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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1951
Page
5
Local brief from The Daily Review notes a midweek entry titled Pigo 5 appearing in the June 20 1951 edition. Details remain sparse in the readable fragment. The item likely concerns a feature, column, or game segment from the newspaper.
Washington reports that the draft system will shift with the Universal Military Training and Service Act, lowering age to 18 and extending service to 21 months. About 385,000 registrants losing deferments will face new classifications, while married men may be reclassified 1-A as draft boards prepare updated rules and a security training commission is formed.
Members of the Church of Christ in Hayward had their building plans halted when Alameda county supervisors denied the application to construct a church on the east side of B street 400 feet north of Kelly street. Opponents cited parking, fire hazards, and danger to residents as reasons for rejection. the church, with about 100 members, has been meeting at Dania hall since December.
VAN NUYS UP Carpentry worker Harney Lee Mapes 40 confessed to killing his estranged wife Viola 35 with a claw hammer after a lengthy questioning sequence. He said the couple visited their children during a June 4 meeting, argued over a divorce, he claimed she pulled a gun, he took it, and he beat her to death. He reportedly disposed of the body in Topanga Canyon.
More job openings were listed yesterday by the United States Civil Service Commission. An examination for a guard position will be given soon with a salary range from 2450 to 2900. A storekeeper position with 2450 to 875 warsily is open with applications accepted until further notice. Examinations for dental technicians will be held in the future. For information contact the regional director at 630 5 an d sumne street in San Francisco.
Alameda Street in Castro Valley and 166th Avenue, Uagward, were denied takeover by the county planning commission on Saturday afternoon. The action was mandatory as neither street met county standards, and the commission postponed a related rezoning matter north of Decota until July 17.
The Office of the State Division of Beaches and Parks announces fifteen day camping limits at some California state parks to ease crowding. State park attendance reached over 29 million visitors last year, a 20.1 percent rise from 1949. Chief Newton B. Drury encouraged vacationers to explore lesser known areas to relieve crowded units. Mount Diablo State Park saw a 4.9 percent rise in visitors in 1950 with 141,020 people.
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