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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1955
Page
2
TOKYO government instructed its ambassador in Washington to begin talks with United States officials on a proposed uranium lease as part of the atoms for peace program. The cabinet accepted a U.S. offer, a step seen as possibly making Japan the first to harness atomic energy for peacetime use.
Sacramento reports show the taxation committee and Gov. Goodwin J. approved Knight’s luxury tax package, raising license fees by 4.1 million dollars while other measures face cuts. Amid debates, transportation and commerce panel blocked a license fee hike, with further action planned for next Tuesday. A separate bill to raise horse-racing take and minimum wage changes moved through committees, reflecting ongoing negotiations.
Special agent x Y. Slevin from U S Army counter intelligence arson bureau will speak to the Jimenez Hayward Rotary Club Monday at 7. Blevin, a former FBI agent from 1940 to 1950, served two years.
The Hood district manager Herbert G. Crowle said the massive dredging job will take two years with building levees in layers every six months as tidal flats shrink during drying. A bill creating a California water authority for Alameda and Santa Clara and San Benito counties nears final passage in the Assembly, but officials say it does not grant power to buy water, possibly from the Delta Mendocino canal or the Trinity San Luis project if built.
Police arrested Hagquist Romero and Cottey after a school burglary. They admitted breaking a window to enter Principal Herbert A Roberts office, opened a 3 by 3 foot safe with a hammer and pry bar, and looted $281.62 in cash plus a $1000 savings bond made to the Hayward Lions club. Suspects fled but were apprehended with gloves on. loot held as evidence.
Washington Manor voters face a veto on annexation and incorporation plans. The joint report questions feasibility and tax impact, noting low property values and potential higher taxes. Proponents cite Bay City benefits and stable services, while concerns include geographic separation and limited common interests.
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