GE Sets Lights For June 1957 Reactor Permit
LIVERMORE The U S Atomic Energy Commission issued a permit to General Electric to build an experimental nuclear reactor on a 1600 acre site between here and Pleasanton. The reactor will supply Bay Area homes initially for a town the size of Fremont and later sell power to Pacific Gas and Electric. The design is a boiling water type using enriched uranium 235 with safeguards and a gas tight building. Construction qualifies for a seven year operating license pending health and safety checks.
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Livermore
U. S. Atomic Energy Commission
General Electric Company
Bay Area
Firemont
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Safeguard Action
IGE
Vallecitos Mead
Here
Pleasanor
Commonwealth Ediform Company
Chicago
AEC
Knight Fights L A. Water Bill Stance on San Luis Plan
Gov Goodwin J Knight criticized Los Angeles Mayor Nomis Poulsons position on the San Luis dam and reservoir bill as impractical. Knight testified in Washington after Congress hearings and said Poulsons testimony shocked him. He supported Rep Clair Engles plan to fund the Oroville dam and urged a federal role while integrating with the Feather River project.
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Sacramento
Goodwin J. Knight
Nomis Poulson
Los Angeles
San Luis
Knigh
Paulson
Bill
Congress
San Luis Dam
Knight
Washington
Feather River
Harriman Confident in Democratic Presidential Bid
MISSOULA Mont Averell Harriman declared he is a candidate for the Democratic nomination for president. He attributed confusion about his campaign to limited recent campaigning and said the New York party endorses him and will present his name at Chicago in August. Also reported is John Graham 24 sentenced for a dynamiting case with defense seeking guidance on appeal.
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Missoula
Mont
Averell Harriman
Rocky ‘Mountain
Denver
John Gilbert
Graham
Harriman
New York
Democratic Party
Thim
Chicago
Thompson Fund Tops $2000 Mark
CASTRO VALLEY The Thompson Fund surpassed $2000 today with a $326 contribution by the Machinists Union Local to Fred Thompson. Total now is $2178.32. Rev. R. J. Boyd of Calvary Church will accept further contributions for the trust fund for Mrs. Thompson and her polio afflicted children. Fred died April 26 from injuries while adding a room at their home to provide a round-the-clock nurse.
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Castro Valley
Thompson
Machinists Union
Fred Thompson
R. J. Boyd
Calvary Church
Stanton Avenue
Fred
Hannah Drive
San Leandro
Nebraska Holds Primary Today in Presidential Year
Omaha dispatch notes Nebraska voters head to the polls for a presidential year primary amid interest in a possible farm revolt. Observers watch for shifts in party support, with Republicans historically garnering around 65 percent of the vote in 1952.
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Omaha
Ins
Nebraska
Roots run deep in Lomita boy linked to marijuana
In Lomita California sheriff's narcotics officers arrested a 15 year old after a back yard marijuana crop was discovered. The youth admitted planning to harvest once matured and had told his mother he was growing zinnias.
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Lomita
Calif
Eight Die In Indiana Air Crash
A twin engine Lockheed Ventura owned by Crane Co of Chicago crashed into woodland near the Ohio river killing eight aboard. Crane officials said five executives were among the dead plus the pilot and co pilot. Names of executives include J A McMurray J A Dwyer George L Irwin Charles F Towner and G G Lindholm. The crash occurred near a farm home and witnesses described a steep approach. Denton whose home was near the wreckage had two children in school at the time.
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Jeffersonville
Ind
U.R
Crane Co
Chicago
Ohio River
Clark County
Edwin M. Coots
Indiana
Don Rutter
Crane Company
Midway Airport
Louisville
J. A. McMurray
J. A. Dwyer
George L. Irwin
Charles F. Towner
G. G. Lindholm
Randy Mutkeran
Angie
Walter ‘Denton
Denton
Parking Lots Target November Completion in Hayward
Hayward City Manager S. D. Smith told the City Council in a work session that a November target date is set for completing three downtown parking lots to hold 458 cars. Appraisers are evaluating parcels on A Street and Maple Court, B Street east of Foothill Boulevard, and the block bounded by A Main B Castro. If prices fail to settle, condemnation will begin May 8 with jury trials starting June 11. Financing hinges on bond issuance of 750,000 and 33 percent local participation already pledged for the first two parcels and about 23 percent for the third. County official William Scanlon noted appraisers often reach compromise appraisals.
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Hayward
S. D
Smith
Maple Court
Foothill Boulevard
Castro Street
William Scanlon
Scanlon
Greyhound Strike Halts Michigan Bus Service
A wildcat strike by 1250 Great Lakes Greyhound Bus lines workers including drivers ticket agents and porters suspended service in Michigan. The walkout affected service to five other states and was expected to spread.
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Greyhound
Detroit
Great Lakes
Greyhound Bus Lines
Michigan
No Heat Wave Records Broken This Year
The weatherman notes no temperature records were broken as it stayed warm but below last year’s 80 on May 11. Yesterday reached 78 the warmest so far, with fair skies continuing today and tomorrow but cooler.
Leandro Council Rejects County Sales Tax Split Plan
Leandro officials push for a city ordinance to mirror county tax law after county split on a countywide sales tax. Council instructs City Manager Wes McClure and City Attorney Arthur Carden to draft provisions to take effect locally, citing potential impacts on non city residents and shopping patterns.
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Leandro
Wes. Tey
McClure
Arthur Carden
Carden
Sant Leandro
Petition Delay Moves San Lorenzo Incorporation Battle
The Board of Supervisors postponed action on three incorporation petitions including Sam A. Howard’s City of San Lorenzo while awaiting a Superior Court ruling. Gerald Cochran urged not to delay, then asked for until May 25 as Howard’s notice expires, hinting at possible legal action if the board approves the Howard notice.
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Sam A. Howard
San Lorenzo
Gerald Cochran
Greater Bay City
Bay City
Old San
Lorenzo
Cochran
Howard
Suisors
Howard Kutler
San” Lorenzo
Howard Group
Woman’s employment claim denied over early work rule
Hartford unemployment ruling denies a woman's claim after she refused to begin work before 9 am to care for her children. The employer argued she was needed at home while she contends the schedule violated her rights and time limits.
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Hartford
Conn
Two RAF Planes Crash in Hong Kong. Pilot Dies
Two Royal Air Force jets crashed during takeoff at a Hong Kong suburban airfield yesterday. One pilot was killed. The leading aircraft reportedly collapsed on the runway while the second tried to pull up to avoid a collision.
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Hong Kong
INS
Royal ‘Air Force
Agente France Presse
Indonesia Bound Ship Searched by Hong Kong Police
A Dutch vessel carrying 25 Chinese students to a conference in Indonesia was searched by Hong Kong police amid claims by the Republic of China that the ship was sabotaged.
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Hong Kong
Indonesia
R China
Dulles Warns on Soviet Troop Cuts and New Weapons
Secretary of State Dulles warned that Moscow’s offer to cut armed forces may be propaganda and will not trigger verified reductions. He noted Russia has a deadly new weapons family in a broad modernization effort for atomic age warfare. Burgess said the U.S. aims to maintain about 2,350,000 military personnel indefinitely.
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Washington
John Foster Dulles
United States
Russia
Flan
Dulles
U.S
West Germany Receives U S Arms Gift at Bremen Port
The United States delivered the first $1 billion in arms and equipment to West Germany in a dockside ceremony at Bremerhaven. Bonn and U.S. officials witnessed the handover as Germany plans a 12 division Bundeswehr of 500,000 men by 1959, with initial strength just over 10,000 and a push to rapid expansion. By year end, strength is expected to reach about 95,000 with the first six divisions formed.
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Bremerhaven
Germany
U. S
West Germany
Bonn
U.S
United States
Bundeswehr
Western de Meuse
Divorce Granted Ice Queen's Mate
West Palm Beach socialite Winthrop Gardiner has been granted a divorce from ice star Sonja Henie on grounds of desertion and mental cruelty. Gardiner alleged his wife’s mother accompanied her, and he claims they had only a few weeks alone together from 1949 until their separation.
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Palm .Beach
Fila
Winthrop
Gardiner
Ice
Sonja Henie
Student Knifed In San Leandro
A 17 year old San Leandro High School junior, Dennis Firebaugh of Newark, was stabbed in the stomach early today on his way to school. Police issued a bulletin for two suspects, one blond in a red and green plaid shirt and Levis, the other dark haired in a black shirt and Levis. Firebaugh was not hospitalized and provided details of the attack at First Avenue near Washington Avenue before seeking help at Tom Kennedy's photo studio. Authorities labeled the incident isolated. no motive shown.
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San Leandro
Ed Police
Ariel Lamoreux
Tte
Dennis Firebaugh
Newark
Schop
First Avenue
Washington Avenue
Tom Kennedy
National Can Company of
Dennis
Bhat
Kennedy
Firebaugh
148Th Avenue
Daily Review
Steve Rubiolo
Traffic Stalled By Truck Upset On Highway 101
Jerry Peterson, 30, of Hayward escaped injury when his truck trailer loaded with huge rolls of newsprint overturned on Highway 101 north of Paso Robles after shading a dividing strip. Traffic stalled as authorities cleared the scene.
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Jerry Peterson
Way
Hayward
Paso Robles
Crosby Son Begins Army Training At Fort Ord
Gary Crosby, Bing Crosby’s 22 year old son, left Los Angeles for Fort Ord to start basic training in the Army. He was inducted yesterday and officials say he will be assigned to Special Services after basic training.
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Gary Crosby
Los Angeles
Its
Bing Crosby
Crosby
Ft. Ord
Army
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