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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1954
Page
1
Goodwin J. Knight Governor Kuchel Senator Ritchie Brown Bee Dunn Seidel and others back Amendment A Redistricting with strong party notes and official support.
California voters face a crowded primary with 38 Alameda County candidates for local offices. Knight and Graves vie for the Republican and Democratic gubernatorial nominations while Kemp Kuchel and Yorty contest the U S Senate seat. Major issues include school bonds, redistricting, and county supervisor races in Hayward and surrounding areas.
Ten noted scientists led by officers of the Federation of American Scientists urged President Eisenhower to review the Oppenheimer case. They criticized the AEC board findings, warned against purging loyal scientists, and called for a balanced security policy that protects secrets while enabling active scientific research.
A Chicago group of atomic scientists says roughly a dozen top experts resigned at Fort Monmouth New Jersey due to security charges against colleagues. They accuse Army McCarthy hearings of distortion and will reprint a Federation of American Scientists report for general sale to inform the public.
Two men armed with an automatic roped up a Foothill boulevard bar at dawn and gagged bartender Charles T. Cowger, 47, of 14 A street Hayward. They bound his wrists and ankles after entering during a mop period. The robbers fled with 227.50 from the open door safe and cash register. Cowger was left bound.
Directors of the Hayward Merchants Association will meet tomorrow morning for breakfast at the Green Shutter Hotel. Committee chairmen will be present and the general membership is expected to attend.
The United States contemplates a direct command strategy to halt Communist expansion in Indochina. A Greece style operation is discussed with limited American combat roles, emphasizing advisory and training support under a small U S mission led by generals Van Fleet and Trapnell as Paris and Washington push for consensus.
A monitored phone call read at the McCarthy Army hearing showed Army Secretary Stevens and Defense Secretary Wilson discussed a possible special assignment for Pvt. G David Schine. The transcript outlined Stevens's and Schine's October 21 call and noted Cohn read related testimonies. The exchange indicated cooperation between Cohn and Stevens with no material on the Schine matter disclosed.
A San Lorenzo joint study committee from San Lorenzo Washington Manor and Hesperian Gardens will hold a Wednesday night meeting at the San Lorenzo Community Center. Public relations officers say the group seeks a balanced expression from homes, business and industry regarding plans to change governmental status. The committee cites much fact and opinion yet to be explored.
The open letters from Walter Deininger William Post John Engberg and Vernon Merritt charge Francis Dunn a second district supervisor candidate with accepting 700 monthly for Proposition 2 1946 650 monthly for Proposition 3 and interim expenses totaling 6815 in 1952. Dunn rejects illegal or unethical conduct and accuses critics of misquoting Attorney General Brown.
Oakland police held Bert Lytell and seven others for investigation of narcotics violations. Lytell, 30, once a top middleweight contender, gave the alias Calvin C. Lytle after two needle marks were found on his arm. Five men were seized in a raid at the Hong Kong Cafe on 1113 Franklin Street. State agents fired on a car near the Bay Bridge area, then chased and searched the occupants but found no narcotics. A package thrown to the pavement was recovered and sent to the lab for analysis.
Sauk City Wisconsin Anthony M Le Roy Gore head of movement to recall Senator Joseph R McCarthy said today the recall effort failed and petitions would be removed from Wisconsin. Gore noted the mail was heavy but not enough signatures to trigger a recall election and planned a renewed push after the November elections with fewer names needed.
Negotiators from the Communications Workers of America and Pacific Telephone and Telegraph met again to resolve contract issues risking a two state strike. The contract expired midnight Sunday and was extended to midnight Friday to seek a peaceful settlement. The union represents 7500 Northern California and Nevada workers seeking health benefits, pension boosts, and wage increases. The company offered an 18 month renewal of the old contract.
Directors of the Hayward Area chamber of commerce will convene at noon tomorrow at Villa Lorenzo. They plan to act on a highway committee recommendation urging immediate widening to solve Hayward A street traffic problems.
Washington reports reveal a tentative Eisenhower plan to seek congressional authority on April 26 to intervene in Indochina with air strikes from U S Navy carriers and Philippine land-based planes to relieve Dien Bien Phu. Britain reportedly did not back the move, and key talks with Eden and Bidault followed.
In Las Vegas, top jet fighter pilots including two from Hayward and a Castro Valley man join 11 local airmen from the 144th Fighter-Bomber Wing at Nellis for a week long all jet gunnery and weapons meet. The competition pits ANG and active duty crews in air to air and air to ground events while a special delivery event remains classified.
San Francisco reports supplies of machine wrapped bread will vanish from shelves as AFL bakers strike continues in the Bay area. Major bakeries have not baked since Wednesday night. Specialty and small bakeries will cover less than 20 percent of normal demand. No negotiations scheduled by union or employers.
Bev is back after a short absence and swings at epithet flingers whose confusion and fears have drawn wrath on the movie One Summer of Happiness. Her readers will find the popular column Just Between Us on Page 4.
Five people were hurt in weekend auto crashes around Hayward. Joan L. McKenna of San Francisco was hospitalized in critical condition after a car collided near Pleasanton. William D. Looney of San Francisco suffered major injuries on a Livermore motorcycle crash. Ingeborg Sundblom of Hayward was injured when her car was rear ended at Hesperian and Hathaway in San Lorenzo, struck by Angel Fernandez of Hayward. Paul Rightmire of Ashland and William Swingseth of San Lorenzo were also injured in separate collisions, with both incidents linked to Adriano drivers and intersections late Saturday and Sunday.
Castro Valley test pilot Melvin Vinson 28 is in improved condition at Palo Alto hospital after a T 33 jet training crash near Moffett Field Sunnyvale. He suffered fractures to both legs and head injuries while attempting an emergency landing for the aircraft maintenance firm in Oakland. Vinson and his wife Mary live at 176 Welmsford Castro Valley with two children.
Miracle Mile merchants association will meet at 7 30 p m tomorrow at the stadium club presiding officer George Martis urged all merchants to attend stating it is a very important meeting.
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