Britain Faces Strike Threat By Physicians
London reports the British Medical Assn warned 20009 National Health Service doctors may strike if pay talks fail. The plan envisions care continuing with patients paying fees upfront and seeking reimbursement later, risking a nationwide halt to NHS practice. The plan cites low per-patient and per-doctor payments and rising pay disputes without a firm strike date.
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London
UPI
British Medical Assn
National Health Service
Health Service
The
Medical Association
Rail Workers Demand Extended Vacations and Holidays
Washington dispatch reports 550000 railroad workers including shop craftsmen telegraphers clerks signalmen and other nonoperating staff seek two extra holidays and longer vacation with 2 weeks after 1 year 3 weeks after 2 years and 4 weeks after 10 years under a push backed by unions such as Machinists Boilermakers Sheet Metal Workers Electrical Workers Railway Carmen Firemen Oilers Clerks and Telegraphers. Unclear contract terms likely to face three year deals expiring Nov 1 with pay raises and rules changes anticipated in coming two months.
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Washington
UPL
G. E Lrighty
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Fireworks Factory Blast Kills and Injures Dozens in Japan
An explosion at a central Japan fireworks factory left at least four dead and many missing, with more than 50 injured including several schoolchildren. Rescuers battled through rubble within a wide radius of the site near a grade school, as authorities feared additional fatalities.
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TDA
Japan
UPI
Tokyo
New Rules on Spanking in School Loom
A bill approved by the Senate Education Committee could require school boards to set discipline rules for corporal punishment. School superintendents offer mixed views with several districts already permitting spankings under strict conditions.
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Senate “Education Committee
Johnny
Zack Rees
Hayward Elementary School Dist
Rees
Marvin Smith
Castro Valley
Charles Kenney
Mt. Eden Dist
EXRET
la Vista
San Lorenzo
Paul Ehret
Frank Greenwood
Azure
Woman Killed in Bayshore Crash Near Redwood City
A car blowout on Bayshore Freeway caused a sedan to cartwheel 600 feet fatally injuring passenger Carlettia M. Sugars, 30, of Menlo Park. Driver Charles W. Vicors, 27, of Palo Alto, suffered serious head injuries as police said speeds reached 75 to 90 mph.Officer Joel Karp noted the car was moving fast before the crash.
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Bayshore
Redwood City
UPI
Awoman
Carlettia M. Sugars
Menlo Park
Charles W. Vicors
Palo Alto
Vicors
Joel Karp
Memorial Day Weekend to Open with Sunny Skies
Memorial Day weekend will start with sunny weather in Southern Alameda County with morning coastal fog. Ceremonies to honor war dead are planned in three locations while most businesses and post offices close for the holiday. California Highway Patrol will staff a high enforcement period through Monday. last year 31 died on roads during the long weekend.
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Alameda County
California
Bradford M. Crittenden
Crittenden
San Jean
Fremont Memorial Park
Fremont
San-Lean
Veterans Memorial
Bancroft Ave
Lone Tree
Cemete
Oliver H. Hall
Veterans of Foreign Wars
San Leandro
San Leandro Barracks
Hayward
Charles C. AleGane
American’ Legion
Dept. of California
Sheriff's Air Squadron
Ridge
N.N
Galien Gate
Bridge
San Francisco
National Safety Council
United Press Interna- Honal
North Carolina
Iowa
Iowa and National Guardsmen
Indiana Starf Patrol
Indianapolis
Monkey Runaway Baffles San Leandro Cops and Firemen
A 15-pound Philippine monkey named Chi Chi escaped from Albert Carrabello’s Washington Avenue service station triggering a full scale search by police, firemen, and volunteers. After hours of chasing with searchlights and crowds, residents preferred keeping the monkey at large. At 7:30 a.m. Carrabello found Chi Chi in a May Street basement, noting the animal’s wary behavior toward strangers.
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San Leandro
En Albert Carrabello
Washington Ave
Chi Chi
Chi
Hays
Williams and
Castro Sts
Carrabello
Mays St
Hitchhiker Robs Driver On Golden Gate Bridge
San Rafael motorist Merril Yoh reported a knife wielding hitchhiker robbed him of 20 dollars and a gold watch near the Golden Gate Bridge tollgate early today. The suspect, a husky 24 to 30 year old man, jumped from the moving car and leapt over the railing. he was not found after police and motorists were questioned.
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San Francisco
UPI
San Rafael
Merril
Yoh
Golden Gate Bridge
Bland
Hurricane Arlene Threatens Dixie Coast This Season
A tropical storm named Arlene moved across the Gulf toward New Orleans as Gulf Coast residents brace for hurricane activity. Midwest cleanup continued from earlier storms as tornado activity lingered and fears of repeat devastation lingered despite Arlene’s weak winds.
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Arlene
Gulf of Mexico
New Orleans
Gulf Coast
Midwest
Twisters
Audrey
Audrey Hepburn Miscarriage Report From Hollywood
Hollywood notes report actress Audrey Hepburn and her husband Mel Ferrer in Switzerland suffered a miscarriage. Friends say Hepburn was deeply distressed by the loss of their expected child. The doctor advised rest before resuming work.
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Audrey Hepburn
Hollywood
Andrey Hepburn
Switzerland
Mel Farsret
Miss Hepburn
Over-matched mate still lovable in early marriage
Norma Crawford pleaded she still loves her husband after a violent incident in Beach. The 21 year old, 5'11" wife reportedly burned and struck him with hot water and an iron after he returned home intoxicated. He was hospitalized with burns and scalp cuts. she was jailed on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon.
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Tong. Beach
UPL
Mia
Norma Crawford
Killer dies at San Quentin gas chamber
Vender Lee Duncan, 31, of San Francisco, was executed in San Quentin's gas chamber for the 1955 murders of five elderly San Francisco women. He was pronounced dead about ten minutes after the cyanide pellets were dropped. The victims, Elizabeth Menning and Ada Romig, were beaten, raped, and robbed. Gov. Edmund G. Brown had refused to commute the sentence.
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San Quentin
UPI
Vender Lee Duncan
San Francisco
San
Birs
Elizabeth Menning
Ada Romig
Edmund G. Brown
Duncan
County approves raises for Alameda staff amid tax hike
Alameda County supervisors approved pay raises averaging five to eight percent for about 4500 employees, boosting anticipated 1959-60 payroll to 26.59 million and likely increasing the tax rate by 30 cents. Sheriff deputies gain 4.1 percent July 2 with a second 4.1 to 4.5 percent step rise after other city raises, bringing deputy pay to 556 dollars monthly. Oakland and San Francisco police see higher retroactive increases. hospital techs gain 1 percent. 98 district attorney staff receive five percent boosts.
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Francis Dunn
Castro Valley
Castes 'Valley
Sheritt
Oakland
San Francisco
HF. Gleason
District Attorney's Office
Big Four Hold Conference Over Ocean
Geneva ministers returned from Washington after a historic flying conclave above the Atlantic. The four foreign ministers met in a 90 minute secret session aboard a transport plane to discuss the East West talks and a possible end to the threat of war over Berlin.
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Geneva
UPI
Gheva
Washington
Atlantic
U.S
Conien
Air Force
North America
West Berlin
Khrushchev May Visit Hungary On Way Home
Moscow reported that Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev may stop in Hungary on his way home from Albania. Tass said the visit was a possibility and noted potential timing amid talks in the region.
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Nikita
Hungary
Moscow
UPI
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Albania
Tass
Follay
Prayer for Today with Reverence and Peace
A solemn, reverent prayer asks God to grant peace and freedom this week, cautioning against shallow devotion and urging true sacrifice beyond earthly tribute or praise. It laments not fully understanding life and death, ending with Amen.
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