Nationalists Move to Stop Finnish Tanker Aruba
Formosa dispatch says Nationalist government orders Navy to intercept the Finnish tanker Aruba carrying 13,000 tons of jet fuel to Red China. The vessel, last seen between Suez and Singapore, is believed headed for Foochow near Matsu as Communists mass jet planes in the area.
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Taipei
Formosa
Aruba
Red China
Suez
Singapore
Foochow
Min River
Matsu
Freshman Democrats propose new antiwar foreign policy plan
Washington report says a group of House freshmen drafted a declaration calling for a revamped U S foreign policy. Proposals include UN trusteeship for Formosa with free elections, U S leadership to abolish war, and working through the UN to curb colonialism and aid underdeveloped nations.
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Washington
House
U.S
United Nations Trusteeship
Formosa
Henry S. Reuss
W! Trev
United States
Eisenhower
U.N
Senate subcommittee to start hearings on Maj. Peress case
Washington bulletin reports the Senate Investigations subcommittee voted unanimously to begin new public hearings next Tuesday on the case of accused Communist Maj. Irving Peress. The action signals ongoing scrutiny of Peress and related issues within the investigation timeline.
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Washington
INS
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Maj
Irving Peress
Robert E. Wood
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Wood
Senate
Joseph R. McCarthy
Wis
McCarthy
Army
Peress
Communists shell Quemoy as Nationalists boast seizure efforts
Bulletin from Taipei reports Communist artillery breaking a seven day lull in the Formosa Strait with 52 rounds aimed at Quemoy. Nationalist officials claim capture was near as Red guns from Amoy and nearby islands strike Eastern China including MIG variants for attacks on Matsu or Formosa. The Nationalist navy previously seized two Polish and one Russian tanker attempting to ram fuel through their blockade, while Peiping warned the United States against intercepting the Finnish tanker Aruba and threatened piracy if attacked.
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Taipei
Formosa
Quemoy Island
Formosa Strait
Defense Ministry
Amoy
Quemoy
China
Matsu
United Press
United States
Peiping
Chiang Kai-shek
Beiping
U.S
Aruba
Suez Canal
Washington
London
Finland
Red China
United Nations
British Foreign Trade Office
Wilma
Singapore
Red
Russia
San Leandro Firing Tails Petty Theft Suspects Chase
San Leandro police chase ends with gunfire after three suspects shoplift from Grand Auto Supply on East 14th street. Patrolman DiPaola fires five shots at the fleeing car, arresting John Dominic Sorrenti, 29, of Oakland. two accomplices remain at large.
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San Leandro
San Leandro City
John Dominic
Sorrenti
Oakland
Grand Auto Supply
Jauspects
Peralta Street
DiPaola
Pershing Drive
San Leandro Boulevard
104Th Avenue
104Th
di Ehota
Audacious burglars steal 2300 in Hayward furniture
Burglars used a pickup to remove about 2300 dollars of furniture from a Hayward model home at 26071 Rochelle Avenue. They broke a bedroom window and moved pieces from two bedrooms and a living room via sliding doors, leaving maple pieces untouched. The theft was discovered at 8:30 a.m. by Richard Jongewaard of a local development company.
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Hayward
Rochelle Avenue
Richard C. Jongewaard
Lessley Avenue
Castro Valley
Warren-Olson Development Company
Charles Berger
B and B
East 14Th
San Leandro
Post Office Cuts Spending and Pushes for Reforms
The House Appropriations Committee trimmed the post office budget by 89.1 million dollars and demanded faster mail service and substantial savings. The first fiscal 1955 appropriations bill was approved, covering post office, treasury, and other agencies. The committee also cut 8.6 million from the treasury request and reduced overall administration requests by 77.7 million.
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Washington
House
Appropriations Committee
Post Office, Treasury
Treasury
Tornadoes Ravage Four States Amid River Flood Threat
Storms lashed Indiana Ohio and Pennsylvania with tornadoes hail and floods killing six. A Union City Ind business fire caused about 1 million dollars in damage. Ohio River crest reached Louisville nine feet above flood level as Steubenville Indianapolis and Rankin Pa reported wind and debris damage and several injuries.
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United Press
Ohio
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
easternOhio
Ohio Rilver
Louisville
Steubenville
Indianapolis
Ind
Joseph Bauer
Plains
Colorado
New Mexico
Wyoming
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Rankin
Pauline Muscoll
Allegheny
Monongahela
Pittsburgh
House Votes 745 Million Pay Boost for Servicemen
The House approved a 745,245,015 pay raise for 2,000,000 servicemen, voting 399 to 1. Rep. John Taber cast the lone no vote. The raise ranges from six to 25 percent, with few exceptions for certain enlisted and junior officers. The bill now goes to the Senate.
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Washington
House
Senate
John Taber
N.Y
Angry GOP Pressure on Ike to Run Again
Washington across party lines belittled Paul Butler’s remark on Mrs Eisenhower’s health and pressed President Eisenhower to consider a 1956 candidacy. Rep Joseph Martin led the critique, calling Butler’s comment loathsome and inhuman as Republicans organized a sharp rebuke across the House and Senate.
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GOP
Ike
Washington
Mamie Eisenhower
Isenhower
Democratic National Committee
Paul M. Butler
Eisenhower
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
Mass
Republican House
Butler
House
Senate
Franklin
Roosevelt
Fisenhower
Woodrow Wilson
Harry S. Trumany
Margaret
Feather River survey sparks legislative clash in California
In Sacramento lawmakers spar over Assemblyman Lloyd Lowrey’s proposed study of the Feather River Project and other water plans. Opponents call it a delaying tactic while Lowrey argues the vast $1.5 billion venture requires independent engineering and economic review before any session action.
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James C. Anderson
Sacramento
U.P
Feather River
Lloyd Lowrey
Rumsey
Inakome
Gan
Ciagine
NewLyeum
Wes
Luis
Lowrey
PRP
Alameda County
FRP
A. D. Edmonston
Division of Water Resources
Francis Lindsay R
Loomis
Reather
Oroville
Lindsay
Discoverer of Penicillin Dies In London Heart Attack
Sir Alexander Fleming, the discoverer of penicillin, died at his London home at age 73 after a heart attack. Born August 6, 1881, Fleming’s work transformed medicine and saved countless lives in World War II. he was knighted in 1944 and did not profit from his breakthrough.
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London
John E. ‘Lee
INS
Alexander Fleming
Ondon
Serge As
James Sargent
Harald Sargent
Proctor
Castro
Fleming
Lochfield
Darcidentvel
Hugh
Grace
Romaid
Danvers. Street
Chelsea
Alexander
Karr Defense Attacks Truth Of Testimony
In San Francisco Centerville Army Captain Carl A Karr fights court martial claims by challenging witnesses. A fourth witness William McAuliffe recanted statements implying Karr ordered lax treatment at a B girl establishment. Prosecution witnesses including Morgan and Sanchez testified Karr acted properly though Morgan admitted drinking on duty.
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San Francisco
Centerville
Carl A. Karr
William McAuliffe
Thim
Karr
McAuliffe
Buddy Clark
Clark
Joseph Saccheri
John Marcon
Leini
Hutchison
William E. Morgan
Morgan
Ray Sanchez
Armed Forces
Hayward Cop Taken Off Critical List
Hayward patrolman Pratt Truscott was released from the critical list at Peralta hospital today after suffering severe head injuries in an automobile accident early Wednesday.
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Oakland — Hayward
Pratt Truscott
Peralta Hospital
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