Wrong Guy Bullet Creases Gangland Czar Costello Shot at in NYC
Frank Costello claims he was shot at by a masked assailant in a late night attack outside an East Side apartment. He says police doubt the intended target was Costello, with a gunman firing from about ten feet as Costello and William Kennedy returned from dinner. Costello, nicknamed Uncle Frank by intimates, shows a bleeding wound and seeks medical attention after the black Cadillac sped away.
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Frank Costello
Costello
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Slots
William Kennedy
East Side
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Norgel
Pete
Keith
Gove
Guy
Kennedy Garde
Jroyer
Uncle Frank
Services For Sen McCarthy Set Monday
The Wisconsin Republican Senator McCarthy died at Bethesda Naval Hospital from acute hepatitis and liver failure. A committee will accompany the body from the Senate to Appleton Wisconsin, where burial is planned Tuesday. The service will be in the Senate chamber after a briefing with Mrs McCarthy.
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st-St. Matthews
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Senate’ Chamber
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Wisconsin
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Tests Face Bay Span Bills To Expand San Francisco Bridge
Sacramento reports three bills advancing to tests to convert the San Francisco Bay Bridge into a four year plan funded by 35 million toll funds. By 1961 completion the span would allow opposite direction traffic on a double decked structure increasing capacity by about 35 percent. The Senate approved 322 to support strengthening the upper level for trucks and removal of rapid railroad tracks.
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Sacramento
San Francisco Bay
Senate
Arthur Breed
Oakland
Robert “McCarthy
San Francisco
Breed
Oakland Wife, 47, Tells Red Disguise
Mrs Eve Hanson testified she masqueraded as a Communist for nine years to obtain FBI information. She described belonging to an Oakland cell active in soliciting funds via the People’s World subscription, at a hearing in San Francisco before the subversive activities board official James R. Doncan.
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San Francisco
People's World
San
Francisco
Navy jet plot disrupts traffic in Niles Canyon
A Navy jet allegedly flew low through Niles Canyon and near high power lines, blocking traffic on San Francisco Peninsula as officials warned of danger from a 220000 volt line.
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Navy
Niles' Canyon
San Francisco
Peninsula
Battle Cry Heard by GOP Western Chiefs
President Eisenhower urged Western Republicans to regroup behind the 1956 GOP platform for the 1958 elections. He called for spreading the gospel of modern Republicanism and said the 1956 platform binds GOP workers to fight for its implementation and to regain party victory in Congress.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Beck Surrenders On Tax Charges
Washington D C Fed beat Beck surrenders on tax charges posting 5000 bail in Tacoma Washington to U S Marshal and faces appearance in federal court Bond set by Judge Edward Mo Curran after filing tax restitution of 56420 for 1950 with attorney Gerard Treanor present Office of Clerk handled cashier s check from American Security and Trust Co for bond supporting appearance in Yakoma or Tacoma court with U S Commissioner James F Splain ill Story on page 3
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Lin Peder
Washington
Teamster
Dave Beck
U.S
Tacoma
Beck
Gerard Treanor
Edward Mo Curran
Sthey
Pension plan for Teamsters begins operation
Los Angeles report states the Western Conference of Teamsters pension plan for about 156,000 truck drivers in Western states starts today. The fund opened with over 15 million dollars in contributions from around 6,000 peers, administered under Teamsters auspices.
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Los Angeles
Teamsters
Teamsters U
Buzzard-on-the-porch mystery plagues Charlotte family
In Charlotte, Mrs. Lowrance found a bagged creature on her porch three mornings in a row. Initially thought a prank by her 14 year old son, the bag contained a dead buzzard. Police investigated but offered no explanation as reporters and locals watched for further sightings.
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Charlotte
N.C
David " Lawrance
Lowrance
Mideast Exit By Sixth Fleet Units Reported
Washington reports the withdrawal of major U.S. Sixth Fleet units including the aircraft carrier Forrestal from the Eastern Mediterranean, as announced by the Navy today.
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Washington
Ins
Navy
U.S
Forrestal
Mediterranean
Knight Vows Action On St Rose Fund Threat
Gov. Goodwin J Knight yesterday afternoon promised immediate attention to the threatened St Rose Hospital funding cut. In Hayward for a presentation, he spoke in the City Hall conference room with City officials and St Rose fund leaders. D V Nichelsor of San Francisco reportedly moved St Rose from the eighth to the 18th priority, or from third to fifth on the active list, amid revised state finance area population figures. Continued on page 2.
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Frank Monto
Goodwin J.knight
St. Rose Hospital
Hayward
Elks Lodge
St. Rose Fund
D.V. Nichelsor
San
St. Rose
Nicholson
State Department ‘of Finance
Pickets At Sugar Plant Stir Alvarado Strike Tensions
Pickets mounting at the Holly Sugar Co plant in Alvarado involved about 40 men, including Niles steelworkers, with Alameda County Central Labor Council noting two incidents yesterday. Office workers reportedly stopped crossing lines, while a driven truck and empty trailer were cited as incident details by local AFL CIO Sugar Refiners workers.
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Alvarado
Dick. Groulx
Alameda I County
Charles ‘Checketts
Afl-Cio
Carpenters Win Wage Increase Amid Pickets and Incident
In Northern California, carpenters totaling over 33,000 secured a wage increase of 22 percent or more, triggering pickets in several counties. A truck was driven away during the disturbance as officials and supervisors investigated the mid night incident.
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Saul Vis
Levee St
Parado
California
Holly Sugar
Checketts
J.C. Ratekin
Driver hunted after five car Bay Shore pileup
In San Francisco police seek the public's help locating an unidentified driver blamed for causing a five car pileup on the Bayshore Freeway during the late afternoon commuter rush yesterday. The driver allegedly cut in on a vehicle, forcing it into a second car and triggering the crash that tied up traffic near the hospital area.
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Francisco
Polic
Bayshore
San Francisco“ Hospital
Wage Increases Set For San Francisco Carpenters
Augur Earnes reports a new wage of 3.2234 dollars per hour to take effect June 1, with a raise to 3.3744 dollars per hour on May 1, 1958. Carpenters in San Francisco San Mateo Marin and Alameda counties are covered by a separate contract.
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San Francisco
San Mateo
Marin
Alameda
Air Force sergeant accused in German bride death
Pleasanton report says 37 year old Sgt Ambrose Kennedy strangled Marianne Kennedy with a wire coat hanger in a Parks Air Force Base housing unit. Deputies found the 27 year old woman dead, daughter Christina, 9, present with a hanger in the room. Kennedy, emotionally disturbed, was taken to Parks Hospital for treatment.
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Marianne F.kennnedy
Komanderski
Parks Air Force Base
Ambrose Kennedy
Parks Hospital
Frank M. Munn
John ‘Moore
Kennedy
Ken
Christina
Tan
Air Force
Parks
Yan Dyana
Germany
Bandit Robs Two Local Film Box Offices
A masked bandit robbed two local theaters in separate late night stops netting 290 dollars. At the Ritz Theater 331 Castro St cashier Eloise Renther handed over 175 dollars in small change after the robber displayed a gun. A second haul at Hayward Motor Movie 312 Ten mysory Rd brought 115 dollars from cashier Helen Wiley. Police described the bandit as five seven, about 140 pounds, with a heavy dark beard after leaving the Ritz. in both incidents he used a gun and fled on foot. Detectives alerted by a alarmed cashier pursued leads but captured the suspect only seconds later at the parking lot. The robber wore different attire between sites but faced the same silhouette and manner.
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Ritz Theater
Castro St
Eloise Renther
Hobart St
Reburn
Hayward Motor Movie
Tenmysory Ra
Helen Wiley
Jamestown Rd
Irvington
Hayward
Carey
Burge
Ritz
Lillian Sabitini
Atwell Place
David Enos
San Leandro St
San le
Solons Debates On Plan Or Tax And Water Program
Lawmakers weigh rejecting or funding a plan as taxes come under scrutiny. Opponents argue about state water program costs and impact while supporters press for completion and services. The debate centers on fiscal choices and proposed reforms.
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East Bay Story
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Bandit
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