Protest Over sacking of U S Embassy in Taipei
The U S lodged a strong protest with Nationalist China over the sacking of the American Embassy in Taipei and demanded compensation and apologies. Ambassador Rankin filed the protest, and China’s Hollington Tong expressed regret. No Americans were killed. eight embassy staff were lightly injured, with one hospitalized.
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Washington
United States
China
Taipei
State Dept
Isador Karl Rankin
Hollington K. Tong
State Department
Lincoln White
Rankin
Alexander
Bouse
U. S. Information Service
White
Boasea
Robert. G. Reynolds
Colora
L George Yeh
New Peak In State Economy Sees Record Growth
California economic indicators rose to new highs in 1958 with gains in construction and manufacturing. Personal incomes hit a record 32 billion dollars, civilian employment rose 5.3 percent, and total new construction value soared to about 56.5 billion. The oil, gold, and farm sectors showed mixed results amid a strong expansion into 1957.
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San Francisco
California State Chamber of Commerce
California
Chamber
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Cost Of Living Climb Reported
The government said the cost of living rose three tenths of one percent in April to an all-time high for the eighth straight month. Higher used prices led the gain, with 1,490,000 workers in auto, farm, and electric equipment sectors receiving a two cent an hour wage boost under escalator clauses. The April index stood at 119.3 percent of the 1947-49 average, 3.8 percent above a year earlier, and has risen 2008 percent since 1939. Foods and meats, fruits, cereals, and bakery items drove the rise, while clothing declined.
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Washington
Ins
Labor Department
Foothill Blvd Widening Opens Monday in Hayward
A portion of the Foothill Blvd widening project in Hayward will open Monday, shifting construction to the opposite side. The east segment between Lower Rd and Hazel Ave opens after peak traffic, with work moving to the west side. The project widens to six lanes from Russell Way to Bridge St and four lanes to Mattox Rd, with completion hoped for in August.
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Foothill Blvd
Hayward
Foothill
Lower Rd
Hazel Ave
State Division of Highways
Russell Way
Bridge St
Bridge
Mattox Ra
Krull and Pacheco
Mistrial Declared in Sherwood Drunk Driving Case
SAN FRANCISCO Superior Judge Harry J Neubarth declared a mistrial in the felony drunk driving trial of jockey Don Sherwood. The ruling followed in chambers with two jurors convicted of drunk driving. a new trial date will be set. Jurors Clarence Bates and Mrs Cheri King were dismissed due to emotional distress and job loss respectively.
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San
Francisco
Harry J. Neubarth
Don Sherwood
Iis
Clarence
Mr. Bates
Little Girl Now Knows For Sure Who Parents Are
Hildy McCoy a six year old girl in Miami Beach will be reared by her Jewish foster parents Melvin Ellis and Hildy McCoy in Florida after Governor Collins rejected a Massachusetts extradition bid to face kidnapping charges. The decision allows the Ellises to continue adoption proceedings and raise Hildy in the Jewish faith despite a Catholic birth mother’s wishes. The case involves adoption action in a Miami circuit court and cannot be appealed.
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Miami Beach
Hildy McCoy
Hildy
Lear
Melvin
Ellis
LeRoy Collins
Tallahassee
Collins
Massachusetts
Ellises
Miami
Florida
South Hayward Annex Favored by Planning Commission
The Hayward Planning Commission voted favorable on interim industrial zoning for most of the proposed South Hayward annex, excluding Hayward Golf Course for residential zoning. The area spans roughly half of Treeview Annexation near Southern Pacific tracks and Whipple Road to East Shore Freeway, includes American Pipe and Construction Co. and Western Pacific Railroad property, with a June 11 city council hearing and hearings on zoning ordinance set for June 20 and 27.
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Hayward Planting Commission
Hayward
Hayward Golf Course
Treeview
Southern Pacific
Whipple
Eastshore
Asquire
American Pipe and Construction Co
Western Pacific Railroad
Planning Department
South County Wins State College Site
In Sacramento a Senate committee named Southern Alameda as the site for a new state college. The measure, aligned with Assembly plans, proposes 4.3 million dollars to fund junior college development, with an emphasis on district cost sharing. Funds earmarked include 1.65 million for Southern Alameda and 1.65 million for Orange County, plus 600 thousand for North Bay Area and Stanislaus County to acquire 160 acre sites.
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South
Assembly
Orange
Alameda
Senate Finance
Hugh Burns D
Fresno
Law Assembly
Ways ‘and Means J
Senate
Burns
Alameda County
Orange County
North Bay Area
Stanislaus County
Ways and Means
Carlos Bee
Hayward
House Debates Arms Budget Cuts Spark GOP Clash
Washington. The House opened debate on a large military appropriation as Rep Errett Scrivner contends a 2.5 billion cut may not ensure security while Rep Richard Wigglesworth urges deferring deep cuts. House plans to consider restoring part of the cut next week amid clashes over defense budget flexibility.
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Washington
INS
House
Eisenhower
Errett Scrivner
R-Kan
GOP
Air Force
Scrivner
Myr
Richard Wigglesworth
R- Mass
Defense Subcommittee
Appropriations Committee
Joseph W. Martin
Mass
George Mahon
D-Tex
Defense
Mahon
Congress
Two Navy Fliers Bail Out After JetFlames In California
Two Navy fliers bailed out of a TV2 jet trainer when it flamed out over mountains south of Los Gatos in Santa Clara County. A helicopter crew from Moffett sighted the pair near Madonna between Gilroy and Watsonville as it prepared to land to recover them. The crash site was seven miles south of Los Gatos and their condition was not learned.
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Moffett
Chicago Patrolman Receives Golden Gun Award
Chicago officer William P. Sammon was honored for an outstanding performance in a gun duel, slaying a bandit on his first ever use of a revolver. He received the first annual Golden Gun award at a ceremony sponsored by Harrington Richardson in Worcester, Massachusetts.
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Chicago
San_ Francisco
William P. Sammon
Sammon
Harrington & Richardson, Inc
Worcester
Mess
Parley Called On Arms Ban
Washington administration calls top level huddle to advance a disarmament proposal. It envisions removing missiles ships tanks and planes capable of carrying atomic weapons and delivering them to an international depot under inspection. The plan includes a test Arctic aerial ground inspection with Russia and a worldwide pledge to abstain from developing atomic arms.
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Washington
Cautrdlent
Russia
United States
Britain
Car plates box found occupied by bed bugs
Hawthorne Nevada officials report a newly opened box of vehicle license plates swarming with bed bugs. Mineral County Assessor Charles Weaver seeks answers while Warden Art Bernard defends the prison fumigation and cleanliness. State Motor Vehicle Dept. claims no blame and pest control officials offer no comment.
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Hawthorne
Nev
Mineral County
Charles, Weaver
Art Bernard
State Motor Vehicle Dept
The
Pest Control Co
Commuter Train Crashes into Car in San Jose
The Del Monte Express struck a car at a grade crossing near Snell Road in San Jose this morning. One occupant, Jesus Padilla, 21, of Palm Springs, was killed. The other occupant, Rigotera De La Torre, about 22, was injured and taken to the county hospital. The crossing location and timing are noted, with details drawn from available passenger papers.
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San Jose
Southern Pacific
del Monte
Snell Rd
A.m
Jose, Jesus ‘Padilla
Palm Springs
Rigotera de ‘la Torre
Rackets Probe Seizes Beck's Son in Seattle
Dave Beck Jr., son of the Teamsters president, was served a subpoena to appear forthwith before the Senate Rackets Committee, as Marshall Bud Parsons announced.
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Seatile
Dave Beck Jr
Teamsters Union
Senate
New Freeway Routing Adopted For U.S. 50
The California Highway Commission adopted a freeway routing for 7.3 miles of U S Highway 50 known as the MacArthur Freeway in Oakland from Park Boulevard to Durant Avenue. This marks the second unit of the project.
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U.S. 50
Hayward Officials Move On Salary Boost And Freeway Plan
The Hayward Personnel Board recommends a five percent pay raise for about 300 city workers for 1957-58 with few exceptions. A highway routing plan for a Bay Area freeway between Distribution Structure and Park Blvd passes near Castro Valley, with connects to Route 228 and State Sign Route at 17th Ave. City council action may align salaries with police and fire ranges currently between 386 and 493 dollars monthly, while engineers push for a ten percent increase.
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Hayward Personel Board
U.S.50
San Francisco - Oakland Bay Bridge
Hayward
Bessa Arava
Durant Ave
Oakland
Gineer G
T. McCoy
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Formosa
Sherwood
Lucerne
South Hayward Annex
South County
State College
Sacramento
Alameda Canate
Deryl Kerit
Harry V. Walton
Dairy Ave
Newark
Manuel Lewis
Harold Caldeira
Deryk
Navy
East Bay
Beck
A. C.j.rogers
Plymouth City
Cestre St.orl Foothill Blvd
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