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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1956
Page
3
President Truman expressed regret over an embarrassing story about his alleged remark calling a general squirrel-headed for ordering the Salerno invasion in 1943. He denied making the direct statement and said he was listening to others. His secretary Bailey said Truman may have echoed a reporter’s joke.
Bonners Ferry Idaho reports Kootenai river flood threat with dikes tested by 500 Fort Lewis infantrymen and engineers. Hot weather 80 to 90 degrees expected to push runoff to 868 feet, five feet above flood level. Gov Smyley toured Bonners Ferry then Boise, saying protective measures in place though risk remains if conditions worsen.
Hayward Good Government directors and members will gather at 6 p.m. in the Brett Harte board room. President Morie says committees will be formed and projects chosen for committee work. The league, formed just before the April 10 election, endorsed seven candidates, only one of whom won.
SAN FRANCISCO A university English professor urged a drastic overhaul of American education. He said superior pupils in public schools are held back by mediocre students and should be given more opportunity to unfold their powers. He warned that mediocrity sets the pace for the better students.
PARIS. radical leader Pierre Mendes-France told Prime Minister Guy Mollet he wanted to quit the cabinet over disagreements on handling the Algerian rebellion. Mollet and President Rene Coty urged him to stay. Mendes postponed final decision to a later cabinet meeting. He said he would not attend Radical party ministers meeting and suggested possible wider resignations if he left.
The San Leandro Chamber of Commerce parking committee will meet at 4 pm tomorrow in City hall basement to discuss an alternate 30-space lot on Estudil Jo near East 14th Street. City officials and business leaders are expected to attend.
In Dallas the Texas Democratic convention endorsed Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson for the presidential nomination and for party leadership. Johnson won solid backing for moderation and unity, blocking a purge of 1952 Eisenhower supporters and taking leadership away from Gov. Allan Shivers. Shivers did not attend the triumph, and Johnson’s peace and harmony initiative failed to win strong support against the Shivers faction.
William Pyke, 14, was found dead by hanging in the basement of his Richmond home last night. His father Walter Pyke, a 46-year-old city painter, said neither parent could explain the act. The youth had stayed home from school after a tooth extraction earlier in the week.
A high school mathematics teacher sought practical uses for classwork. A student offered a clever solution, saying the cheapest way to make a long distance call is to reverse the charges.
California Air National Guard Supervisor Chester Stanley Eyes Alameda County Fair grounds as a potential site to transfer the 216th Communications Construction squadron from Hayward Airport. The plan includes leasing a 20 by 40 foot storage unit and two office quarters on the fair grounds with rent of 150 to 175 dollars monthly for five years, and a construction cost near 6000 dollars. A joint meeting of the Board’s fair committee and National Guard officials is to be scheduled for early next month.
Castro Valley union of the Earl Warren school project assessed damages totaling 1100 against B and R Construction of San Francisco for delays in completing the Earl Warren school on Center street. Damages calculated at 50 per day for 22 days, with prior allowances for rain delays and one extra five day grace.
Alameda County supervisors urged state action on East Bay Municipal Utility Districts plan to take 126 million gallons daily from the Mokelumne river. The resolution backed EBMUDs proposal for salmon and similar fish life use, with 30 tickets left for a related Fish and Game event.
President Sukarno of Indonesia arrives in New York to be greeted from the Battery to City Hall by Mayor Robert F. Wagner. A city hall reception and luncheon at the Waldorf Astoria follow. He is on a 19 day tour of the United States after meeting President Eisenhower in Washington.
Southern Michigan Prison chap of Alcoholics Anonymous observed its tenth anniversary recently. One of the largest AA groups in Michigan, the chapter hosted forer meeting with inmates who were members and returned to address the anniversary gathering.
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