Iceland Holds Key NATO Outpost Role in Cold War Era
Iceland again serves as a U.S. sentry post with Army Navy and Air Force units stationed in Reykjavik. The push to protect Iceland and the North Atlantic area continues, following historical U.S. forces presence dating to 1941 and tied to strategic defense and aid. Iceland’s economy relies on fishing and hydroelectric power, while its 1918- wartime independence and 1944 republic formation anchor its NATO ties and democracy.
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Washington
Tceland
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
United States Army
Navy
Air Force
Beware J. McGaw
Reykjavik
Iceland
North Atlantic
U.S
Ireland
Little Island
Europe
United States
New York
Moscow
Artic
Mekla
Ieeland
Marshall Flan
Teeland
Leif Ericson
Ameri
Island
Heerhie
Denmark
Sveinn Bjornsson
Seelwal
United Nations
North Atlantic Alliance
Australia to battle Communism in new cabinet push
Australia's Liberal and Country Party government vows a broad anti Communist program when parliament opens on June 12. Prime Minister Menzies signals constitutional amendments or state delegation to curb Communist influence, with early moves including a law to compel secret trade union elections.
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Sydney
Australia
Robert Gordon Mer
Liberal and Country Party
Commonwealth
Senate
Menzies
New
Country Party
A. W. Fadden
Menaies
State Highway Division Builds More Roads Here
Statistics from Director of Public Works C. H. Purcell show Alameda county highway construction since July 1, 1945 reaches 66.2 miles. Completed contracts total 15.9 miles in multi lane segments costing 27,103,000 dollars. Underway contracts add 10.1 miles of split walk lanes at about 4,314,001 dollars. Alameda county will gain 12.5 miles from the projected budget, 8.8 of which are divided lanes, with the budget costing 10,015.1
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Director of Public Works
C. H. Purcell
Alameda County
Pr Uch
Civil Service Phone Openings Announced
The United States Civil Service Commission announces job openings for a telephone operator trainee and an Economist Analytical Statistician. The telephone trainee earns 2200 yearly, operators 250, and salaries for the economist range from 1826 to 7600 yearly. Applications may be filed until further notice. Apply at the regional office, 630 Sansome Street, San Francisco.
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United States Civil Service Commission
Wnul
Sansome Street
San Francis
Barker Denied Third Trial in Mail Fraud Case
Federal Judge Oliver J. Carter denied Barker's motion for a new trial. Barker, a San Anselmo real estate man, was convicted on 24 counts of mail fraud and sentenced to 10 years in prison plus a $12,000 fine. He remains in custody with a 90 day contempt sentence and will appeal the contempt ruling before possible bail on the main conviction.
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San Francisco
Oliver J. Carter
Barker
San Anselmo
U.S
Pierre
Carter
Ibps
CHP Arrests 2464 for Drunk Driving
Sacramento reports the California Highway Patrol arrested 2464 persons for drunk driving in the first four months of the year, a 19.8 percent rise from 1976. The patrol warns that even small amounts of alcohol impair judgment, reflexes, and reaction time and urges drivers to abstain if they plan to drive.
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Sacramento
California Highway Patrol
Optimist Club Ladies Night Set at Mandarin
The Hayward Optimist Club will hold Ladies Night at its next meeting on Wednesday at 7 30 p m at the Mandarin Gordon Smith a lecturer former minister and teacher known as a friend of the youth will be the guest speaker for the evening
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Hayward * Optimist Club
Gordon Smith
Aker
Pin-Up Girlies on Male Panties Fad in Miami Beach
Miami Beach artist Evelyn Smith paints nude pin-up images on men’s underwear. Her growing market targets bankers and conservative men, with women buying for husbands or boyfriends. She notes redheads are preferred and that the business is easy, with Miami shops eagerly ordering her work.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Evelyn Smith
Miss Smith
Evelyn
Larchmont
America
Californians Named to Lectureship Board of Directors
Californians Emma Louise Garrett of San Francisco and Henry Bien Nichols of Los Angeles were named to the Christian Science Board of Lectureship by the Mother Church in Boston at its annual meeting. George Channing of San Francisco was reappointed manager of Committees on Publication, and Richard J. Davis of San Jose appointed Editor of weekly and monthly religious periodicals. John H. Hoagland, manager of the Christian Science Publishing Society, reported record peaks in advertising lineage and circulation of the Christian Science Monitor.
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John H. Hoagland
Christian Science Publishing Society
Christian Science Monitor
School Disaster Meeting in Castro Valley CV
The last term meeting of the secon district disaster committee was held at Castro Valley school with Miller and Tarry in charge. Representatives from each school attended. Miller summarized the committee’s progress since its organization. Parents were assigned to classrooms to assist teachers and adult escorts were organized to ensure children safe return home in a disaster. Regular drills, first aid teams, stretchers, blankets, and first aid kits funded by the PTA were noted. Discussion covered student identification for emergencies and improving cooperation with the black warden escorts. Plans to acquaint new teachers with the disaster work were also raised.
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Secon
Castro Valley
Tarry
Miller
P''A
Paul, Rhodes
Frances Baizley
Patricia Wright
Ruth Nelson
Don M. Russell
R. J. Miller
Roy A. Johnson
Calvin B. Morris
Donald McCullough
William Creighton
Billie Nelson
James H
Folk Dancers Invited to July Mountain View Festival
Mountain View hosts the third annual Harvest Festival with over 2000 folk dancers from Northern California. July 20 to 22 feature exhibition and demonstration dances, square dances, walts, polkas, schottisches, triple circle group dances, backward contra, shuttlebus and dreisteyer. Dances and list mailed to groups. federation sanctioned event invites regional dancers.
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Mountain View
California
Dorothy Marchant
Folk Dance Activities
Bay Area
California Fok Dance Federation
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