Water Plan Promises Vast California Aqueduct Network
The California Water Resources Board released a plan for an 11.3 billion development expanding supply in Southern Alameda County. The proposal envisions an 8.6 billion 700 mile aqueduct from Oregon to the Mexican border, with an arm near Mission San Jose, Livermore valley, and toward Santa Clara, backed by 33 new reservoirs and 240 additional ponds to add about 14 million acre feet annually. The plan, under study since 1947, urges immediate construction of key components to curb overdraft and flood risk, with financing staged via Legislature action.
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California
State Water Resources Board
Alameda County
Oregon
Mexican
Mission San Jose
Livermore Valley
Tracy
Santa Clara
Lake Tahoe
Feather River
Zoning Revision Sought in San Leandro Beach City
City Planning Director Douglas Joy told the Council of Associations that San Leandro zoning laws from 1954 are outdated due to rapid growth in residential and industrial areas. He urged revision with buffer zones as a city responsibility, not an industry one, and noted the need to balance area use. The Cherry Grove Park July 4 picnic committee planned a meeting to organize an event with a $2000 goal, funds to aid Bonaire Park development. Eastshore Neighbors signaled support for flood control bonds in Zone 9 if local interest justifies the project.
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San Leandro
Council of Associations
Douglas Joy
Joy
Cherry Grove Park
At & P.m
Gilbeck
Bonaire P
Eastshore Neighbors Group
San Leandro seeks successor to Critser as superintendent
San Leandro schools face an open search after Loven Al Critzer resigns to take the Los Gatos Union High post. Superintendent Clarence But tell notes no clear candidate yet as the May 15 school board meeting approaches.
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San Leandro
Clarence Buttell
Wwe
Loven al Critzer
Los Gatos Union
Los Gatos
Santa Clara County
Burrell
Waite
Cruser
Sequoia High School
Redwood City
Napa High School
Fresno
Bay Area Weather Forecast Clouds and Light Showers Expected
Variable cloudiness dominates the Bay Area with light showers likely tonight and into tomorrow. Yesterday’s high and today’s low are not provided in the readable text. The forecast emphasizes unsettled conditions and potential rainfall.
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Bay Area
Alameda County TB association forgery admitted in misappropriation case
Alameda County Tuberculosis association officials estimate misappropriated funds of about 4000 dollars by office manager Playe Bell Ereckson 42 of Piedmont admitted personal use of the society’s funds. She allegedly altered checks and cashed them over three years after an April 1955 audit, with losses covered by the association bond.
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Alameda County Tuberculosis Association
Alameda County
Stewart
Miss Ereckson
Association
Ereckson
Sultan's Fort Besieged Near Aden in Desert Assault
RAF jet fighters blasted Yemen tribemen who attacked a sultan's fort in the Aden protectorate. The attackers withdrew with no reported casualties. The fort lies near the oil-rich border as guards loyal to the British sultan requested air support, granted by Aden governor general Sir Tom Hickinbotham.
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Aden
Royal Air Force
Yemen
Tom Hickinbotham
New Probe Starts In Chest Shortage
In San Francisco a 38 count indictment charges grand theft and forgery against Elsie McArthur, 33, former Community Chest book keeper. Bonding company auditors began a new investigation into Chest records after an auditing firm found shortages totaling 76,934 from 1952 to 1955.
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San Francisco
Elsie McArthur
Community Chest
Bonding Company
Chest Records
Eisenhower soil bank request rejected by House
The House rejected President Eisenhower's proposal to grant advance payments to farmers this year under the $1.2 billion soil bank program. The vote blocked the administration plan to support producers amid agricultural policy debate and budget considerations.
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Washington,lp
House
Eisenhower
Stacked Deck Charge Over Castro Valley Bid Recanted
Julius Lawrence, a vocal opponent of Castro Valley incorporation, recanted this morning on his stacked deck charge against the Board of Supervisors as hearings on boundaries continued. He said he is pleased with the supervisors and turned in petitions for exclusion totaling 500 Valley signatures. Baywood Status Quo committee members presented 1024 signatures and letters opposing inclusion, while Mrs Maud Schuppert and Mrs Lillian Lotts urged exclusion for specific parcels and questioned motives for annexation.
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Julius Lawrence
Castro Valley
Board of Supervisors
Lawrence
Francis Dunn, Jr
Valley
Mayy Merrill Pimentel
John Blew
Baywood Status Quo Committee
Castro Valley Taxpayers Association
Maud Schuppert
Redwood Road
Lillian Lotts
Hay Yard
Dag Reports Truce Victory
Dag Hammarskjold secured uncondit ional cease-fire agreements from Israel and neighbors Jordan Lebanon and Syria. The UN secretary general reported in Jerusalem that each side pledges to observe the cease-fire unconditionally while reserving self defense rights, calling the outcome a positive result before returning to New York.
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United Nations, N.Y
INS
Dag Hammarskjold
Middle East
Israel
Jordan
Lebannehene
Syria
Geneva
U.N. Security Council
Jerusalem
New York
Hammarskjold Specis
Thompson Fund Soars After Polio Hero Mother Death
Rev R J Boyd of Castro Valley Calvary Church reported the Thompson Fund reached 554.78 with a noon Bank of America deposit. Total donations yesterday reached 3140 including 97.28 from El Portal school PTA. Funds will be placed in a trust for three children of Fred Thompson who died after a five week injury, with donated materials to complete the family home addition.
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Thompson Fund
Rev
R. J. Boyd
Castro Valley
Fred Thompson
Boyd
Thompson
Marine Tragedy Sparks Senate Criticism of Command
Washington Republican Rep Walter Norblad blasted the Marine Corps for leniency after the Ribbon Creek tragedy. He accused top officers of glossing over responsibility, while Maj Gen Randolph Pate ordered sweeping reviews. Assistant drill instructor Staff Sgt Matthew C McKeon faces court martial on four counts including murder.
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Washington, Af
Walter. Norblad
Marine ‘Corps
S.C
Assauit
Ribbon Creek
Norblad
Randolph
Galt ]Pate
Marine Corps
Mandant
Matthew,c. McKeon
Water Session Open to Press
Fremont water advisory committee will hold future meetings open to the press, after initial session closed by committee chairman Eugene Manning following a conference with Mayor Jack Stevenson. Manning declined details but said future meetings would be open.
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Fremont
iCitizens Advisory Water Committee
Eugene Manning
Jack Stevenson
Manning
Goodwill Bermuda Tour Faces Delayed Arrival
SAN LEANDRO The return flight of the Goodwill Bermuda tour scheduled to arrive Monday was delayed as the 30 member group broke up after landing in New York yesterday. Several members plan side trips to Washington while others stay near New York for a few days.
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San Leandro
Chamber of Commerce
Bermuda
William, A. Kinney
Chamber
New York
Washington
Planning commission meeting in San Leandro schedule
City planning panel in San Leandro plans a Monday evening session at 8 15 pm in city hall council chamber to continue hearings on a war related project. The special meeting advances the review, following prior sessions held last Thursday.
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San Leandro
Planning — Commission
Oakland
Council Chamternational Airport
Bers
City
Kinney Lances
Four Killed in B47 Stratojet Crash Near Lincoln
A B47 Stratojet from the 98th Bomb Wing crashed about three miles from Lincoln Air Force Base during a routine training flight killing four crew members Captain Marion J Perdue of San Antonio Texas Captain Charles H Stor esifer of Barer Calif Staff Sgt William Rockhall of Fellows Calif The crash site was secured by Air Force authorities Local farmer Harley Slader reported seeing flames and the jet carried ammunition at impact
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Lincoln
Lincoln Air Force Base
Ceresco
Neb
Air Force
Marion J. Perdue
San Antonis
Tex
Charles H. Storesifer
Barer A. Calif
William ‘Rockhall
Fellows
Calif
Pardue
98Th
Clarence Spath
Gayle
Harley
Slader
Arly
Burglary Narrowly Foiled at Schwartz Bros Appliance
San Leandro Patrolman John Deacon spotted an open delivery entrance at Schwartz Bros Appliance Co. in Oakland Street 14th, observed a thief who fled after prying open cash drawers with a screwdriver. About $60 and rifle shells were reported missing by owner Burnhardt Schwartz, 84.
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San Leandro
John ‘Deacon
Deacon
Schwartz Bros
East 14Th Street
Deaton
Aiad
Jack
Ashman
Burnhardt Schwartz
Oakland
Missing Books Lead to Confusion in Hayward Case
Hayward police report overdue library books linked to a bad check by George Overly of Niles. Overly faced a violation charge after the library found the missing volumes. his wife settled the fine and received a refund as the case proceeded, with unclear details pending further testimony.
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Hayward
Claude, Marchand
George Overly
Niles
Marchand
Overly
Funds Boost Defense Budget Power Across Services
The House Appropriations committee approved Eisenhower's $33.6 billion defense plan with minor reductions, saying it remains adequate but not enough to outpace Soviet airpower. The bill totals about $35.9 billion for 1957, increasing all three services. Air Force leads with roughly $15.4 billion. Navy about $9.6 billion. Army just under $7 billion.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Eisenhower
Russia
Air Force
Navy
Atom
Vance
Army
Rocket Misfire Halts Navy Aerobee Hi Test at White Sands
The Navy blamed an oxidizer failure for the Aerobee-Hi rocket not reaching its 185 mile ionospheric target. The craft climbed to about 10,000 feet but the main engine failed, causing a crash. Navy officers felt disappointed as winds delayed further tests. additional launches are planned at White Sands and Fort Churchill after the setback.
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White Sands Proving Grounds
N. M
Navy
White Sand
Fort, Churchill
Hudson’s Bay
Canada
Buoker
Pacific Atomic Test Postponed At Eniwetok
Postponement of the first shot in the 1956 U S nuclear series due to unsuitable weather at the Pacific proving ground. Newsmen and civil defense observers flew to Eniwetok in three planes but were ordered back. Officials said the test opener would likely be held Saturday if conditions improve. The detonation described as a small device equal to a few thousand tons of TNT.
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Kwajalein
United States
Pacific Proving Ground
Civil Defense
Eniwetok
Atomic Energy Commission
Eniwetok Atoll
Final Parley Set Tomorrow On Arms Ban
London dispatch reports the disarmament subcommittee voted unanimously to end deadlocked talks. US Britain France Viet Nam Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Canada will meet tomorrow for a final session and refer the unresolved issues of jars and troop cuts to the United Nations. The continuation of talks lasted for years without success. The 85th meeting closed today. tomorrow’s session is the last of the current series before a new action by the full UN committee.
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London
United States
Britain
France
Viet Union
Canada
United Nations
U.N
U.N. Comm
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