Vendalism in Assemblyman Race Beats Bee Posters Torn Down
A campaign for Assemblyman Carlos Bee is marred by vandalism with posters torn and obscene notes left at Democratic HQ. The writer condemns the tactic as anti democratic and urges leaders to rein in zealous supporters to protect fair play and honest campaigning. Bee, a Hayward high school instructor and former council member, is urged as best suited to serve the 13th District.
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Carlos Bee
Bee
Tris Testi
Valers
Hayward High School
Hayward
Southern Crossing Facing Oakland Airport Expansion Threat
Authorities report growing evidence that Oakland Airport expansion may jeopardize the Southern Crossing project. Alameda and San Francisco call for a Civil Aeronautics investigation as Port of Oakland dredging could shift runway placement and the bridge plaza area, amid long standing downtown Oakland opposition to the second Bay bridge.
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Sibat
Oakland
Alameda
San Franccisco
Civil Aeronautics
Plas
Bay Bridge
Alameda County
Chiang’s Threats Lifted by U S in Formosa Pact Debate
The article traces Chiang Kai-shek’s pressure after Red aggression near Formosa and Quemoy, the U S backed defense aims, and Britain’s fear Hong Kong would be endangered. Dulles faces two dilemmas over a broader mutual security pact while Chiang presses for a wide defense treaty covering all Nationalist islands.
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Chiang
Reds
Formosa Rand
Quemoy
Sothe
State Department
Naneties
London
Arthur Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Willam Chase
Formosa
Walter Robertson
Parmosa
Dulles
Taipei
U.S
Wheat surplus blamed on farmers and policy failures
Federal bounties allegedly pushed wheat growers to favor quantity over quality, producing grain unfit for flour or feed. Storage bins hold about 400 million bushels valued at billions, with losses possible as space runs short and foreign buyers favor low-grade stock. Government and private efforts push education, improved grades, and calls for a shift back to quality in agriculture policy.
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Washington
Lara Taft ‘Benson
Benson
Uncle Sam
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Nebraska
Bensonites
American Farm Bureau Federation
Agricultural Colleges
Kansas “Shamberz of Commerce
Labor Secretary Reports Steady Wages and Job Growth
James P. Mitchell details U S wage trends with average earnings near 71.96 weekly in September and 66 weekly after deductions over 1953-54, noting steady prices. He cites unemployment around 1,100,000 and 62,000,000 employed, plus construction and manufacturing shifts, and highlights union growth since 1947.
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James P. Mitchell
United States
Becme
Sandy
S. A
Labor, Department
Congress
Arkansas
Pennsylvania
Michigan
California Amendments Come Amid Budget and Type Debate
In Sacramento a dispute over pamphlet type size for November amendments prompts Secretary of State Frank M. Jordan to defend the reduced seven point text. State printer Paul Gallagher accepts responsibility, noting $40,000 saved by shrinking pages. Officials warn of fiscal strain as John M. Pierce cites a $7 million monthly budget shortfall, fueling talk of pension increases and related constitutional amendments.
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Sacramento
CNS
Frank Mo Jordz
A. Suror
Paul Gallaghers
Legislative Counsel
Frank M. Jordan
Dan Raeburn
Jordan
John’ M. Pierce
George MelLain
Ranger Burns Debunks Myths About Nature Facts
Ranger Burns presents a series of fallacy busting notes on animal behavior. He cites king snakes milking cows, vampire bats preying on humans, snowshoe hares color changes, and birds flying backward to explain common misconceptions with brief fact corrections and physiological notes.
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South Americ
Famous Fables and a Composer Nighttime Anecdotes
A fragmented OCR piece recounts a British naval hero Lord Nelson shopping for silk stockings in London during a siege effort at Santa Cruz. It includes a quip about loss of an arm, then shifts to composer Anton Rubenstein refusing dinner attire after five nights at a miserly patron’s table.
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Nelson
London
Steckings
Santa Cruz
Canarys Islands
Anton Rubenstein
Rubenstein
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Mabel
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Ray Tucker
Hank” Wallace
MacClaire’ Syndicatet
Resesenne
Henry MacArthur
Rose
Goodwin J. “Knight
Ranger
Eugene Burns
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