Dodge Plant To Close Jeopardizes 1700 Jobs
San Leandro's 15 million dollar Dodge assembly and body plant faces closure. C J Snyder, vice president and operating manager for the West coast Chrysler corporation plant, announced the decision, threatening 1700 jobs. The move impacts the local workforce and regional operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Dodge
San Leandro
Dodge
C. J. Snyder
West Coast
Chrysler Corporation
Ugue
Los Angeles
Snyder
Ralph Hartley
United Auto Workers, Cio
van Dempsey
Bay Area
Ohort
Hayjward
Oakland
Frank King
San‘h Lendro Chamber of Commerce
USO Mothers Day on at Hayward area event
Mothers will serve servicemen tomorrow in the Hayward area under supervision of Mrs. Hazel Jacobsen and Miss Randie Nissen will arrange entertainment. Grady Cottitt will supervise games and recreation, with a vesper service planned for late afternoon under Mr. and Mrs. Bert Falster.
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Hayward Area
USC
Ashland
Hazel Jacobsen
Randie Nissen
Grady Coybitt
Bert Falster
French Propose Guaranteed Cease Fire In Indochina Talks
In Geneva France puts forward a five point plan for a guaranteed cease fire in Indochina. Bidault urges withdrawal of Communist forces from Laos and Cambodia, disarmament of irregulars, international monitoring, a transitional period to free elections in Vietnam, and immediate liberation of POWs and internees. Conference chaired by Anthony Eden opens amid debates over scope of Bidault’s opening statement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Switzerland
France
Indochina
Dien Bien Phu
Georges Bidautt
Anthony Eden
Bidault
Ipor Bidault
Laos
Cambodia
Vietnam
Inter + nation commissions
Ho Chih Minh
Vietmamn
Soviet Union
Red China
United States
Britain
Fram
French Union
Newsong
Georges Bidault
A Street Work Tries Tempers And Automobiles
Hayward Public Works began tearing up A street from the railroad tracks to the freeway, with Rosas and Matora Construction of Castro Valley leading a 60 day, 26000 dollar project. One half of the roadway remains open in two way traffic, creating peak hour congestion and complaints from merchants while police urge detours via Vinton, Jackson, or Jewell avenues in San Lorenzo.
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City of
Hayward
Eastshore
Arbor Avenue
Panhandle
City
Public Works Department
Rosas and Matora Construction Company
Castro Valley
Southern Pacific Railroad
Wayne Howarth
Howarth
J. Howarth
Bike Victim Still Critical In Alameda incident
San Leandro nine year old Gary Thomas Read remained in critical condition at Oak Knoll hospital after a bicycle collision with a car at 106th Avenue and Foothill Boulevard. Police said the youth rode on the wrong side of the street and apparently ran a stop sign as the car passed.
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Gary Thomas Read
San Leandro
Oak Knoll Hospital
Wainwright Street
106Th Avenue
Foothill Boulevard
Oakland
Fairsign
Red Cross
Parks Air Force Base
Bay Bridge
John Buzzetti
Np-' It
San Francisco
Yerba Buena Island
Buzzetti
Canteer F
Indianapolis
Edward J. Buzzetti
Missoula Mont
Parks Hurley
Parks Air Force
Ronald Collier
Pacific
Republicans Seek Out in McCarthy Army Hearings
Washington reports plan for a new move Monday to end the Army McCarthy hearings. Senator Dirksen promises a concrete proposal to shorten the probe while McCarthy may be kept off the stand. The 12 day hearing stall continues as McCarthy vows to halt the inquiry if the panel agrees.
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Washington
Republi
Joseph R. McCarthy
Everett M. Dirksen
R-Nl
Dirksen
McCarthy T0
Subcommittee
Roy M. Cohn
Francis P. Carr
Army
McCarthy
David Schine
Schine
Fort Monmouth
N. J
Wisconsin Republican
Robert T. Stevens
Man Held Over Alvarado Knifing
One man is in critical condition at Highland hospital and another is in custody after a poolroom brawl in Alvarado last night. Leno H. Gevara, 25, an Alvarado ranch hand, was stabbed in the abdomen at Luneta Cafe on Smith Street following an argument. Isa D. Topete, 38, of Gilroy, is detained at Washington township substation on assault with a deadly weapon charge and is suspected of the stabbing. Topete fled the scene and returned to Gilroy before police arrested him and brought him back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highland Hospital
Sheriff's Deputies
Alvarado
Leno H. Gevara
Luneta Cafe
Smith Street
Isa D. Topete
Lewis Street
Gilroy
Washington Township
Topete
Gevara
Burglars Break Into C V Theater
Burglars entered the Chabet theater at 6560 Castro Valley Boulevard Castro Valley last night. They pried a rear exit door, searched a safe area, smashed cabinets behind the snack bar, and scattered candy. A tape recorder and a typewriter worth about 200 dollars were taken. Manager James W. Toler reported the break to police after a 3 20 a m discovery by a theater employee's daughter. They overlooked hundreds in power tools and amplifiers in the theater.
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Chabet' Theater
Castro Valley Boulevard
Castro Valley
James W. Toler
Sprague Court
Toler
Navy Engineman Examination Announced
The Navy announced an examination to fill the engineman position at $2.15 per hour in various naval and Marine Corps activities in or near Oakland Alameda Treasure Island Richmond Tiburon San Bruno Moffet Field San Francisco excluding the San Francisco Naval Shipyard. Complete information and applications are available at any post office in the listed cities.
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Navy
Naval
Marine Corps
Oakland
Alameda
Treasure Island
Richmond
Tiburon
San Bruno
Moffet Field
San Francisco
San Francisco Naval Shipyard
Ashland Men Face Charges In FHA Kickback Scheme
Eleven men tied to Atlas Enterprises of Ashland were arraigned by Federal Judge George B. Harris on charges of conspiracy to violate FHA regulations. The owners and employees allegedly offered kickbacks through high pressure sales tactics tied to four percent FHA loans, with homeowners paying the kickback via inflated loan amounts. Defendants include Gordon Brown Howard Wardle R A Brown and several sales staff across San Leandro San Lorenzo Castro Valley Oaks land Hayward Newark and related addresses.
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Ashland
Federal Housing Administration
George B. Harris
Atlas Enterprises
East 14Th Street
Gordon Brown
East 14Th
Howard Wardle
R. A. Brown
Lee Avenue
San Leandro
Angelo Nigro
Spruce
San Lorenzo
Pete Romero
Mersey Street
Renzo
Tyes
Castro Valley
Roy W. Frederickson
San Miguel
Pat Johnson
Rossmoor
Oaksland
Angelo Charpi
Tioga Avenue
Hayward
Anthony W Coree
Mersey Avenue
Forrest Scott
Market Street
Newark
Eisenhower Meets Security Council on Indochina Crisis
President Eisenhower convened the National Security Council in extraordinary session after Dien Bien Phu to plan options for American military action in Indochina and a broader Southeast Asia strategy. Key aides and cabinet members attended as Dulles warned of possible armed intervention if Geneva fails, while Knowland urged collective security to deter Communist advances.
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Washington
Eisenhower
National Security Council
Indochina
Free Nations
Dien Bien Phu
Southeast Asia
Richard M. Nixon
John Foster Dulles
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
William R. Rand
Arthur S. Flemming
Treasury
Elbert P. Tuttle
Secretary of Treasury
George M. Humphrey
Arthur W. Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
CIA
Allen W. Dulles
Robert Cutler
National Security
Senate
William ¥. Knowland
Knowland
British Recall Two Russian Air Attaches From London
The British foreign office demanded the recall of two Russian air attaches for espionage. Majors Ivan Pupyshev and Andrei Kudkov, both in London since 1951, were given 10 days to leave. The case raised questions about Soviet diplomats and atomic secrecy, with officials calling the officers persona non grata.
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London
Irs
British Foreign Office
Russia
Ivan Pupyshev
Andrei Kudkov
Britain
Pupyshev
Kudkov
Reign Office
Klaus Fuchs
Selwyn Lloyd
Jacob Malik
Foreign Office
United Kingdom
Lloyd
Pavel Kuznetsov
William Martin Marshall
Fate of Dien Bien Phu commander still unknown
In Hanoi Indochina French reports describe prisoners moving from Dien Bien Phu as a last desperate gesture after a 56 day siege. Gen Christian de Castries’s fate remains unresolved as spotter planes flag prisoner columns while fighting continues around the outpost Isabelle.
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Hanoi
Indochina
Dien Bien Phu
Indo
China
Henry E. Navarre
Christian de ‘Castries
Eiping
Red
de Castries
Isabelle
Countywide anti loiter ordinance eyed for July 1
A county wide anti loitering ordinance aimed at curbing juvenile delinquency would take effect July 1 1954. Drafted by police chiefs city attorneys juvenile court officials and the district attorney the measure makes parents liable for their minors repeated offenses and outlines penalties including fines up to 300 dollars or imprisonment up to six months. The plan envisions a uniform county file tracking juveniles and uses warning citations first second offenses penalties for parents third offenses bringing parents to court. Continued details promised after further meetings with enforcement officers and probation staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Coakley
Boon
Board of Supervisors
Hayward
Council
City of
Lorenzo S. Buckley
Accused Bookie Caught in Federal Raid San Francisco
Jerry Karakashian was arrested in a San Francisco apartment raid by federal treasury agents and held on 2500 bail. Agents described the operation as a 3000 dollar a day floating clearing house for bookies, with charges of unregistered gambling and tax stamp avoidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francisco
Jerry Karakashian
Treasury
San Francisco
Karakashien
T-men
Turk Street
U. S
Robert Schnecke
Schnecke
Karskashian
E Karakashian
Karakashian
Michael Gaffey
Edward Greene
Oro Loma Bid May Be Denied
Oro Loma Sanitary district directors face doubt that invited consulting engineers will respond to a plan to review costs. Ray Layton of Hayward declines to appear unless hired, citing ethics. Invitations went to four engineers to propose plans for saving up to 50 percent of the operating budget, under MacDonald’s push for an in-house engineering department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oro Loma Sanitary District
Robert A. MacDonald
Ashland
Oro Loma
Ray Layton
Hayward
Layton
MacDonald
L. Cedric Macabee and Associates
Fala Alto
Macahee #1
G. A. Horsthalte
Contra Costa County Sanitary District
Walnut Creek
Robert Dempster Smith
San Leandro
Richard Stars
Berkeley
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Amerean River
Sacramento County
Reinhold Herrmann
Loda
Caroline Herrmann
Lodi
Detson
Bridge Leap
C.V. Theater
Joseph Lear
The
Security Council
Sayles
Moscow
Kudkay
Air Aician
Udine
Weliane
Defanse Rim
Claudine
Hugette
Elisne
Isabella
Robey Realtors
Ed Robey
East
Heyward
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