Peron Attacks Catholic Clergy Escalate Argentina Crisis
In Buenos Aires the Peronist union calls a general strike as President Juan Peron denounces Roman Catholic clergy as wolves in sheep's clothing. He blames the church for unrest, vows to separate church and state, and supporters clash with church figures in Plaza de Mayo leaving about 29 injured.
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Buenos Aires
Juan Peron
General Confederation of Workers
P.m
Congress Plaza
Eva Peron
Tate
Peron
Church
Plaza del Mayo
Cardinal
Evan
Civil defense drill tests city planning in Hayward and Oakland
In a mock atomic attack drill tied to Operation Alert 1955, Hayward city staff led by City Manager John Ficklin will run a civilian defense exercise from 6 PM to midnight without public participation. Alameda County centers and other cities will simulate raid conditions, while Washington, D C crews test coordination as President Eisenhower and 15,000 federal workers participate in a nationwide test.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Hayward
John Ficklin
Alameda County
San Leandro
Livermore
Pleasanton
Igities
Ficklin
Sam Cohen
Oakland
Baywood anti annexation group vows fight to finish
Baywood annexation foes rallied at an executive session vowing a fight to the finish after Baywood Annex was removed from Castro Valley plans. Colonel Pimentel said only 10 percent favored annexation to Hayward due to Castro Valley’s incorporation and now oppose any annexation moves. Blew and Coney echoed the stance while Schwerm promised an early financial report on annexation.
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Baywood
Baywood Annnex Citizens
Hayward
Castro Valley
John Blew
Moyers
Pimentel
Robert Coney
Bedtenway
Bill Schwerm
Rizzo
Summer Weather Forecast Fluctuates Into Drizzle
A breezy period expected with shirt sleeve warmth briefly, then cloudiness and light drizzle tomorrow morning. Oakland's high near 60 degrees with west winds 15 to 20 mph tomorrow afternoon.
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Oakland
Hayward to abolish industrial agent post
Hayward will abolish its 10,000 dollar annual industrial agent post held by Ralston Derr. The unanimously approved move follows a budget session and a report on the agent’s 18 month efforts, with critics noting failure to attract new industry.
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Ralston A
Derr
Carlos Bee
Bee
Der
W. C. Wilson
Art Phillips
John Purehio
Vic Hale
Coouncil
Hayward Champer of Commerce
Chamber
Wilson
Council
Hig
Heyward
W P Zephyr Derailed Near Winnemucca
A Western Pacific Streamline California Zephyr passenger train derailed 55 miles west of Winnemucca after a flash flood washout near Sulphur. The 12 car train had departed San Francisco for Chicago, and a relief train was dispatched from Salt Lake City to aid passengers. no injuries were reported.
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Winnemucca, New
INS
Western Pacific Railroad
Winnetucca
Sulphur
Salt Lake City
Zephyr
San Francisco
Chicago
Key System Wage Talks Stall Over Key System
Oakland AFL- CIO union leader Vern Stam saugh said no material progress occurred in talks with the Key System. Negotiations continue with a 20 cent hourly wage demand for about 1400 union members, as the contract extension nears expiration tomorrow night. The company offers to renew the present contract without changes.
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Oakland
Vern Stamsaugh
AFL Cermen
Key System
Oakland Auto Plant Workers Back at Jobs
Oakland CIO UAW ordered a return to work ending a one day strike over local issues. Across GM, thousands resumed production while many plants remained closed or short staffed due to local grievances and wage concerns. In Oakland, the Chevrolet and Fisher Body plants on East 14th Street Durant Avenue Foothill Boulevard and the adjacent Fisher Body plant were affected as unions settled local issues via a sub committee under the national agreement.
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Cio-Uaw
Chevrolet
Fisher
General Motors
International Union
Ciouaw
Q Work
East 14Th Street
Durant Avenue
Foothill Boulevard
East Oakland
Fisher Body
Michigan
Flint
Lansing
Pontiac
Ohiai
Cleveland
UAW
Columbus
Cincinnati
Hamilton
Defiance
Cadillac
Detroit
Car Crash Injures Three in Livermore
Four Stockton men were traveling in a car that went out of control near the western end of the Altamont Pass. The vehicle struck a light pole and rolled over injuring Jose D. L. Leal 33 David Sandoval 30 and Atilendo Dormaninges 67. Driver Salome Polanco 41 was uninjured. Sandoval suffered a fractured collarbone while Leal and Dormaninges received abrasions and lacerations. Authorities cited a tire blowout after brushing a concrete divider strip. no citations issued pending investigation.
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Livermore
Altamont Pass
St. Paul’s Hospital
Jose D. L. Leal
David Sandoval
Atilend Domaniges
Salome Polanco
Stockton
Sandoval
Polance
Building Jobs Tieup Slackens in California
In Southern Alameda County the AFL Operating Engineers began settling a walkout standoff with the Associated General Contractors after threatening a major shutdown. Most area projects and a key freeway fill job were unaffected as contractors signed interim contracts while master negotiations resume.
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Alameda County
AFL
California
Associated General Contractors
AGC
Hayward
la Lorenzo
Castro Valley
Ransome Company
Eastbay Company
Emeryville
Oakland
Bayshore
Candlestick Point
San Francisco
France halts all auto road racing after Le Mans crash
Paris officials announce a government ban on automobile road racing following the Le Mans endurance race disaster. The 82nd fatality was reported as hospitals treated several injured, with Premier Edgar Faure's cabinet delaying racing rules until safety measures are reassessed. Memorial services were held in Le Mans for the victims.
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Paris
France
Edgar Faure
LeMans
le Mans
Death Strikes Again On Oroville Highway
An elderly motorist, Benjamin Watson Clodfelter, 76, of Sacramento, was killed yesterday on the Oroville highway near the double curve just inside the city limits. His wife Nettie, also 76, suffered only minor injuries. The deaths follow a previous injury spree that left 12 people injured Sunday.
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Maryville
Benjamin Watson Clodfelter
Sacramento
Oroville
Nettie
Russians Enforce Iron Curtain Around Moscow Delegation
San Francisco reports a planned iron curtain for the tenth anniversary United Nations meeting as Russians lease a $400000 Hills borough mansion. Police chief Wisnom to deploy barricades and passes for access with extra officers funded by the State Department. Fifteen Russians will occupy the mansion as the advance guard moves in.
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San Francisco
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United Nations
Walter Wistom
Hillsborough
Wisnom
U.S. State Department
Twp
Restoration To Be Slow
London and union negotiators reached a settlement ending a 17 day railway strike. Trains will resume soon but full normal service will take days more due to freight backlogs. ASLEF members gain wage increase prospects while the government faces political pressure from opponents claiming anti union bias.
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London
Stransport Commission
Britain
Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firémen
ASLEF
Anthony Eden
Lebor
Eden
British Transport Commission
Last-Minute News Flashes Highlights Daily Edits
San Francisco reports Hugh Bryson, 40, former head of a left wing waterfront union, was sentenced in federal court to the maximum five years and a $10,000 fine for perjury on a Taft Hartley anti-Communist affidavit. Knight signs liquor tax bill boosting revenue by 14 million annually. Senate committee approves 31.9965 billion for B S2 bomber production up 35 percent. Interior panel backs upper Colorado basin storage by 1 to 2 vote. full committee to act next Tuesday. House Armed Services reduces draft age for doctors and dentists from 30 to 45. Eisenhower urges congressional approval of nuclear powered ships and Dixon-Yates plant. Adenauer calls for Western unity in big four talks with a bold disarmament plan toward German reunification.
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San Francisco
Hugh Bryson
Sacramento
Goodwin J. Knight
Washington
Ins
House Interior
Colorado Basin
House
Armed Services Committee
Bandit Killed In N Y Holdup Injures Three
A bandit stole 4000 dollars from Lincoln Letter Service in lower Manhattan, wounding three people before being shot and killed by motorcycle Officer Aurelio de Filippi outside Il Progresso Italo Americano. An elevator operator was badly hurt and a fleeing employee shot in the side as a woman was struck by a stray bullet through a luncheonette window.
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New York
INS
Lower Manhattan
Lincoln Letter Service Co., Inc
Aurelio de Filippi
Il Progresso Italo- Americano
Joseph Soppolans
de Filippi
Ex Professor Tries Death By Own Action In Berkeley
Ex professor Dr. Warner Brown 73 a retired UC psychology professor in Berkeley reportedly attempted suicide by taking two sleeping pills and submerging in a bathtub after weighing his head with a chain. Housekeeper Mary Chmeika found him and note asked both police and neighbors to be called. He was rushed to Herrick hospital where doctors described his condition as critical.
Body Found on Tracks in Oakland
The decapitated body of Thomas William Coleman about 30, an employee of the State Motor Vehicle Department in Sacramento, was found early today on railroad tracks in Oakland. The coroner said it appears to be a self inflicted death, and he had been under treatment at Stockton State Hospital.
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Oakland
INS
Thomas William Coleman
State Motor Vehicle Department
Sacramento
Stockton State Hospital
Nation's Flag Is Hoisted High on Flag Day
The Stars and Stripes waved nationwide as Americans celebrated flag day. A 211 Americans call was issued by President Eisenhower to honor the flag by display today. the holiday was legally observed in Missouri and Pennsylvania.
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Missouri
Pennsylvania
Eisenhower
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