Fremont Incoporation Push Delayed In South County
Three main forces drive Washington township incorporation with Newark advancing toward city status while Irvington Warm Springs and Mission San Jose push ahead with surveys. Fremont trails, delaying boundaries, financing and survey start. Proponents stress benefits of five-town unity for services and tax efficiency, yet many residents resist or pursue smaller moves. Time is crucial as south county civic leaders race to secure support and signatures.
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Washington Township
Newark
Irvington
Warm Springs
Mission San Jose
Fremont
Treeview
Union City
Invington
South County
City should back bond issue for county welfare building
A $698800 contract for Oakland county welfare building sparks a push for a county bond issue to fund a comprehensive building plan. The Eden township project, Winton avenue site, and other remodels hinge on financing, with Alameda grand jury urging bonds and Hayward urged to publicly support.
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Board of Supervisors
Alameda County
Eden Township
Little Court House
Winton Avenue
Hayward
Eden Townate
Fairmont Hospital
Alameda County Grand Jury
Labor Looks at President Eisenhower with New Caution
Washington reports that organized labor now sees potential for coexistence with President Eisenhower and his cabinet of millionaires. AFL leader George Meany and CIO chief Walter Reuther would head a merged union bloc, with Meany overseeing trade issues and Reuther acting as political operator to mobilize unions for ballots.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
American Federation of Labor
Congress of Industrial
Ike
George L. Meany
AFL
Walter P. Reuther
CIO
Meany
Reuther
Reuther Sways Democrats Amid Labor Orbits and Strategy
The piece notes Reuther's appeal to Ike's side and critiques his fit with labor and party groups. It highlights ADA opposition, concerns of higher officials, and calls for a less partisan stance within a merged labor body. It recalls past roils over Roosevelt and Truman support and hints at ongoing party tensions.
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Reuther
GOP
Detroit
Americans For Democratic Action
Congress
Capitol Hill
A.D.A
Russian students to visit U S with diplomatic passports
Washington and Moscow agreed to allow a revised group of Russian students to visit the United States for three weeks. They will travel to six cities New York Washington Chicago Ann Arbor Berkeley and Los Angeles and be restricted to university campuses and nearby areas. The Institute of International Education handles arrangements and a reciprocal American visit to Russia is planned for late summer. Two officials cleared the path for admission.
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U.S
Moscow
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Chicago
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Los Angeles
Institute of International Education
Russia
Russians to Visit U.S. Students and Policy Debates
The report outlines possible official visits for Russian students and mentions Nixon and Dulles in talks about a Moscow meeting. It cites lines from Immigration Chief Swing and Attorney General Brownell and notes Senate committee scrutiny. In Congress, Appropriations cuts hit Sinclair Weeks, and the Atomic Commission faces a $75 million budget slash amid concerns. Hoover’s press-classification push triggers a heated, security-focused discussion.
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White House
Moscow
Dulles
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Immigration
Joseph Swing
Brownell
Herbert Hoover
Government Reorganization Commission
Washington
Hoover
Commission
Arctic Quiz Highlights Cold Facts From Greenland to Pole
Copenhagen based feature presents an Arctic knowledge quiz with scores and answers. It covers fauna such as penguin absence, circumpolar species like wolverine and Arctic fox, lemmings in wave years, and Greenland as the largest island. Includes distances to LaGuardia and Copenhagen and notes Norsemen predate Columbus.
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Copenhagen
Arctic
America
Greenland
North Pole
Australia
la Guardia
New York
Kastrup
Christopher Colambus
Assembly Budget Action Highlights 1955-56 Fiscal Year
California Assembly debates and approves Governor Knight's 1.529 billion budget for 1955-56 with six dissenters and signals for a joint conference with the Senate. Key moves include using funds from the rainy day reserve, labor and civil rights measures, education pay and tenure debates, and routine mortality in legislative membership. Carlos Bee notes ongoing battles and committee shifts.
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Assembly
Goodwin J. Knight
Senate
Hidden Trade Item Behind GATT Controversy in Trade Policy
Congressional Quarterly explains that the core dispute over Reciprocal Trade Agreements is not the bilateral pacts but GATT. Since 1947 GATT has shaped policy. 34 nations cover 80 percent of world trade and 50,000 items are under its rules. President Eisenhower urged OTC approval to back U.S. participation, warning of global repercussion and possible new trade restrictions. The piece notes opposition from tariff supporters and potential impacts on the dollar and Swiss trade following tariff actions in 1954.
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Truman
GATT
Congress
Organization For
Eisenhower
U.S
Free World
Europe
OTC
American Tariff League
Paris Premier Faure Sees Likely Tension Relaxation
In Paris Premier Edouard Faure remarks suggest immediate future may bring greater chances of easing international tensions. In Washington Senator Margaret Chase Smith comments Eisenhower might prefer retirement after 1956.
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Paris
Edwar Faure
Washington
Margaret Chase Smith
Eisenhower
Arctic explorer Stefansson advances through colleges
Arctic explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson was expelled from the University of North Dakota for questioning his teachers. He sought admission at other schools and joined the University of Iowa as a freshman on his own terms. He rapidly rose to senior, earning his degree a week early. Sir Winston Churchill, after a conference, told reporters he would not attend church the next day, saying he expected to meet his Maker soon.
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University of North Dakota
University of Iowa
Stefansson
Sir Winston Churchill
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