Bid to Harness San Lorenzo Creek Flood Control Phase
Bids open July 15 for Zone 2 flood control work along San Lorenzo Creek widening and deepening channels, dredging, and levee reconstruction. County funds $6.934 million bond-backed with $3.644 million federal aid proposed, enabling future Army Engineers improvements and local development.
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San Lorenzo Creek
Hesperian Boulevard
Corps of Army Engineers
Congress
William F. Knowland
Thomas H. Kuebel
San Toronzo Creek
San Lorenzo
Oro Loma Sanitary District
Army Engineers
United Crusade to Lead October Charity Drive in Alameda and Contra Costa
Community leaders and donors are urged to back the United Crusade as the umbrella for health welfare and recreation services. The drive starts in October, surveying agencies, eliminating duplication, and ensuring local inspection and support across Alameda and Contra Costa counties.
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United Crusade
Jst
Alameda
Contra Costa
Tax Credit Tangle Persists as Republicans Push 10 Dollar Deduction
Edwin Johnson Cole and Spissard Holland pursue a $10 tax deduction plan amid Republican doubts about defeating the measure. Senator Millikin, Finance Committee chair, urges Democrats not to dilute the House bill with amendments while negotiating with Senate leaders Walter George Lyndon Johnson and Hiltonaments. George signals support for dividends deduction alongside the administration proposal.
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Fuaene Millikin
Millikin
Senate
House
Walter George
Lyndor Johnson
Tex
Eaments
George
Eisenhower era tax and trade debates at Senate
The piece reports on Democratic and Republican bargaining over tax cuts for stockholders versus other taxpayers, Senate discussion of deficits, and calls to appoint a GOP successor to Senator Lester Hunt. It notes President Eisenhower’s stance at a conference with the National Editorial Association and Senator Capehart urging broader foreign trade with allies amid the cold war.
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House
Amocrats
George
Millikin
Senate
Wyoming
J. Rogers
Lester Hunt
Eisenhower
National
U.S
Japan
Pacific
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Homer Capehat
Ind
Dulles
Capehart
McCarthy popularity stirs partisan caution in Washington
Senate Democrats resist disciplining Senator Joseph R. McCarthy citing practical politics. Many oppose his methods and leadership notes, yet his continued support among voters keeps both parties wary. Some warn of delaying the Mandel/Mundt report until after elections to avoid political damage.
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Washington
Senate
Flanders-Lehman
Joseph R. McCarthy
New York
McCarthy
Gof-Ers
Mandt
Army-McCarthy
Joe
Pentagon
William F. Knowland
McGlure News
Syd
Critics Doubt State Park Commission Over Oil Royalties
California lawmakers scrutinize the state division of beaches and parks as they discuss about 70 million dollars in tide-land oil revenues. Testimony centers on a land deal at Emerald Bay and calls to strip the five man park commission of administrative powers.
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State Division of Beaches and Parks
State Park Commission
California
Assembly
Division of Beaches and Parks
Emerald Bay
Lake Tahoe
Lioyd Lowrey
Yolo County
Natural Resources
Park Commission
Northern
California County Supervisors Association
Milton Huber
Eureka
Humbolt
Highway Commission
US 10
Humboldt
Redwood
The
Arcata Chamber of Commerce
Huber
Redwood Country
Redwood Parks
G. BR. Gough
Elsinore
Lake Elsinore State Park
Riverside County
Edmund G. Brown
Board of Equalization
Brown
Attorney General
Lobbyists Hindering California Lawmaking and Alameda Tube Plan
Henry MacArthur discusses the rise of paid lobbyists in Sacramento funded by public money. He argues the Alameda estuary traffic tube stalemate shows democracy being undermined as cities hire representatives to push projects, while legislators delay action. He cites San Francisco and Los Angeles as precedents and warns of taxpayers bearing the cost.
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Sacramento
CNL
Altough
California
Alameda Estuary
Oakland
Alameda
California League of Municipalities
Richard Graves
County Supervisors Association
Capitol
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Blia
Amazing animal defense tricks and self amputation
Ranger naturalist notes remarkable defensive feats by animals. Some species feign death or spray noxious fluids, while others shed body parts to escape threats. Lizards perform painless tail self amputation, starfish and crabs lose limbs, and spiders sometimes shed legs to flee.
Law In Action on Property Rights and Air Travel
A column explains how laws must adapt while preserving core property rights. It discusses evolving doctrines through court decisions and legislation, using air travel as an example of balancing use, access, and ownership without unduly burdening landowners. The State Bar of California provides this information column.
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Unti
Uit
The
State Bar of
California
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Sherman Adams
Leonard W. Hall
Thomas E. Dewey
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
Mildred Younger
Dack Tenney
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Wisconsin
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Henry MacArthur
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