Escape from Mendocino State hospital sparks manhunt in Mendocino County
Ukiah dispatch reports four dangerous inmates escaped the criminally insane ward during a riot at Mendocino State Hospital. One inmate captured near Hopland, two other inmates on hospital grounds, and a 200-strong posse hunted the area. Doors bolted, wards secured, and security tightened after the 6 am raid left one inmate and two attendants injured.
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Ukiah
Sharifi
Mendocino State Hospital
al — Fann
Hopland
Here
Anther
Theazes
O. Dean Tipton
Cew
Beverly Froaddus
Bedusa
Guv
Earl Warren
Ipson
Forces Hike Draft Goal Set by Pentagon
Washington officials said the Armed Forces want 3.6 million men next year to raise manpower by 500000 across Air Force Army and Navy. Deferment limits will tighten to meet the draft pool needs while Selective Service braces for future replacements of 24 month draftees.
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Washington
Pentagon
Air Force
Army
Marines
Selective Service
City to Lease Downtown Parking Lot in Hayward
Hayward city council approved leasing Strobridge property for a six year off street parking project with 60 spaces, meters, and monthly rents under $5. Improvements cost $4300, meters $4500, city to receive 35 percent of gross revenue or at least 35 a month, plus about 35 a month in property tax. A 45 day startup window and potential future outright purchase discussed. a separate motion sought declaring Hayward a critical defense housing area with rules to study before Oct 22.
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Hayward
Heyward
Carlos Bee
Strobridge
Main
First
Wriden
Bill Wilson
Art Phillips
Les Williams
Military Rssistance Committee
Navy sailor restrained after assault on wife in El Cerrito
Boatswain's Mate Robert J. Brown, 25, jailed for investigation of assault with a deadly weapon after an ice pick attack on his wife Frances Brown, 22, at their El Cerrito apartment. An alert telephone operator alerted police. Frances was taken to Oak Knoll Naval Hospital in serious condition. Police subdued Brown amid a bloody confrontation as officers and early reinforcements responded to the scene. The couple’s 6-year-old son Carl Isakson was present. Brown claimed his wife had been involved with other men.
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EL Cerrito
Robert J. Br 25
Frances
Oak Knoll Naval Hospital
Brown
KE Cerrito
Sveredl
Wash
Mrs. Brownly
Substation Opens Monday in Washington Township
Centerville residents learn of Alameda County Sheriff Department’s new Washington township substation to be staffed by 21 personnel led by Capt. Redard Condon. The move shifts 73 employees among Hayward Eden Santa Rita and Arlington offices as southern Alameda County grows rapidly.
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Centerville
Washington Township
Alameda County Sheriff's Department
HK. P
Jack) Gleason
Gleason
Sheriff's Department
Redard &. Condon
Hayward
Alameda
Eden Township hospital bids come in low on main contract
Eden Township hospital directors reviewed bids totaling 2 million plus for the 112 bed facility. Williams and Burrows Burlingame bid 2 014 600 for the main contract with other bids including kitchen equipment 48 125 laundry 40 881 Westinghouse 68 208 and Matthews Conveyor 38 53.
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Hayward
Eden
Township
Ich
Hoxac
Williams and Burrows
Burlingame
Chariss Brown
American Laundry Machinery Company
Westinghouse
Dumb Walter
Elevator Supply and Equipment Company
Mathews Conveyor Company
Sar Carls
At & Pan
San Lorenzo Village Homes Association
Adyiemet
Marylin Richardson
Eat
Walsh
August Koenig
Production cuts feared as 1952 civilian output trimmed
Washington reports defense prompted cuts to consumer durable goods by 10 percent starting Jan 1 and larger auto reductions. Officials warn of tighter steel, copper, aluminum supplies in early 1952 while aiming to keep some civilian and defense work afloat amid rearmament.
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Washington
Defense
Manly Fleischmann
Fleischmans
Defané
Charles E. Wilson
Fleischmann
Ang Wilsor
Witton
Song
Macy
DPA
Castro Valley District Bids On Parsons School
State finance approves Parsons elementary project in Castro Valley district. Superin tendent A B Mortis says bids may be opened next Tuesday for Stanton and Redwood schools additions. Parsons will lie near Walnut and Almond, serving K through sixth, with a multi purpose room and admin unit as Washington funding delays loom.
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Castro Valley
Parsons Elementary
A. B. Mortis
Stanton School
Redwood Schol
Morris
Parsons School
S Walnuit
Almond Roads
Washington
Hayward Child Poisoned By Paint Fights to Live
In Oakland 2 year old David S Biggs lay on an oxygen tent at Highland Hospital after ingesting wire insulating paint. Doctors and chemists from General Electric in Schenectady and Chicago work with hospital staff to find an antidote as his condition improves.
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Hayward
Oakland
Highland Hospital
New York
Chicago
David S. Biggs
William A. Biggs
Alice Street
Nason Paint Cmpany
General Electric Company
Schrectady
N. Y
General Electric
Schenectady
Hughland
Blas
William Jr
Catheerine
Warren Seeks Liberal Conservative Balance in California Primary
Gov. Earl Warren, returning from an East tour, urged letting GOP factions face off in the California June presidential primary. He avoided naming individuals, but signaled alignment with liberal Republicans, criticizing secret meetings praising Taft Jr. and MacArthur. He warned against a ticket repudiating the 1948 platform and favored presenting separate conservative and liberal delegations to voters.
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Sacramento
Earl Warren
Uberall
California
Warren
San Francisco
Robert Taft, Jr
Douglas MacArthur
Democratic Party
Varius
Oarty
Driver Dies In Accident Near Pleasanton
Kenneth J. Slough 43 of Pleasanton was killed when his convertible veered off Dougherty Road north of Pleasanton at 3:35 a.m. He reportedly fell asleep at the wheel and crashed through a wooden fence, with debris shattering the windshield. He died on arrival at St. Pauls Hospital in Livermore.
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Pleasanton
Kates Sawit
Dougherty Road
St. Paul's Hospital
Livermore
Kenneth J. Slough
Galifornia Highway Patrol
Hayward appoints George Oakes as city attorney
George Paul Oakes deputy district attorney for southern Alameda County was chosen as Hayward city attorney at a special city council meeting. He will assume duties November 15, succeeding W. C. White who retires after 35 years. White will advise for a month during transition. Oakes, a native Hayward resident, UC and Stanford law graduate, served five years in Hayward with jurisdiction from Oakland to the county line. He and wife reside on East 14th Street with two children.
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Hayward
George Paul Oakes
Alameda County
W. C
Bill) White
White
Oaker
Oakes
George H. Oakes
Washington Township
University of California
Stanford
Oakland
South Pacific
Alaska
East
14Th Street
Catherine
pGeorge Malcolm Oakes
Tyttorney
Weaverville
Trinity
Sha
Income taxes jump November in proposed compromise bill
Washington reports a compromise Senate House conference committee approved increases to personal and corporate taxes and to some excise taxes with taxes rising November 1. The measure would raise overall levy about 17 percent for most brackets, with higher earners facing slightly lower increases. Consumers could see higher costs on Laetat liquor beer and Sunday car trips as a result.
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Washington
Senate House
Reds Charge 2 Violations In Korean Cease Fire Dispute
UN advance base reports say three UN warplanes strafed the Pan Mun Jom neutral zone, killing a Korean boy and wounding another. Kaesong incident alleged. Neutrality violations threaten resumed talks as liaison officers rush to Pan Mun Jom for investigations. Brig. Gen. Muckell says UN investigators may join regular discussions.
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Mumnban
Korea
United Nations
Pan Mun Jom
Kaesong
Pan Munjom
William P. Muckell
H ‘An Mun Jom
UN Troops Hold Heartbreak Ridge in Korea Clash
United Nations soldiers battled two communist groups on Heartbreak Ridge in northwest Korea Friday night. UN warplanes pressed air support while ground units seized two additional hills, maintaining an advantage as fighting continued.
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Kores
U.S
United Nations
Heartbreak Ridge
Korea
Anthe R Auting
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