing contracts. The county board of education would shift to seven elected members under a new state law. Continued on Page 2.
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Alameda County
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County Board of Ducation
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Vaughn
Svidel
Board of Supervisors
Jon Page
Brighter Prospects for Formosa Seen by Chou En-lai
Premier Chou En-lai told Reuters in Peiping that the chances for a peaceful solution to the Formosa problem are improving daily. He accused the United States of seeking to legitimize its Taiwan involvement by proposing joint statements, and called for talks with the United States to explore peaceful means to settle the issue under a foreign ministers framework.
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Chou En-lai
Formosa
Ah Peiping
Reuters
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Taiwan
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U.S
Red China
Four Students Killed In New Mexico Car Crash
Four students from Brigham Young University on their way home to Georgia were killed when their car left State Road 44 one mile south of Warm Springs New Mexico. One person was seriously injured in the crash reported today by authorities.
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N.M
Brigham Young University
Georgia
New Mexico
Briton backs Mideast peace proposal at U.N.
Britain moved in the U.N. Security Council to ease Arab and Soviet opposition to a Western drafted resolution. Sir Pearson Dixon agreed to keep references to a peaceful settlement, while resisting the push to force Arab recognition of Israel.
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Sukarno Visits Bay Area Cities
President Sukarno of Indonesia arrived at San Francisco airport at noon for a two day Bay Area visit. He attended a welcoming ceremony at the airport and later toured the University of California in Berkeley.
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Berkeley
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Acquitted Decato Shooting Suspect Jose Amaya
A seven man five woman jury acquitted Jose Amaya of firing at Carloz Gonzalez on Decato Street last March 29. The Newark salt company employee claimed limited English and lack of an interpreter for his alleged confession. Four witnesses testified. Amaya’s defense placed him at Pierce's restaurant in Centerville during the incident.
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Polio season opens amid seasonal rise in cases
The Public Health Service reports a sharp, seasonal jump to 112 polio cases last week from 85 the week prior, far below the 240 cases the prior year. Alameda County shows no increase, with seven cases thus far this year through May 19. No new total is given for the week ending last Saturday, though one 17-year-old San Leandro boy who had not received the Salle inoculations is noted. Florida records 11 paralytic cases in ages 0-4 and two in ages 5-9 for January–May. Paralyptic rates lag behind last year overall, and vaccination status was not stated for the cases.
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Gas Subdues Bandit Pair In Oakland
Oakland police subdue two armed suspects dubbed East Bay cowboy bandits after a Lucky Store robbery. Patrolman O Connell spotted their car near the Fairmont Motel. tear gas and gunfire were used, no one injured, suspects Ernest L Edwards 29 Emeryville and Donald W Bagenel 828 Berkeley captured with police surge and motel siege.
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Polite
East Bay
Aent
Fairmont
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Ernest L. Edwards
Emeryville
Donald W. Bagenel
Berkeley
O'Connell
California Democratic race tightens as Stevenson and Kefauver lead
In California the Estes Kefauver and Adlai Stevenson contest heats up for 68 Democratic votes toward the Chicago convention. Stevenson holds support from state leaders while Kefauver argues his ground is growing. statewide GOP ballots feature Eisenhower and Kuchel with limited opposition. California voters also select 30 congressmen, 20 state senators, and 80 assembly members amid a crowded primary field.
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Tennessee
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Pomona
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Richard Richards
Los Angeles
Samuel W. Yorty
Kuchel
Fea Kuchel
Air Force B-25 Crashes Killing Four in Denver Suburb
A B-25 crash in a suburban southeast Denver area near Arapahoe County killed four of the eight aboard. Four survivors, including a Women’s Air Force member, were hospitalized at Lowry base with unknown conditions. The plane struck near homes, narrowly missing residences in a heavily populated section.
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Lowry
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Partisans cheer vice president at campaign kickoff
White House News Service says Hagerty warned the 1956 race will be dirty and tough as Democrats are desperate with no issues. Nixon predicts overwhelming Eisenhower victory and urges a large turnout to broaden the margin. He calls for humanitarian liberalism without nationalizing basic institutions.
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Blow Torch Victim Critical In Montana Valley Incident
Joseph W. Low, 58, of Mt Eden, owner of a dog kennel, was critically burned when a blow torch ignited his gasoline soaked clothing at his Castro Valley home on Wednesday. He remains in critical condition as of this report.
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Joseph W. Low
Clawster Road
Mt. Eden
Eden
GOP May Cut GOP San Francisco Trip Four Days
Disclosed today a proposal considered by the Republican National Committee to streamline its 1958 San Francisco meeting by shortening travel from four to three days. A spokesman said the suggestion remains in discussion among some arrangements committee members during a planning trip to San Francisco with GOP Chairman Leonard W. Hail earlier this month.
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