Eisenhower signs 10 percent federal pay boost bill
President Eisenhower signed a bill granting a 10 percent raise to classified federal workers retroactive to January 1, covering about 1,021,000 employees and costing an estimated 542 million dollars yearly. California’s 22,000 federal workers will gain, with supplemental funding sought for 1958. The measure also raises top salaries for scientists and engineers and creates new top-level positions. Separately, a Castro Valley homicide case involves Howard Burns, 45, pleading innocent by reason of insanity. he faces charges of assault with intent to murder after a shooting that injured his stepson and a family friend.
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Walnut
Edward [Rice
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Fairmont Hospital
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Fallout in Iowa seen from Nevada tests doubled
Iowa would receive about twice the radioactive fallout of California from Nevada tests, says Prof Eiaym Kruglak of Western Michigan University. He warns not immediate danger but a calculated risk and urges continuing discussions and tests.
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City
UPI
Nevada
California
Eiaym Kruglak
Western Michigan University
Kriglak
Alameda County Fair contract dispute unresolved
County administrator Karl Strathman said no decision has been reached in the contract dispute threatening the Alameda County Fair, which opens Monday. Local 9 Theater and Amusement Janitors Union executive board had been expected to decide yesterday but has not notified his office of any action.
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Karl Strathman
Strathman
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Theater and Amusement Janitors Union Executive Board
Eisenhower Attends Defense Leaders Meeting At Quantico
President Eisenhower arrives at Quantico for a 200-member defense chiefs conference on limited war with nuclear weapons. He braves heavy rain that threatens plans to play Quantico Golf Course this afternoon.
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Quantico, Va
Cost-of-Living Edges Up as Inflation Slows in May
New York UPI reports the consumer price index shows a May rise at a fresh record high, yet the increase marks the smallest gain of the year, according to the National Industrial Conference Board.
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National Industrial Conference Board
Suspect Shoots Two L A Cops One Dies
Los Angeles police officer Thomas Scebbi 24 was killed and partner Ramon Espinoza 24 wounded when suspect James Eugene Hootin 26 drew a 22 caliber pistol and fired six rounds at point blank after a routine identification stop on Kingsley Drive. Hootin confessed to the burglary and shooting, stating he knew he would shoot when asked for identification. Espinoza identified the suspect after being shot. Hootin was captured with Espinoza aiding in the arrest despite injuries. The two officers were praised as top tier by Lt. Perry.
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Kingsley Dr
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J. R. Nelson
W. O. Gartland
Castro Valley News Publisher Dies at 56
Jacob Hughes Ariansen, 56, publisher of the Castro Valley News, died at Providence Hospital after a two week illness. A native of Norway, he was a California newspaperman for 30 years and previously night editor of the Los Angeles Examiner and owner of a Daily Cal in Inglewood. Survived by widow Faye, three children Mary Louise, Victoria, and Jacob H., and nephew Andrew Radland. services tentatively set for Monday at Grant D. Miller Mortuary in Oakland.
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Victoria
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Andrew ‘Radland
Ariansens
Selkirk St
Oakland
Grant D. Miller Mortuary
Knight Says He'd Fire Adams In Senate Bid
Sacramento UPI Republican Gov Goodwin Knight said at a news conference that if an executive secretary in his administration engaged in the acts Shermaty Adams is accused of he would seek the person’s resignation. Knight, running for the U S Senate, added that discipline is a matter for President Eisenhower, as Adams faces charges from a congressional committee of accepting costly gifts and hotel expenses from Bernard Goldfinger.
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U. S
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Eisenhower
Con Sciences
Bernard Goldfing
New Hungarian Uprising Feared at UN Session
At the United Nations in New York the Special Hungarian Committee under U.S. pressure has called a closed session for Saturday to prevent a new bloodbath in Hungary. Sources say at least 120 people have faced trial and possible execution in Budapest.
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United Nations Special Hungarian Committee
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Hungary
U.N
Budapest
Prayer for Today for Forgiveness and Patience
Prayer asking for forgiveness for mistreating children and guidance for elders to model patience and Christian virtue. Seeks to influence children's attitudes, concepts, and skills through daily examples and improved behavior.
Two Burned in Mulford Blaze
SAN LEANDRO Two men suffered minor burns in a Mulford Gardens garage fire that destroyed a racing car and other equipment worth about two thousand dollars. Eugene Kenkel 38 and Eugene McMichaels 46 were moving cars when the blaze started around 10 p.m. Jerald Kenkel and McMichaels aided in the attempt as a neighbor reported the scene before firefighters arrived. Four trucks battled the flames but the building was a total loss.
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Gardens
Jereld Kenkel
W. Ave
Higell
Eugene Kenkel
Eugene MecMichaels
28Th Ave
Oakland
Jerald
Eugene ‘Kenkel
McMichaels
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San Francisco
UPD
Navy
Sailor's Own
San -Francisco
Phoenix
California population rises by 4 percent in latest estimate
California's population is estimated at 14,752,000, up 562,000 or 4 percent from last year. The Department of Finance noted slower growth than in prior years, possibly due to recession. Orange County led at 14.6 percent, Los Angeles County rose 3.4 percent, and San Francisco increased 1.8 percent.
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Department of Finance
Orange County
Los Angeles County
San Francisco
National Jaycee Leader Elected
A 1-year old father of four from Chapel Hill North Carolina was elected national president of the U S Junior Chamber of Commerce today on the 15th ballot in Los Angeles.
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UPD
Bob
Bob Cox
Chapel Hil
N. C
U. S
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Loday
Beirut Army Patrol Attacked by Rebels
In Beirut, insurgents attacked a government patrol as UN Secretary-general Dag Hammarskjold visited. A government source said Sami Es-Solh sought a large UN police force to seal borders while observers could suffice. The clash injured soldiers and underlines a fragile truce amid regional turmoil.
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Sami Es-Solh
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