County Declines Gas Tax Sharing Plan From Mayors Conference
Alameda County supervisors shelved a request by the Alameda Mayors Conference for a uniform gas tax distribution between cities and unincorporated areas. A two hour discussion ended with the board taking the matter under advisement and promising a committee study ahead of next year’s budget. The mayors urged pooling all gas tax funds and apportioning by street mileage, population and needs. county officials questioned legality and long term road needs.
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Oakland
Board of Supervisors
Alameda County
Mayors’ Conference
Harry Bartell
Clifford Wixson
Wixson
Bartell
George Janssen
Boggs
Thomas
Knick
San Leandro
Conference of
Immayors
Carl Froeher
Alameda
County wide anti loitering plan presented to high school leaders
L. E. Dayton chair of the Alameda County committee for the Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency told student leaders from Hayward San Lorenzo Washington Union and Amador Valley Joint Union high schools that the proposed ordinance would curb delinquency without a curfew. It would restrict loitering in public places between 10 p m and sunrise and not aim to arrest teens after 10 p m. Dayton said the measure protects youths from improper influences and allows attendance at parties dances and other legitimate activities. Sheriff deputy Glen Anderson supported the plan calling it a realistic protection approach.
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L. E. Dayton
Alameda County
Dayton
Ing
Glen Anderson
Anderson
Dewey Silent On Reports of His Retirement
Albany reports say Gov. Thomas E. Dewey faces questions about his political future amid retirement or a possible national role. White House and state officials deny knowledge of a definitive decision, with sources close to Dewey suggesting no firm choice yet.
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Dewey
Albany
N. Y
Thomas E. Dewey
United Press
White House
Washington
Capitol Hill
Dean P. Taylor
Taylor
New York Times
The
Times
Eisenhower
John Foster Dulles
Eisen
POWs Held by Reds Admit Existence at Geneva Conference
U.S. observers hail a rare development as China’s Communist forces acknowledge holding American POWs and hint at potential release terms. Wang Ping-nam, a top Pei official, disclosed the admission, a notable shift after prior silence. Details on numbers and exact price remain undisclosed.
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Walington
U.S
Reds
Alexis Johnson
Czechoslovakia
W. Bedell Smith
Geneva
Wang Ping- Nam
Pei
Spotlight Turns on Anthony Eden
Debonsir Anthony Eden has long typified the corps of Englishmen who carry Britain’s battles in world council rooms. Now seen as Churchill’s logical successor, Eden accompanies his aged chief to Washington for talks on Anglo American policy. The Daily Review begins three installments Monday.
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Debonsir
Anthony Eden
Winston Churchill
Eden
Washington
Churchill
Anthon Eden
Daily Review
Mendes-France Sets Time Limit For Cease-Fire
Paris reports Pierre Mendes-France pledges a four week cease-fire in Indochina after taking premier designateship. He aims to present to the assembly by June the European Army plan and to report by July 20 on cease-fire results, with resignation if unsatisfied, and to unveil economic revitalization if succeed.
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Paris
Pierre Mendes- France
France
Indochina
Assembly
National Assembly
Mendes-France
Indoichina
Indochine
Local Crusade Chairmen Named for 1954 Drive
Hayward Community Chest advisory committee announced 1954 United Crusade leaders at a luncheon. Douglas Smith will head public relations, Jack Rees the educational committee, and Cal Rule Reg Bowman and Rob bert Mooney co-chair the downtown business area group under Merritt Sanford of Oakland Title Insurance Company.
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United Crusade
Hayward Community Chest Advisory Committee
Douglas Smith
Jack Rees
Cal Rule
Reg Bowman
Robbert Mooney
Merritt Sanford
Oakland Title Insurance Company
McCarthy Hearing Surges With Fresh Disputes and Feud
Dramatic exchanges between Sen. McCarthy and Sen. Symington keep the Army hearings alive beyond expected close. Symington attacks McCarthy over alleged obstruction of exposing Communists while McCarthy calls for Symington under oath and questions Democratic aims. McCarthy defends tactics as necessary and faults Symington for conflicts of interest.
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Washington
Joseph R. McCarthy
Stuart Symington
McCarth
Symington
McCarthy
Wisconsin
Robert T. Stevens
Senate
John L. McClellan
Ark
North Africa
ARMY
Joseph N. Welch
Karl FE. Mundt
S.D
Teen Age Dance Permit Debate in Oakland Hearing
A board of supervisors in Oakland discussed reviving Walt Kohn’s teen dance permit amid narcotics concerns. San Lorenzo captain Frank Madigan alleged marijuana use outside the Eden Community center and questioned permit legitimacy. Attorney James Popper noted 500 petition signatures and potential for many more as the board scheduled a continuation next week.
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Oakland
Board of Supervisors
Walt Kohn
Walt Somers
Kohn
Hayward
Frank Madigan
San Lorenzo
Sheriff's Department
Koehn
Eden Community Recreation Center
Madigan
James Popper
Elks National Convention to Draw Vast Los Angeles Crowd
LOS ANGELES the 90th annual Elks National convention will be held in Los Angeles from July 4. It is expected to attract 100 000 Elks and their ladies from across the United States. Convention director is Robert Redington. L A Lewis is president of the corporation directing convention activities.
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Los Angeles
United States
Robert §. Redington
L. A. Lewis
the Elks
California
Diplomats Think Churchill Will Okay Security Pact
ASHLAND Hillcrest Knolls Improvement association voted 11 to 1 not to seek annexation to San Leandro. Chairman John Tucker led the motion noting the 45 home area north of Fairmont Hospital would stay in current districts. Edward L. T. Clark dissented, claiming surveys show support for annexation, while the group also discussed reorganization efforts and local school tax implications.
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Ashland
Hillcrest Knolls Improvement Association
San Leandro
John Tucker
Fonthill Boulevard
Fairmont Hospital
Edward L. T. Clark
Clark
Hillcrest Knolls
San Leandro Unified
Hayward Union High School
San Lorenzo
Hayward
170Th Avenue
Lewelling
Elmer Gower
Paul Armknecht
F . Gerald Cochran
Washington
INS
India
Bay City
Yg Ator
Churchill
Anthony Eden
White House
State Department
Inj
U. S
Southeast ‘Asia
Castro Valley
Castro
di Non-Communisti
Geneva
Sheriff
Burma
Mills Bouchard
Red China
Farj
Dent Eisenhower
John Foster Dulles
Seven Hills
Redwood
iChief Bouchard
Stopping Arms To Guatemala U.S. Seeks Ship Search Authority
The United States seeks authority from major seafaring nations to stop and search their merchant ships on the high seas to block arms to Guatemala. Britain and Denmark reportedly received informal requests, with Sweden previously linked to a 2000 ton arms shipment. The effort aims at non Communist nations and cooperative action to curb arm transfers amid Guatemala’s turmoil. Also unconfirmed reports say five American technicians with France in Indochina were captured by Viet Minh.
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Washington
UPI
United States
Guatemala
U. S
Iron Curtain
Stettin
Poland
State Department
Lincoln White
White
Denmark
United Press
Copenhagen
U.S
Danis Foreign Office
London
Britain
Alfhem
Reublics
F ‘Oreign
Hong Kong
INSI
Indochina
France
Tourane
Annem
Hue
Planners Back McDonald Request on Hayward Centre
The Hayward planning commission endorsed Graeme McDonald and firms Smiths and Goldman urging the council to weigh central business district impact before granting permits for outlying shopping centers. They pressed for binding options by developers and a clear construction start deadline tied to rezoning or service applications.
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Hayward
City Planning Commission
Graeme McDonald
Smiths and
Goldman's
Planning Commission
McDonald
Foothill Boulevard
Court Denies Church Tax Exemption Plea
San Leandro First Methodist Church and San Jose First Unitarian faced a California Supreme Court denial for tax exemption without the loyalty oath. The churchs will pay under protest then sue to recover, say lawyers. If mandates are denied, the dispute may take a year or more to resolve.
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San Leandro
First Methodist Church of
California
Supreme ‘Court
Robert Moon
Lawrence Speiser
First Unitarian Church of
San Jose
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