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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1954
Page
1
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles said the recent arms shipment from Poland to Guatemala could be part of a Red plot to seize the Panama Canal. He noted he did not know the purpose but called it a possible event at a Washington news conference.
A massive fire at Del Rey near Fresno destroyed the Enoch Packing and Del Rey Packing plants causing an estimated 1.99 million dollars in damage. No casualties reported as 9 district units and nearby fire crews fought flames driven by 25 mph winds. Investigators probe origin and possible trash-burn spark.
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles said France has almost granted independence to the three associated states of Indochina, a condition the United States would require for armed intervention. He added that other conditions must be met before Eisenhower would ask Congress to approve U S action in Indochina.
Secretary Dulles said 2000 tons of Soviet backed arms to Guatemala strengthen its military hold on Central America and could threaten the Panama Canal. He noted U S arms to Nicaragua and Honduras remain small by comparison while more shipments were planned.
Senate Internal Security Committee reports on a Moscow prison trap that felled Beria and the Soviet secret police head. Captain Nikolai Khokhlov, a defected agent, details a fierce fight for dominance, Beria’s slaying, and plans tied to the hydrogen bomb while West German police are noted as secret Communist contacts.
Secretary of State Dulles outlines mutual effort by threatened nations in a defense framework. He stresses no war for colonialism and no U.S. war alone. He notes French Paris treaties and the need for translating independence into living reality in Indochina. He cites possible UN moral sanction and a peace mission, denying any plan for a US supreme allied commander. The possibility of a Southeast Asia pact is left open with Britain expected to join if a collective security arrangement forms.
Senator Joseph McCarthy accused the Army of producing phony charts about Pvt. G David Schines passes while a Fort Dix commander testified Schines passes were real. Major General Cornelius Ryan said Schine received passes at the subcommittee's request and that the charts reflected the truth. Ryan and aide Blount defended the chart use as proper and urged Schine rest and safety during training.
The United States fast tracks military aid to Honduras and Nicaragua following a Guatemalan arms shipment from Poland. Congress and state department officials emphasize caution amid regional tensions in Central America while labor talks in Hayward face a strike vote by CWA Local 9412 members seeking better pay and benefits.
Russell Morgan 56 former advertising manager of The Hayward Review and assistant superintendent of the mails at Hayward post office died here after a heart attack. A native of Weldon Iowa he had lived in Hayward nearly all his years. He served in World War I earning a Purple Heart. Survived by wife Esther daughter Jane Elisa Hoyt Cupertino two grandchildren Susan and Jay Hoyt sisters Audrey Cozad Rey Stevens Chicago and brothers Rex Morgan San Francisco William H. Morgan Garberville. Funeral tomorrow at 7 pm Chapel of the Chimes Oakland with burial at the Chapel of the Chimes. Donations to the childrens hospital in lieu of flowers.
Ashland reports that Halcyon annexation to San Leandro could cut school tax by about 1.33 per 100, with residents facing a adjusted rate next year. San Lorenzo district tax shares would shift. Halcyon’s loan repayment would be spread over San Leandro’s valuation, easing state loan burden though impacting San Lorenzo funds.
Students of St Mary's of the Palms will present a jubilee play titled Ascension Day in the school auditorium at 2 30. Dominican sisters announce the event and invite parents to attend.
San Leandro votes to annex Halcyon with a planned tax rate of $1.49 per $100 for homeowners in the district and a $1.65 rate citywide next year. The plan includes Ashland firemen joining the San Leandro department by exam and the expansion reaching Four Corners to Bay Fair site. Boundary approval by the county boundaries commission targets East 14th Street and 157th Avenue.
Alameda county supervisors discussed payroll increases for about one third of the 4000 employees, totaling roughly 450000, with formal adoption of the 1954 59 salary ordinance expected Thursday. Among those slated for raises are 17 top level officials, many elective, and the move could raise the county tax rate by about five cents. The 1953 04 basic rate stood at 2.37 per 100 assessed valuation.
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