WAF Lieutenant Saves Man From Hayward Fire
A smoke filled Hayward home was saved by Air Force Lt Shirley Acaims and two local men William Vance and Robert Bowler who alerted Dennis and dragged him from a burning room. Fire chief William Wolters put damages at 3000 dollars and credited the rescuers and the WAF with saving the 44 year old victim. Dennis’s wife Evelyn was hospitalized at the time.
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Parks Air Force Base
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Sweet
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San Francisco
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Fairview
William Wolters
Evelyn
South Crossing Meet Slated By California Toll Authority
The California Toll Bridge Authority will discuss action on the Southern Crossing at a tentative meeting in the week of December 10. Approved by the legislature, the crossing from Army Street in San Francisco to Bay Farm Island in Alameda needs funding from the Toll Bridge Authority. A Smith Barney report suggests a 2 cent toll could finance minimum approaches for both crossings.
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Bay Bridge
Princess Grace Returns Home in Philadelphia Visit
Prince Reinier and Princess Grace of Monaco visited Philadelphia and attended a civic luncheon at the Bellevue-Stratford hotel. Mayor and Mrs. Richardson Dilworth led over 10 city officials and their spouses in welcoming the famed actress and her husband. Also present was the Princess’ mother, Mrs. John B. Kelly.
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Prince Reinier
Princess Grace of Monaco
Bellevue-Stratford Hotel
Richardson Dilworth
John, B. Kelly
Train Hits Car Killing Eight Hammes Children
SIGOURNEY Iowa Eight children all members of the Hammes family were killed when a Rock Island train struck their sedan at a crossing described as almost blind. Their mother, 38, was seriously injured and hospitalized in fair condition. Victims ranged from 18 months to 17 years, including two sets of twins. The crash occurred about two miles east of Sigourney, scattering bodies along the tracks for hundreds of feet.
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Sigourney
Iowa
Richard Hammes
Mollet Wins Confidence Vote in Paris Assembly
In Paris the French National Assembly backed Prime Minister Guy Mollet by 830 to 140 for his firm policy against Algerian rebels and their Arab backers. Official reports confirm the solid confidence vote in favor of his government tonight.
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Guy Mollet
National Assembly
Wild high speed chase ends with drawn guns arrest
Richard J. Peterson, 23, of Hayward, led California Highway Patrol on a 100 mph pursuit after passing on a double line and speeding through Dublin Canyon. Officers with drawn guns tackled him at the Strawbridge avenue ramp and he was jailed at Santa Rita before being released on bond.
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Meckland Avenue
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Iward
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Santa Ritz Gouiity
Lee Bramlett
Peterson
Rowell Ranch
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Bailey
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Frank Mc Reaken
Santa Rita
Eisenhower denounces Soviet Hungary action in New York rally
President Eisenhower condemned Soviet military intervention in Hungary and urged troop withdrawal under the peace treaty. He arrived in New York to campaign, planning a Madison Square Garden telecast and meetings with GOP leaders while Adlai Stevenson accused Republicans of deceit in the campaign.
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California
Bacramento Young Democrats Lose Privileges Over Leaflet Violation
The Young Democratic club of Bacramento State College had its publicity privileges suspended for one month after violations of school regulations. Walter Goldthorpe, club president, admitted the club distributed leaflets on campus without proper permission last week.
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Federal plan to prosecute voter suppression in five Southern states
Assistant Attorney General Warren Olney announced federal aims to prosecute efforts that denied Negroes the right to vote in Alabama Georgia Louisiana North Carolina and Mississippi. He termed the drive unprecedented and said action would follow the November election where proof of denial exists. White Southern leaders rejected the charges as politics.
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Warren Odney
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Georgia
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Mississippi
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Snow Storm Closes Plains Roads Across North Central States
A major early fall storm delivered heavy rain and snow to the north and central plains. The system surged east toward the upper Mississippi Valley, prompting travel disruptions and winter weather warnings as residents brace for the advancing front.
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Navy T-33 jet crashes in Oakland hills near Skyline
Casualties unknown as a Navy T-33 trainer crashed into a residential area near Heatherridge Street at 11:40 AM. Fire damaged a house, brush fire sparked by exploding ammunition sent smoke and flames over a six-block area, and power was knocked out. A second Banshee jet reported the first pilot may have ejected. both planes had departed from Moffett Naval Air Station at 10:30 AM.
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Alameda Navel Air Station
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Fragius
Naval Air Station
Newark industrial freeway proposal eyed by county official
Newark Alameda County Supervisor Chester E Stanley asked the Newark Chamber of Commerce to back a plan for an industrial freeway along the bay line serving Southern Alameda County. He said the road would be essential in four to seven years and should join the stove highway system in the next State Legislature session. Gordon Cotton Chamber secretary manager noted the need for an industrial division within the Chamber to act as a clearing house for inviting industries and ensuring comparability among prospective occupants.
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Chester E. Stanley
Newark Chamber of Commerce
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Alameda County
Gordon Cotton
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Board For Directors
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Revolt Rages In Hungary Amid Stalemate And Promises
Budapest battles raged for a third day as government promises of forgiveness and talks on Soviet troop withdrawal clashed with fierce street fighting. Estimates of hundreds killed and thousands wounded marked the crisis, with Soviet and internal forces clashing across the Danube capital. International reports placed U.S. and foreign officials tenuously safe as Mussolini style chaos waned.
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London
Poles Plan Moscow Visit to Patch Ties
In Moscow a delegation may be sent by Wladyslaw Gomulka to mend Polish Soviet relations. The Polish United Workers party central committee urged consolidating Polish socialism and condemned anti Semitism while stressing harmony between workers and intelligentsia.
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Radio and TV Political Talks Tonight and Tomorrow
Radio and television programs feature Republican and GOP topics with Dewey Eisenhower and the National Committee presenting discussions. Programs air on KRON KPIX HNBC KFRC and broadcast at 9 9 30 p.m 10 55 11 p.m and 10 30 11 p.m respectively.
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