Tragedy on Turkish Rail Near Greek Frontier Kills Dozens
Istanbul railway official reports at least 85 dead and 150 injured after the Simplon Orient Express collides with a local train near the Greek frontier. Eyewitnesses describe the scene as a slaughterhouse as debris is cleared.
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Virginia Race Desegregation Law Upheld Hearing Denied
The Supreme Court declined to hear Virginia's appeal against federal orders to integrate Norfolk and Newport News schools. The decision leaves intact a Fourth Circuit ruling that struck down Virginia's 1856 pupil placement act, with federal judges allowing districts to admit Black applicants. Strong interest from Southern states on future legality remains.
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S. P. Fined 25 Dollars After Williams Street Delay
A Southern Pacific train blocked Williams Street in San Leandro for 20 minutes at noon on September 21. The Municipal Court fined the train firm $25 while charges against the crew led by Conductor R. E. Cash were dismissed by Judge Gerald P. Conmitt. A court representative could not confirm if the crew stopped for lunch.
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Asiatic Flu Toll Tops Two Hundred Five Deaths in U S
The tally shows 205 deaths from flu and complications since last summer, with New York leading at 54 and Pennsylvania 37. Over 500,000 people nationwide have influenza like illness, California reports 160,000 student cases in 150 schools. Public inoculation drives and near normal industry absenteeism accompany state and city health surveys.
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Sputnik Dues Tonight Bright Rocket Flight Over Bay Area
San Francisco residents may glimpse Sputnik’s third stage rocket tonight if skies are clear. The object should appear as a bright star crossing from southeast to northwest between 7 and 7:05 pm, with additional sightings at 4:25 to 4:30 am and 6:55 pm tomorrow. The rocket will be difficult to see with the naked eye during the late-night passes and only rarely with telescopes.
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La Vista Trustees to Discuss El Rancho Verde School
La Vista School Dist trustees will meet in the board room at 27345 Western Rd Hayward to discuss El Rancho Verde School in a special 7 p.m. meeting today. Degota La Vista district lines split, El Rancho Verde serves part of the Hayward subdivision.
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Traffic Toll from Northern California Weekend Crashes
Seven people died in weekend traffic accidents across Northern California including three fatalities in the San Joaquin Valley. Authorities reported multiple crashes with injuries and road closures as paramedics responded to the incidents.
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San Joaquin Valley
Queen Elizabeth II in confetti parade through New York
Queen Elizabeth II rode a motorcade from the Battery to City Hall in New York amid a huge confetti and ticker tape reception. Crowds packed Canyon of Heroes and the financial district as dignitaries and security forces mobilized for the royal visit.
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Swindler Bunce To Be Sentenced
Oakland reports that John H. Bunce Jr an admitted embezzler who swindled investors out of about a half million dollars is to be sentenced in Oakland Superior Court. Contra Costa County Attorney John Nejedly seeks a grand jury probe into Bunce’s conduct and victims urge testimony to support an investigation.
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West's Stand Eases Turkish Border Threat
Ankara reports a Western stand easing the Turkish Syrian border tension as Turkish and U S officials meet. Russia accuses Dulles of driving the area to war while Syria denies Saudi mediation talks. Elections loom as talk shifts to domestic sites and industrial plans. border troops are visible but frontier remains tense.
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Doomed Haywardite Seeks Retrial For Double Slaying
A Bakersfield hearing on Herman Ward’s motion for a retry was postponed to Friday after defense counsel could not attend due to a death in the family. Ward, 24, was convicted of killing his mother in law Nell Beatrice Parris and sister in law Carol Parris in Lamont last August. The case tests California’s three in one law separating jury decisions on degree, penalty, and sanity. If denied, Ward faces the death penalty in San Quentin.
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Fremont Seeks Halt to Speeding on Roberts Ave
Fremont public works director Warren Gonnason urged sheriffs to boost patrols on Roberts Ave. Captain Richard E. Condon noted stepped up enforcement of speed laws. Gonnason also said the city will enforce the truck route ordinance to keep heavy trucks out of residential areas and preserve truck routes at key intersections along Highway Hi.
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Neat Dresser Holds Up Store
A neatly dressed man robbed the TNT Liquor Store on Castro Street Heyward at about 11 PM. He displayed a small automatic pistol and demanded $86 from owner Cyril Roy. The suspect, 35, brown jacket and pants, dark glasses, fled after taking the money.
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Hillings to Start Speaking Tour Across California
ARCADIA Calif Rep Pat Hillings began a speaking tour of California with addresses before postmasters civic leaders and Republicans in the San Gabriel Valley He planned to tour the state before deciding whether to run for the U S Senate seat held by William F Knowland Knowland had earlier announced a bid for governor in 1958
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Bogus Doctor Held on Bad Check Charge
Hayward police seized Michael Joseph Kelly 57 and companion Evelyn May 44 at Hidden Valley Ranch Fremont after a weeklong check-forging investigation spread from Oakland to Hayward. Kelly claimed Navy Captain status and Oak Knoll surgeon duties while passing bad checks on local merchants. Victims included Capwell’s Don Harder Sports Shop Lucky Stores Fleischer’s Drug Palmer’s Drug and Grand Auto Supply. May’s formal charges pending police decision.
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Budapest Boots Three Israeli Envoys Ordered Out
JERUSALEM INS Three Israeli diplomats were ordered to leave Budapest by tomorrow after Hungary demanded the release of actor Zoltan Greggness held on charges of indecent assault against a 12 year old girl Israel refused the demand prompting the expulsion action by the Hungarian government in a diplomatic row over a criminal case.
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Judge Denies Teamster Plea To Lift Hoffa Hold
In Washington the Teamsters Union lost its bid to cancel a temporary order barring James Hoffa from taking office. Judge F Dickinson Letts refused to lift the injunction and denied motions to remove prosecutors from the case. Union attorneys argued the convention elected delegates improperly, but Letts kept the court supervision in place over the union’s leadership crisis.
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John F. English
New French Leader Quits in Political Crisis
Paris reports veteran statesman Robert Schuman refused to form a new government as France faces a bitterly divided parliament. President Rene Coty had urged a government after an urgent financial fact-finding mission, but Schuman, 71, cited party divisions and declined the post.
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