Names Demo To Fill Mack's Position on FCC
John Cross, 52, assistant chief of the State Department Telecommunications Division, was named to succeed Richard Mack on the FCC. Nominated by Eisenhower, Cross will fill the unexpired seven year term ending July 1, 1962. He is a Democrat with long federal service since 1946 and a Birmingham, Alabama native.
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INS
John&. Cross
State Dept
Richard A. Mack
Federal Communications Commission
Cross
Eisenhower
Mack
House
Arkansas
FCC
U. State Department
Birmingham
Ala
Alabama Polytechnical Institute
Michigan State Highway Dept
U.S. Interior Dept
Federal Inter-Department Radio Advisory Commission
Warren Files Bid for State Senate in Alameda County
A. Guy Warren Hayward transportation executive filed Democratic nomination papers for state senator from Alameda County. He named John K. Smith as campaign chairman, A. J. Oliveira as campaign treasurer, and Arthur 5. Geen as campaign director. Born 1901 in Alameda County, Warren is UC engineering graduate, truck operator, rancher, long-time Hayward High trustee, and former Hayward Chamber of Commerce and Rotary Club leader. He is married with a son Richard and a grandchild.
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Guy
Warren
Jack Blue
Alameda County
Senate
John Holmdahl
Oakland
Arthur H. Breed
A. Guy Warren
Hayward High School Dist
Hayward Chamber of Commerce
Rotary Club
Richard
Police Halt Rocket Launch At Davis Street Site
San Leandro police ordered the Rocket Society to cease operation after a noon test from Davis Street caused smoke and rocket trails seen in the Oakland Airport flight pattern. Councilman James Frazier and Officer Victor Lynn warned the group while awaiting safety reviews. The society sought larger landowners for another launch pad as two rockets remained ready.
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Cape Canaveral
The
Rocket Society
Davis St
Oakland
James Frazier
Victor Lynn
Frazier
Bandit Hits Reno Casino
A gambler at the Holiday casino in Reno rose from a gaming table and helped the cashier place about 6000 in $100 bills, then fled as the crowd scattered. In Las Vegas, a Rivera casino cashier was held up for 5000 earlier this month by another suspect, while a separate rocket test by East Oakland Rocket Society saw a 25 inch device reach altitudes around 2000 feet before being halted.
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East Oakland
Prayer for Today Invocation and Comfort
A devotional prayer asks God to grant a new vision of truth and inspire joy. It seeks to become a cup of strength for suffering souls in the name of Jesus Christ our Deliverer Amen.
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Jesus Christ
Hagerty denies gumshoes spying on reporters
White House secretary James C. Hagerty rejected a report that the government uses gumshoes to shadow journalists. He called the claim unbelievable, saying there is no such program and any security matter would be checked with officials. He added he has never heard of gumshoes following reporters or their families.
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Washington
INS
White House
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Decotan Bar Knifing Victim In Critical Condition
A Decoto man is in poor condition at Highland Hospital after a barroom brawl early Sunday left him stabbed. Police reported the incident occurred in a Decoto bar where the fight broke out, and authorities are investigating the motive and suspect details.
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Highland Hospital
Stabbing At Ninth Street Cafe Ends In Arrest
In Reno on Sunday a 47 year old cashier Robert Duran was stabbed during a robbery at Luis and Istelles Cafe on H Street. The wounded man fled behind the bar as the suspect Benny S. and accomplice Al Rodriguez 34 were arrested at the scene. Rodriguez shouted threats and the robbers fled with about $6000. Witnesses provided fragmented accounts of the assault and the cafe owner Mrs Estelle Hernandez urged deputies to take action.
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Sino
Robert Duran
Ninth St
Benny
Rodriguez
Sixth St
Heart Decoto
Luis and Istelles
Duran
Estelle Hernandez
Mrs Elvira Hoyles Marks 100th Birthday With Coffee Bread Butter
Mrs Elvira Hoyles celebrated her 100th birthday in Hampshire II and credited her long life to lots of coffee and bread and butter. The event reflects a simple, enduring daily routine and the community's remembrance of a centenarian.
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Hampshire
Elvira Hoyles
Dual-Deck Water Tunnel Opens Between Honshu and Kyushu
The world's first underwater tunnel with separate decks for pedestrians and vehicles opened in MOJI Japan. Spanning just over two miles, the project took 22 years to complete with no work during wartime and cost 53 lives.
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Japan
Honshu
Kyushu
Fogarty Pushes Bill for Federal Unemployment Aid Hike
Representative Fogarty introduced a Democratic plan to boost and extend unemployment benefits. The bill envisions direct federal funding, a 40 week maximum, and benefits near half of prior wages with a cap at two thirds of state averages. President Eisenhower was to present a White House proposal to Congress soon.
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House
Pemordial
John E. Fogarty
House Appropriations
Fogarty
Federal Treasury
White House
Eisenhower
Congress
Israeli Attack On Shepherd Charged Near Banias Area
A Syrian military spokesman said an Israeli unit opened fire Sunday in the Banias area of the demilitarized zone to steal cattle, with Syrian army units rushing to the shepherd’s aid. Casualties were reported as the spokesman described the incident.
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Cop Survives Fatal Crash On Freeway
State police officer Daniel Murphy 40 of Hayward survives a head on crash that killed former Hayward officer Raymond V. O Connor 30 and another Hayward man. Roth Jr. 33 of Hayward died at High Hospital after the collision on the Eastshore Freeway near the Pasco Grande overpass. O Connor’s services set for Mosswood Chapel Oakland and Columbus Church. A Minnesota visitor Mary Johnson 72 died in a freak crash near Rio Vista when a hood blew off a passing car and forced her car into a bridge abutment damaging Corday Johnson 56 and Helen Johnson 48 with two children injured.
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Hayward
Daniel Murphy
Ruby St. Hayward
Merritt Hospital
Raymond V. O’ Connor
Artington Ave
Oakland
Fairmont Hospital
O’connor
Steves
Clarence’ Roth Jr
Hese Cherry
High Hospital
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Eastshore
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Murphy
O'Connor
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Lynn
Lulu A
Connor
Mosswood
Albert Engel Mortuary
T. Columbus
Minnesota
Mary Jonnson
White Bear Lake
Min
Rio Vista
Corday L. Johnson
Mautie Ave
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David
Linda
Johnson
Schoenfeld Enters Race for Alameda County Schools
Harold Schoenfeld 43, superintendent of Decota School District, announced at an Oakland Bay Area superintendents meeting that he is a candidate for Alameda County schools superintendent. He plans to file Wednesday and cites better coordination among agencies and larger districts for efficiency, with a PhD from UC.
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Decoto
Harold Schoenfeld
Decotee School
University of California
Schoenfeld
Johnson urges quick action on public works spending
Senate Democratic Leader Lyndon Johnson urged President Eisenhower to unleash public works spending, even deficit financing if needed, to curb unemployment. He testified before the Senate Public Works Committee for accelerated use of already appropriated funds, citing 7.1 billion dollars unexpended for military and civil construction.
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Senate
Lyndon Johnson
Eisenhower
Congress
Texas
Senate Public Works Committee
Johnson
Vohngen
Castro Valley Salesman and Son Stranded on Sandbar
Theodore E. Markley and his son Theodore Jr left Bethel Island aboard an $8000 30-foot boat. They ran aground on a Sacramento River sandbar near Rio Vista twice, damaging a propeller shaft and spending the night stranded as tide fell. The craft was to be freed at high tide.
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Castro Valley
Sacramento River
Theodore E. Marktey
Milmar Blvd
Theodore, Jr
Markley
Bethel Island
Rio Vista
Bethel
Workers Return To Milpitas Ford Plant
Two thousand workers returned to the Ford Motor Company plant in Milpitas as full production resumed on the passenger car and truck assembly lines after a 10 day shutdown caused by a sales slump. During the layoff some employees were on paid vacation others eligible for unemployment benefits under the Ford contract with the United Auto Workers. Ford has reduced its local workforce about 10 percent since January.
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Ford Motor [Company
Ford
United
Driver Impaled On Fence After Highway Crash
Cecil T. Miller, 39, of Augusta, lost control on a slippery Georgia highway and crashed into a wire fence. His car ripped through 158 feet of fence and pierced his chest with a fence post. He remained conscious but in terrible pain as police cut through the post with a hacksaw. Six pickpockets were reported arrested nearby.
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Tokyo
Cecil T. Miller
Miller
O.h.’Martin
W. IE. Anderson
Burglar Tells Tale Of Tiny Take In Decoto
Mrs. Flossie L. Steagall reports a burglar entered her Decoto home and took a piggy bank with 3.60 dollars plus seven dollars, along with 12 dollars worth of clothing from a dresser drawer. Sheriff deputies investigated the daytime burglary at 111 Railroad Avenue.
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Decoto
Flossie L.steagall
Railroad. Ave
Congress Space Junkets Feared by Bow
Rep. Frank T. Bow of Ohio warned in a weekly constituent letter that Congress might someday approve a space aid program. He said he feared demands for irrigation on Mars and using the Information Agency to promote better understanding of America in the Milky Way.
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Frank T.bow
Ohio
Congress
America
Bow
Fine Waived On Overdue Book in Sioux City
Sioux City Iowa officials waived the overdue fine on the book The Social Center. The book had a 45 year overdue status and would have totaled about 228 dollars.
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