The Enclosing Fate of Hayward Public Housing
The Hayward housing project faces eviction by April 3, later extended four months, with demolition and land sale to follow. The article links this local case to a national trend, noting drops in FHA owned public housing from 115,729 units in 1952 to 93,316 in 1953 and ongoing declines in 1954. It cites opposition from major groups and outlines proposed FHA reforms including 40 year government backed mortgages for low income buyers, while eviction losers face higher private market costs and a shift in federal accounting.
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Federal Public Housing Authority
California
Hayward
Halls of Congress
National Housing Conference
National Association of Home Builders
National Association of Real Estate Boards
U. S. Savings and Loan League
Washington
The Fertile Soil of 4-H Club Membership Grows
The article notes 4-H clubs gain members yearly as non farm youths join, citing benefits in citizenship, thrift, and self-reliance. It credits project teachers and counselors and highlights National 4-H Club Week March 6 14 with the theme Together for World Understanding. A farm paper editor is quoted praising the lifelong virtues of 4-H experience.
Stevenson plans and political clashes outlined
Robert 8 Allen Reports continues with friendly clashes over politics. Stevenson eyes a national chairman from the South or West and has 175-plus invitations for speaking engagements. Ickes volumes due, Harriman shown strength, Mecham challenges Anderson, and debates over senate rule changes emerge as Ferguson pitches a voluntary, committee-based reform. Flash on Indo China warns of a looming major Vietminh offensive.
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Mitchell
Stevenson
McCarthy’s grip tests Eisenhower aides’ caution on party unity
Ike aides fear a break with Senator McCarthy could jeopardize Republican chances to win Congress next fall despite broad Republican and White House warnings. McCarthy enjoys strong GOP support, with key figures backing his methods while critics retreat amid political risk. Congress approves large funding for his committee as public shock grows over Soviet spy cases and security leaks.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Joe” McCarthy
Congress
McCarthy
New York
Wisconsin
Capitol Hill
Republican National
Republican National Committee
GOP
Senate
Victor Johnson
Republicans
Everett McKinley Dirksen
Illinois
Stevens
House
White House
MelCarthy
J. William Fulbright
Arkansas
Humphrey
Minnesota
Lehman
Kefauver
Tennessee
FBI
Chambers-Bentlay
Alger Hiss
Harry Dexter White
Treasury
Lauthlin Currie
William Remington
Commerce
Peress
Army
McClure Syndicate
Knight opens 1954 budget session amid pre election bickering
Sacramento reports Governor Goodwin J. Knight delivered his first message to the legislature as the 1954 budget and extraordinary sessions begin. The proposed spending tops a billion four hundred million dollars, the largest in state history, sparking fierce political clashes.
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Sacramento
Goodwin J. Knight
Knight
Letters Question City of Hayward industrial relations hire
In a letter to the editor a Hayward reader questions the need for hiring an industrial relations expert at a proposed $50,000 yearly cost, citing Oakland spend limits and suggesting real estate professionals could perform the role at no extra taxpayer expense. The writer urges council to focus on local industry improvements.
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City Council
Hayward
Oakland
U. S
Louis
Senate hearing on liquor reform in special session
Sacramento reporters note a changed yet potent Senate GE&E committee under Harry Parkman as it weighs liquor bills. Weinberger argues for a director type administration with governor accountability, while O Gara and Brown push reform. Final form uncertain as free conference could yield compromise or failure.
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Senate
Assembly
Weinberger Liquor Investigating Committee
Liquor Control
Board of Equalization
Aiquor Control
Harry Parkman
San Mateo County
Sacramento
Arthur H. Semish
Frank X. Flynn
Henry MacArthur
CNS
State Senate Committee
Harry E. Parkman
James W. Silliman
Parkman
Clarence Ward
Hugh M. Burns
Fresno
Earl Desmond
Ed Regan
Casper Weinberger
San Francisco
Weinberger
Gerald J.o'gara
Ge&e
O'Gara
Charles Brown
Inyo County
State Board of Equalization
Hormone Auxin Guides Plant Growth Below Ground and Upward
Ranger Naturalist explains geotropism and the role of auxin in directing roots downward and stems upward. The article notes negative geotropism, diageotropism, and the influence of light, moisture, chemicals, heat, and touch on plant growth, emphasizing plants essential to life on Earth.
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Eugene Burns
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Rex Bell
Las Vegas
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R.mich
Ferguson
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Sir Tomes
Ray Tucker
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Roy W. Wier
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Veteran Farm and Home Purchase Plan
State Senate
Emily and
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