Labor columnist accuses Bridges of seizing ports and ties to communism
Washington columnist Victor Riesel testified that pro Soviet union leader Harry Bridges aims to take over New York and New Orleans ports. Bridges' lieutenant Jeff Kibree refused to answer, invoking the Fifth. Kibree called Riesel’s charge unfounded while acknowledging uncertainty about Communist influence.
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Fremont Offered City Hall in Former Mission School
East Bay Investment Company offers Fremont four years rent free occupancy of part of the old Mission San Jose school for the city’s official headquarters. The proposal includes two large classrooms an auditorium nine desks and nine filing cabinets with a July 15 decision deadline from the city. The city would not be bound by a contract and could move out after one week occupancy. The offer comes as remodeling continues and a plan for a surrounding shopping center is hinted. Huddleson bought the 44 year old school for 50500 at public auction May 12 to block views from his hillside home, and notes the site could host private offices once vacated. The building holds four former classrooms and an auditorium seating about 100.
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Summer Makes Its Bow Today
The season arrives amid a nationwide heat wave stretching into its second week east of the continental divide. Forecasters warn of more hot humid weather as Americans reflect on a spring that lingered before summer’s official onset.
Slightly warmer weather seen with fair airies tonight
The Weather man reports slightly warmer conditions will continue with fair airies tonight and tomorrow. He notes small patches of fog near the ocean but shrugs them off as insignificant. Yesterday's high was not specified in readable text.
N Y Playwright Miller Plans Marriage to Marilyn Monroe
Pulitzer prize winner Arthur Miller said he plans to marry Marilyn Monroe before she goes to England to film. He disclosed plans during testimony before a House subcommittee and sought a passport to join the actress abroad.
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Fleeing Mate Dodges Shots In Oakland
Leila McDermott, 30, was held in Oakland city jail for investigation after allegedly firing a .38 revolver at her fleeing husband during a late night money dispute at their home on 1391 Hi Centre Ave. He escaped unhurt as he ran to the roof where he was helped by police.
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Leila McDermott
Hi Centre Ave
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Hunt for Spy Device in Office of Senator Hit
In a Senate floor dispute Sen. Lehman objected to a fruitless search for spying equipment in his office refrigerator closet. Defense officials argued a torn duct prompted the check conducted by Pentagon and Capitol police, amid closed hearings on Lop devanse secrets.
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Texas
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State Grants HUHS Funds To Buy Site
State Allocations board in Sacramento approved a 449000 appropriation to Hayward Union High School district for site acquisition and construction of administrative and maintenance buildings near the new county office on Winston Avenue Hayward. District trustees passed a resolution to condemn acres of the proposed site, while county supervisors seek a portion for the Little Courthouse area. The district will begin negotiating disposal with the county as the Civic Center plan unfolds.
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Fake Firemen Escape Police in Village Sales Pitch
Bayward police pursued unlicensed salesmen dressed as blue Hayward firemen in an old Seagrave fire truck in Palma Ceia Village. Fire Chief Matt Jimenez criticized their extinguisher pitch as unsafe for Class A fires. He warned residents, especially housewives, against the scheme while noting the men claimed to fund a new station.
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Robinson Jr In Jail Again
Hollywood reports 23 year old Robinson Jr notable for frequent legal troubles was jailed on suspicion of felony drunk driving after his sports car crashed into four parked cars in Westwood Village near UCLA. A passenger, Martin Barth aged 37, suffered serious injuries and may lose sight in one eye. Medical staff at Santa Monica Hospital described a severe facial wound.
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Ike Is Up and About After Hospital Step Forward
President Eisenhower left his hospital room for the first time today at Walter Reed Army Hospital. He walked to a nurse's desk in the corridor, sat for about 20 minutes with Mrs. Eisenhower and doctors, then returned to his room. He was to hold a conference with Gen Alfred Gruenther on foreign aid and Atlantic treaty matters.
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Teen Driver Charged After Rampage Crash in Nashville
In Nashville the 18 year old R P Hodge Jr faces drunken driving and related charges after a chaotic spree that included sideswiping a moving car, striking three parked autos, hitting an ice cream shop, slamming into a utility pole, crashing into a liquor store and punching a police officer. He claimed he lost control.
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Washington Manor Petition Good Despite Jurisdiction Dispute
The Washington Manor incorporation petitions are deemed good by the county assessor with 2188 valid signatures and $769,530 in land value, excluding improvements. They meet the required 1/4 parcel owner and land valuation thresholds, while a jurisdictional dispute with San Leandro over Bayshore land awaits a ruling before supervisors hearings and final boundary setting.
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Dulles Demands Free Elections From Soviets
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles challenged Soviet leaders to permit free elections in Russia and Eastern Europe. He warned violence is the tactic of a despot, and urged free peoples to view Khrushchev’s critique of Stalin as a sign to shun despotism.
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Twining Heads to Moscow for Open-Mind Talks on Russia
General Nathan Twining leaves Washington with nine U. S. air officers aboard an air transport to Moscow for an unprecedented postwar look at Soviet aviation. He says the trip will be informative, with reports to the president and Pentagon upon return. The mission marks the first Russian visit by a U. S. chief of staff since World War II.
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Street Lighting Systems offered for South San Leandro
Five possible street lighting systems were described by Henry Tillson for the South San Leandro Merchants Association. Costs ranged from about 8 to 13.70 dollars per front foot, with V shaped fluorescent lights among options. The association will select at its June 27 meeting and notify affected property owners.
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Two Planes Collide Over Seattle Beacon Hill District
A mid-air collision above Seattle's Beacon Hill killed three people. A Coast Guard pilot reported the crash occurred about one mile northwest of Boeing Field and involved planes that burned in the industrial residential area.
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San Leandro Debates Downtown Redevelopment Plan
The San Leandro Chamber votes 376 to postpone action on forming an Urban Redevelopment Agency to lure U S Housing and Urban Development funds. Officials warn possible conflicts with off street parking while advocates say federal aid could reshape East 14th Street and nearby blocks.
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Barbara Mathews
Heyward
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William A Jeaney
East Germans Free Prisoners Amnesty Report
East German government announced that 19 000 political prisoners were granted amnesty or released from prison before serving full terms. The move comes as part of a broad government effort to reduce jail terms and thaw political tensions within the country.
Path Cleared for U S Road Bill with Heavy Truck Levy
Senate and House committees completed a compromise multi billion road building bill. A conference panel accepted the House version licensing heavy trucks to use the 41000 mile system to be built in 13 years. Truckers would pay 1.50 per thousand pounds for trucks weighing 13 tons or more.
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