Editorials Compromise With Wrong Supervisors on Pleasanton College Fight
An editorial blasts Supervisor Dunn for backing a unanimous vote praising the Pleasanton site for a new college. It argues Dunn lacked impartiality, accusing him of compromising with wrong, and notes Hayward and San Leandro as strong rival sites. The California Legislature censured the Pleasanton choice, urging independent judgment over countywide interests.
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Pleasanton Chamber’ of Commerce
Stad College
Francis Dun
Dann
Hayward
San Leandro
Supertigor Dunn
Dum
Colleg
Pleasanton
State Senate
State Assembly
Vo Mamed
Dunn
Season of Danger for Children at Home
The Mameda Contra Costa Medical Assn reports 7802 children under 15 hospitalized in 16 weeks this year. 4954 accidents occurred at home, 477 at schools, with poisons in medicine chests and garages a major risk. Wiring, explosions, and car park hazards account for incidents. drivers should be vigilant to protect children.
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Mameda-Contra Costa Medical Assn
Carl Parkers
Notables Back Red China Visit Bid Stirring Rumors
Washington reports a wide array of figures pursue visas to visit Red China including Supreme Court Justice William Douglas and Eleanor Roosevelt. Warren Magnuson Clair Engle Adlai Stevenson and Averell Harriman are named as potential visitors. Secretary Herter will decide visa eligibility. France’s de Gaulle hints at no invitation while India seeks U S aid and cotton loans.
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Washington
Red China
Supreme Court
William 0
Douglas
State Department
Elearle Roosevelt
Warren’ Magnuson
Wath
Commerce Committee
Clair Engle
Califo
China
William Benton
Conn
Eneclopedia Britannie
Ads Tei Stevenson
Aslice Bouglas
Allen
National Geographic Magazine
Turkey
Hlarry
Roosevelt
Benton
Adlai
Stevenson
Peiping
Thussia
Khnushchev
Premiee Chou Enlai
Aing Tseung
Herter
Bhief
Averell Hartiman
Tio Chink
de Gaulle
Eisenhower
India
U. S
Refugees rise from East Germany as Europe shifts
The report from Heine Lonchant of the Marienfelde refugee center in West Berlin notes a surge in refugees from East Germany and Iron Curtain nations, rising weekly from about 1,500 to over 4,000. It highlights the broader postwar context of changing refugee flows and East-West tensions.
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Egypt
East Germany
Heine, Lonchant
Marienfelse
West Berlin
Uncle Sun
Treasury
Old Age &Survivors Insurance Trust Fund
Disability Insurance Trust Fonks
Railroad Retirement Fund
Highway Trust Fund
Robert Anderson
House
Ways and Means Committee
Anderson
Ann Landers readers clash over feeding a guest
A reader scolds Ann Landers for advising hospitality as a family issue. The column defends the approach but acknowledges mixed reader reactions. Other letters tease about manners and relationships with a teen driver, a lonely widow seeking companionship, and a church supper gossip concern.
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Lenadenr Tenn
Ann” Landers
Ann Landers
Daily Review
California Hopes to Have Water For All
California voices optimism as the Walter Development Bond Act gains approval in the legislature. The measure aims to transfer northern surplus water to the south under a forty year bond framework, with a constitutional amendment discarded to facilitate passage. A vigorous governor led campaign plus broad legislative majorities pushed the act forward, setting the stage for a statewide vote in November 1960 on the water bond. The piece notes the tension between ensuring northern rights and southern needs while stressing the broader goal of attracting capital and solving California’s water crisis.
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California
State Senate
Brown
Gill
Norihara
Ctig
Taw
Umm
Senate
Open Letter to Bert Levit on Pleasanton College Site
An open letter to Bert Levit of the State Public Works Board questions traffic safety, highway hazards, and site suitability for a proposed Southern Alameda County State College serving Eastern Alameda and Contra Costa counties. The author cites Parks Air Force Base history, transportation issues, and urges reconsideration of a Pleasanton site. Written by M/Sgt John Dr. DePriest, USAF (Retired), Hayward.
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Bert Levit
State Public Works Board
Pleasanton
Alameda’ County
Levit
Defense Department
U.S. Air Force
Parks
Air Force
Leo
Bradford
Ts Iit
Ilay-' Vara
Castro Valley Firemen Dismissals Prompt Call for Oversight
Editor questions the firing of three Castro Valley Fire Department personnel. The piece alleges local cliques suppress truth and urges a top-down investigation and a right to appeal for the involved firefighters.
Nile Railroad Days Community Appreciation Note
Editor thanks the organization for help with the Nile Railroad Days cen on June 5. Gratitude expressed for participation and interest in the festivities benefiting the community city and county through support.
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Cen
Adjusting to Noise By SYDNEY J. HARRIS
A veteran writer notes that constant noise becomes background and tolerable, while frequent shifts in pressure destroy focus. He compares newsroom noise, family dynamics, and marital strain, arguing steady conditions support emotional health and performance.
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Sydney J. Harris
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