Lamarr Test Results In Jewels Theft Case Revealed
Houston police released the results of a lie detector test given to actress Hedy Lamarr after she reported $50,000 worth of jewelry stolen from her home Tuesday night. Lamarr, her husband W. Howard Lee, a maid, and three other servants were tested. other servants will be tested today. Toronto Chicago News reports on a separate rail wage settlement reached by conductors and brakemen for a graduated pay plan, achieved with mediation board help. In Japan, Navy divers located wreckage of an Army helicopter off Gamo Beach with six bodies in the cabin after a stormy flight from Matsushima to Sendai. Names of two enlisted men remain withheld pending relatives’ notification. In Hollywood, singer Jeanette MacDonald says she is shocked by a warrant issued for her arrest in New York City over housing code violations at a rooming house she owns, blaming a property management firm.
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Sacramento panel weighs pay for county supervisors
In Sacramento the Assembly today advanced a bill by Walter J. Dahl to let county supervisors set their own salaries independent of state pay scales. If approved by both houses it would require voter approval. The same floor supported a constitutional amendment to extend legislative sessions by 30 days, pending voter approval after committee hearings.
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California Child Care Aid Bill Clears Senate Committee
Sacramento ins report says a bill to extend state funding for California child care centers for two more years cleared the Senate finance committee after Assembly passage and awaits the Senate floor. A identical measure had already passed the Senate, likely sending the Geddes bill to the governor.
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Santa Cruz Beaches Bill Advances For County Purchases
A measure to appropriate 3.9 million for buying and improving 11 Santa Cruz county beaches faced fiscal review. The Assembly committee approved the bill, authored by Assemblyman Glenn D. Coolidge. It would spend 700,000 for new beach purchases and 200,000 for improvements at Rio Del Mar, Sunset, Manresa, Sea Cliff, New Brighton, Capitola, and National Bridges beaches.
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Polio vaccination phase completes in Contra Costa County
In Martinez Contra Costa County completes the first phase of polio vaccination today the second shots delayed until school term ends. In San Francisco two armed men robbed the Fairmont hotel timekeeper Raymond Bemis 2 of $200 beating him before fleeing. Bemis was treated at Harbor Emergency hospital.
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EBMUD Awards Major Contracts for 1955-56
Dow Chemical submitted the low bid of 21 590 for 11 concrete meter boxes and 6000 meter box covers as part of EBMUD contracts totaling 177 493 dollars for the fiscal year. The district announced the awards today through General Manager John W. McFarland and GP Forn of Emeryville. Approximately 700 tons of chlorine for water service and sewage disposal will be supplied by Dow Chemical under the awarded contracts. Gasoline and kerosene car company bids were also considered with a total bid amount of 57 080 dollars.
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Debates over Hayward parks bond and recreation district
Local council sparred over recreation funding with figures varying on park costs. Fostered by Hayward leaders including Mrs Verall Woodworth, the discussion centered on who would pay and benefit from bond money, plus concerns about juvenile delinquency claims and district activity.
Dow Jones Bank Clearings Reported for San Francisco
San Francisco and Los Angeles saw debit clearings totaling 242,455,019 and 6,807,902 respectively in the latest bank statement. The report outlines daily movements in regional financial activity.
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Poultry Wholesale Prices Show Market Rates
Live poultry wholesale prices list birds by category and weight. Fryers, heavy hens, roosters, and dressed poultry prices appear with per pound figures and range notes. Duck, turkey, squabs, and rabbits are listed in stock with general pricing guidance.
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Treasury Report Details May Deposits and Debts
Washington report shows treasury receipts and deposits through May, comparing this year to last. Figures include total deposits, outstanding public debt and related balances, with year end fiscal indicators and trend notes for the period.
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Hesperian Home Board Endorses Bond Plan
The Hesperian Homes association board endorsed the Ashland Hayward Area Recreation District bond proposal of 4.5 million dollars at a special meeting led by President Hal Weiner. They voted 15 dollars to aid the bond campaign and discussed board representation without a recommendation. The next regular meeting is set for June 16.
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Aircraft shares boom as Air Force orders faster Boeing jets
New York traders pushed aircraft shares higher on government plans to speed production amid Russia’s air power, with Boeing up about 2 points after a 35 percent production boost order. North American Aviation Douglas and others rose initially but eased later as profit talk cooled. Aluminum stocks, including Alcoa, advanced on reports of tight supply.
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Cantaloupe Growers Seek State Marketing Order
Fresno growers and shippers urge a state marketing order for cantaloupes from the west side of the San Joaquin Valley. D F Mehatty of Fresno, chair of a grower shipper committee, testified at a public hearing that proposed grade and size regulations would help producers and shippers. The order would curb overproduction and reduce surpluses.
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Dogs Damage Sunnyside Nursery in Mt Eden
Extensive damage reported at Sunnyside Nursery in Mt Eden after dogs entered the lath house on Occidental road. Affected beds, mainly azaleas, suffered damage estimated at 500 dollars. owner Mas Miyamura provided details to sheriff officers.
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Van crash in San Francisco kills seven pedestrians
A fully loaded furniture van roared down Clay Street in North Beach, San Francisco, killing seven pedestrians and injuring many others as cars and storefronts were crushed. Police said most victims were pedestrians. Ambulance crews battled fires and a street-wide debris scene drew a crowd of 500 workers. Patrolman Henry J Hidler was among the first bodies recovered at the scene near police communications.
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