Inquest Opens Into Death Of Mail Order Heir Thorne
Chicago coroner prepares witness list in the mystery death of Montgomery Ward Thorne 20 heir to a fortune of at least 1.3 million. Nar cotics equipment found in his studio along with personal items fuels questions about the cause while plans to reveal planted evidence and identify suspects are discussed. Mrs Marion Thorne and Maureen Ragen are expected among the first witnesses as investigators pursue leads.
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Aieen Ragen
Maureen Ragen
Miss Ragen
Dennis Annis
Churchill and Ike Plan Far East Defense Pact Meeting
Leaders Churchill and Eisenhower discussed a mutual Far East defense during a White House gathering. A draft communique was prepared at the Dulles residence with Eden and other aides, then reviewed by Eisenhower and top officials before a weekly GOP briefing.
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Centerville Youth Wins Two First Places
Centerville youth Shikano from Centerville won two first place awards in Alameda County fair agriculture sweepstakes. He earned top honors in vine crops and vegetable display while placing second in leafy and stem vegetables. Other regional competitors included Brown Newark E Spetti Niles Yamanaka Warm Springs and Davilla San Leandro.
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Obituary for Albert Gonsalves of Hayward and Ripon
Funeral services will be held in Hayward for Albert Gonsalves who died in Stockton after a weekend accident. A native of Hayward, he lived much of his life in Ripon and was a member of Teamsters Local 449. Services are set for 2 PM Wednesday at Sen Bros Chapel, 1240 5th Street Hayward, with interment at Mt. Eden Cemetery.
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Nixon Benson Plead For Farm Program
Vice President Nixon and Agriculture Secretary Benson urged passage of the farm program as a key administration effort. They warned of a congressional defeat and indicated the House showdown on the issue would come late this week. The administration proposed continuing rigid price supports in the bill.
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AFL Leaders Criticize Asion Endorsements in California Race
California AFL leaders oppose the AFL political arm Labor's Team Education backing of Graves and Roybal for governor and lieutenant governor. A meeting of 230 California leaders formed a committee to oppose reactionary candidates while the party weighs backing incumbents Goodnight and Harold.
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Capt Hagan Named Sheriff Assistant Administrator
Capt Gerald H Hagan aged 39 at 326 Grant Avenue will succeed Sheriff Leon V Palmer upon his retirement. Hagan joined the department July 18 1940 and rose from deputy to lieutenant December 16 1946, then captain this year. He and wife Maxine have daughter Beverly Larener and nine grandchildren in Price Utah. Sheriff Gleason Herbert M Zidin Oaklark named as successor to Captain Lex Jensen retiring chief of the crim and transfer of Lt George F Bryant to the civil division in the courthouse Oakland.
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Oaksland
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Gleason Herbert M. Zidin
Oaklara
Lex Jesen
Crimand
George F. Bryant
Alameda
Santa Rita
Oakland
McCarthy Aide Francis Carr Expected to Quit
Francis P. Carr, a key figure in McCarthy’s investigations, plans to resign his Senate subcommittee post to join private industry. He cites feeling unjustly smeared during the Army hearings and is set to move to a firm offering about 15,000 dollars annually and expenses. Carr helped lead inquiries into the top Communist party leaders and had been named co-principal with Rey Cohn at the hearings.
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Congressional Committee
PBI
Communist Party
Defense
H. Struve Hansel
Oakland Youth Recovers After Robbery And Injury At Market
A youth named Leon Clark was assaulted and wounded when two masked robbers entered Lee Brothers market through a skylight and a dynamite cap explosion occurred. The incident left Clark severely injured and the manager Richard Kumps assisted in freeing a trapped victim from a walk-in refrigerator. Also reported: a separate two SF men injured when a light plane crashed near Half Moon Bay, and a burglary at The Boot Shop in Hayward with 45 pairs of nylon stockings stolen. San Mateo reports a 14 year old girl injured in a 20 foot fall at Montana Beach. San Francisco telethon raises nearly $200,000 for cerebral palsy victims.
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Oakland Lee
Leon Clark
Heavy Brothers
Spindler and Devere
San Mateo County
Robert Benkman
Lee Brothers
Benkman
Richard Kumps
San Mateo
San Francisco
Montana Beach
Frances Guitron
Senate Flood Control Bill Aims to Protect Area
Senate hearings detail improvements to handle peak flows 4 percent above estimates from the 1925 flood. Army engineers forecast only a once in several hundred year event if the plan is followed. Kuchel cites 1950 market values placing flood plain property at 53.42 million with potential damages of 2.4 million in another big flood. Proposals for multi purpose reservoirs were rejected as not offering enough control without channel work. district engineers say outlay would exceed benefits.
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