Idaho Students Die in Arson Fire at University Hall
Three University of Idaho students were killed in a dormitory fire attributed to arson. Victims John R Knudsen William Clair Sculdberg and Paul F Johnson, all 18, were found suffocated or burned after a blaze started in a second floor lounge of Galt Hall. Fire, believed fueled by petroleum, marked the fourth campus blaze in a week.
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Moscow
Idaho
University of Idaho
University
John R Knudsen
Idaho Falls
Cine
William Clair Shuld
Terreton
Paul F. Johnsson
Davenport Wash
Hames
Galt Hall
Carl Smith
Barold Hunker
Knudsen
Sculdberg
Cape
State Highway Budget Hits New Peak for 1957 58
The State Highway Commission announced an all time high budget of 394 002 087 for major construction for 1957 58. The plan includes Alameda county work and the Bay Area Freeway linking East Shore Freeway from Fallon street to west of Market street in Oakland. Total state highway funds reach 4 288 000 000 with 451 082 057 for highway purposes and 66 million plus for maintenance planning and admin. Additional allocations cover city streets federal aid secondary funds and county matching programs.
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State Highway Commission
Alameda County
Fallon Street
Market Street
Oakland
Bay‘bridge
San Jose
Irate Father Slugs Principal After Paddling Incident
In St. Louis area a father, Marshal R. Baker, struck junior high principal John R. Johnson after Johnson paddled Baker’s son William for smoking. Police said Baker apologized, saying he was mad, and Johnson did not press charges.
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ST. Louis
INS
St. Louis Area
Marshal R. Baker
Ritenour
John R. Johnson
Baker
William
Elvis Wins Bout and Court Case in Memphis Scene
Elvis Presley, amid a cheering crowd, defended himself after a dispute at a service station where attendants Ed Hopper and Aubrey Brown were fined for assault. Hopper paid a $25 fine for battery. disorderly conduct was dismissed. The courtroom spectacle drew about 300 spectators, including a young girl in a blue dress brought to witness the event.
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Memphis
Elvis Presley
H ‘Golf Today
Ed Hopper
Aubrey Brown
Ayho Cane
Run Roll
X Hopper
Paule
Cout
Hoppers Station
Presley
Isi
Isoan
Eden Hospital Faces Bed Shortage If Capacity Not Expanded
Castro Valley Administrator Harry Blythe warned Eden Hospital may have to turn patients away unless bed capacity is increased. He urged expanding surgical obstetric and administrative departments citing population growth, rising admissions, and a growing medical staff. Directors pursue district bond data and possible federal funds, with state agency opinions requested on the impact of nearby hospital openings.
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Castro Valley
Harry Blythe
Eden Hospital
Blythe
Sertenther
Eden
Perry Bardellini
St. Rose
Washington Township
C.B. Kimball
R. P. Rubard
F. W. Latreme & Company
Pioneer Area Resident Mary C Santos Dies at 69
Pioneer area resident Mary C Santos 69 of Hayward died yesterday at a local hospital. Wife of the late Antone F Santos she was active in Catholic Daughters Royal Neighbors Farm Bureau and American Legion Auxiliary. Survived by sister Mrs Josephine Silva and many Pereira relatives. Rites Monday at Hayward Mortuary with high mass at All Saints Church. Interment Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
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Mary C. Santos
Rockaway
Jane
Hayward
Antone F. Santos
Santos
Mary C. Pereira
San Francisco
Francis Joseph Pergins
The
Catholic Daughters
Royal Neighbors of America
Bay View Center
Farm Bureau
American Legion Auxiliary
Holy Rosary Society
Josephine Silva
Inez Bain
Santa Paula
Clara Pereira
Manuel L. Pereira
Joseph Pereira
Anthony G. Pereira
Clement E. Pereira
Eloy E. Pereira
Modesto
Frank J. Pereira
Hayward Morntuary
Castro Street
All Saints Church
Jean Brodevick
Grand Re
Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
Weather Outlook: Fair Skies Tonight and Tomorrow
The weatherman promises fair skies with a slight warmup. Yesterday's high was 65 and today's low is forecast similarly mild.
Hayward Lions Club Pet Parade set for Saturday
The 21st annual Pet Parade organized by the Hayward Lions Club will start at 10 am with assembly at Bret Harte School on 1999 E Street at 9 30. Children may enter in divisions such as J School entries P et in arms with costumes D Pets on vehicles S Large pet and others. Parade proceeds from Main and E streets to Bret Harte School, passing through Borah on Main to First Street and returning to Bret Harte.
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Daily Review
Schatisy
Marcia Hansen
Yen Fox
Signs Club
Marcia
Marsh Hansen
Bret Harje
Dam
Hayward Lions Club
Bret Harte School
Pirst
Bret Harte
Mayors Meet Set Tonight
Fremont officials led by Mayor John Stevenson plan to clarify the Mayors Formula at the Alameda County Mayors Conference tonight. The dispute centers on allocating Fremonts share of state tax money to fund the Fastshore Freeway interchange at Irvington, with Fremont arguing $56,000 already promised by the county under the old formula should not be redirected.
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Fremont
John
iStevenson
Fort
Alameda County
International Kitchen
Sevenson
Fastshore
Irvington
Arkansas Youth Elected by FFA
John M. Heid Jr 20 of Siloam Springs Arkansas was elected the new national president of the Future Farmers of America at the close of the 29th annual convention succeeding Daniel Bo Dunham of Lakeview Oregon.
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Kansas City
John M. Heid, Jr
Siloam Springs
Alameda Plane Sets New Record
A Navy prop-jet seaplane set a record for this type on a flight from Honolulu to Alameda Naval Station. The trip took six hours and 43 minutes.
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Alameda
Honolulu
Alameda Naval
Sis Station
Radio TV Political Talks Today at Hollywood Bowl
Eisenhower speaks again on the eve of the GOP National Committee event. Broadcasts span KPIX at 8:55, KRON at 8:30 to 9, KFRC airing at 9 and 5:45 p.m. The programs cover party platforms and campaign updates across stations.
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Eisenhower
Kron
GOP
Nat'l Committee
KFRC
Eisenhower Lands in California for Campaign Swing
President Eisenhower arrived in Los Angeles to campaign for California’s 32 electoral votes. About 20,000 supporters greeted the Columbine II at Lockheed Airport in Burbank. He refused to speak politics at the airport, planning to address tonight at the Hollywood Bowl.
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Los Angeles
Msj
Eisenhower
California
Columbine Ili
Lockheed Air Terminal
Surburban Burbank
Hollywood Bowl
Adler Stevenson
Stevenson ties McCarthy to Eisenhower in Kentucky tour
Adlai E Stevenson used a Lexington speech to tie Sen Joseph R McCarthy to President Eisenhower and warn that a Republican return would restore McCarthy and move control of the Senate operations committee. The Kentucky swing followed enthusiastic Ohio receptions and a large Youngstown turnout. Stevenson framed the President as campaigning for a Republican Congress.
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Stevenson
Kentucky
Adlai E. Stevenson
Joseph R. McCarthy
Wis
Eisenhower
Republic
Lexington
McCarthy
Senate
Ohio
Youngstown
Congress
Japan Soviet Union sign joint declaration ending state of war
In Moscow, Japan and the Soviet Union signed a joint declaration to normalize relations and end the 11 year war. Prime Minister Tohiro Hatoyama and Premier Nikolai Bulganin signed two Kremlin documents proposing a peace framework for future treaty talks.
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Moscow
Japan
Soviet Union
Kremlin
Tohiro Hatoyama
Prensigy
Nikolai Bulganin
Tokyo
SOP acTatsewae nanLanen
Dansélin
Easterners Win At Rocket Meet
Easterners win at Vincent, Yuma base, securing 13,800 points to top the Western Air Defense meet. Soviets will release 1000 Japanese prisoners, and a provisional trade agreement will be implemented, shaping air force cooperation.
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Soviets
Yuma
Ariz
INS
Soviet Union
United States
Japan
Vincent
United Nations
E.A.D
Passengers Describe Calm On Stratocruiser Ditching
A Pan American Stratocruiser ditched in the Pacific after five hours at sea. Survivors, including 19 men, nine women and three children, were rescued by the Coast Guard cutter Pontchartrain. Purser Patricia Reynolds praised the crew and stewardesses as a band played and faces lightened with relief.
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United Press
San Francisco
Pan American World Airways
Pacific
Purser
Patricia
Eynolds
San Mateo
Calif
Honolulu
Stratocruiser
Coast Guard
Pontchartrain
Golden Gate
Marcel Touze
Paris
PanAm
Pontchar ‘Rain
Donald Gordon
Miss Reynolds
Patricia Reynolds
Bribe Based on Driver License Arrest Warrant Issued
Sacramento DMV reports arrest warrant for former driver license examiner James E. Bord 37 from Richmond after he admitted taking a five dollar bribe from Isaac Fleming 31 of Oakland to pass a chauffeur license applicant. He also confessed to a bribe of three chickens and a prior high of 825, with bail set at 5000 by Judge Howard J. Smith of the Oakland Piedmont district.
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Sacramento
Fil
Department of Motor Vehicles
James E. Bord
Richmond
Bord
Isaac E. Fleming
Oakland
Fleming
Boyd
Eoward J. Smith
Oakland-Piedmont Judicial District
Police Inspector Booked as Drunk in San Francisco
Inspector John 8. Ross, 59, a 34 year veteran of the San Francisco police department, is suspended amid a drunken driving charge. He was arrested after colliding with another car near Kearny and Pine streets.
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San Francisco
John 8. Ross
Woman's Story One Of Thanks
Oakland grandmother of seven recounts her Pan American Stratocruiser ditching in the Pacific. Louise Walker describes calm, prayers, and rescue after the crash as passengers followed crew instructions and Coast Guard help saved many lives during the emergency.
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Louise Walker
Oakland
Wis
Pacific
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