Rocket Tops 4000 Miles in record Farside launch
Washington dispatch reports the Air Force said Project Farside soared more than 4000 miles straight up seven times higher than Sputnik. Precise peak height awaits calculation but preliminary notes indicate a 4000 mile ascent, with officials claiming a moon-shot could be feasible within four years from a balloon platform over Eniwetok Atoll.
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Washington
Air Force
Russia
Sputnik
Pentagon
Eniwetok Atoll
Hayward Plans City Hall Report Distribution
Frank Monto reports Hayward will distribute copies next week detailing the asserted need for a new city hall and advantages of the proposed civic center site at Winton Avenue and the East.
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Frank
Monto Hayward
Winton Ave
Man Leaps From San Francisco Taxicab After Threat
A well dressed man forced a taxi driver at gunpoint to the Golden Gate Bridge area. Near the south tower he jumped to his death as the driver sped to alert authorities. The incident followed a request for the trip to San Rafael with a warning to obey or be shot. Local officials will search waters for the body. The driver gave details to bridge officers and Coast Guard. The investigation centers on the passenger profile and motive.
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San Francisco
Golden Gate Bridge
Charley Wray
San Rafael
Wray
Coast Guard
Wave of Strikes Paralyze France Across Nation
Paris reports a nationwide strike by millions of workers halting transport and communications. Public services ground to a standstill as the Bourges Maunoury government struggles to maintain order amid rising prices and wage freezes, with undertakers and garbage crews affected and fears of power cuts looming.
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Paris
France
Guy Mollet
State Highway Budget Includes Area Projects
The California state highway budget for 1958 59 totals 483.5 million dollars with five Alameda County items. Hayward receives 500000 for right of way to widen Jackson Street to the freeway, 88000 for turn lanes and signals at Castro and Tennyson, 50000 for a pedestrian overpass at Eldridge Avenue. San Leandro gets 37000 for traffic channeling and signals at Doolittle Drive and Davis Street, plus a smaller uncomputed city share. San Leandro officials express disappointment over missing funds for First Avenue interchange and Halcyon Farnsworth overpass. Other county items include 10.8 million for U S 50 rights of way and 750000 for Webster Street tube site preparation between Oakland and Alameda.
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Souther Alameda County
California
Eastshore
Eldridge Ave
San Leandro
Doolittle Dr
Davis St
James Martin
Ave
Halcyon and
Farnsworth
Center Sts
Castro Valley
Sen Lo. Tenzo
Alameda County
U. S. 50
Oakland
Webster St
Alameda
New Attack On Chain Letters In Hayward Area
Hayward officials warn about a circulating chain letter scheme tied to U S Savings Bonds in Southern Alameda County. Chief George Forth says most participants will end with nothing while Treasury and banks report bond shortages from a new punch type issue, cutting September sales to 2 3 million.
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Hayward
U.S
Alameda County
George Forth
American Trust
Bank of America
Federal Reserve Sankt
San Francisco
Hoewever
Save ‘Ings
U.S. Treasury Dept
Amherst Negroes Will Enter Frats On Campus
Amherst College faces a controversy as two fraternities complete initiation of two Black students expelled from their national groups. The college would not identify the students.
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Amherst Negroes
Amabmsy
Amherst College
Colege
Burglars Loot Stockton Bus Depot Safe
Burglars broke into the Greys Bound bus depot in downtown Stockton early today and stole a safe containing an estimated $2000 in cash.
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Stockton
Pleasanton Council Denies Rift With Water District
Pleasanton City Council moved to squelch any hint of a rift with Alameda County Water District. Carroll Clark reports in Fremont that officials emphasized unity and cooperation following tensions. The brief session aimed to reassure residents the two agencies would coordinate on water supply and services.
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Carroll
Clark
Fremont Pleasanton
Alameda
Councilmen Protest ACWD Water Plan Amid Tension
Pleasanton officials accuse Washington Township District of two timing as Newark city planners face sharp council criticism over central business district plans. ACWD and Pleasanton Township Water Dist. filed joint applications to cap ture and store Creek water with a $5 million dam. Council members say their protest signals interest only, not opposition, as clashes with Planning Director Robert Hunter continue and a public airing is planned for next Thursday.
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ACWD
Valie
Pleasanton
Washington Township Dist
Pleasanton Township
Newark
Robert Hunter
Wesley Sears
Hunter
Clark
Redeker
Ling
Nahas Center
Former Senator McKellar Dies
MEMPHIS Former U S Senator Kenneth D McKellar a Tenn Democrat died today in a nursing home in Memphis at age. He served in the Senate from 1917 to 1945 and was known as a leading Tennessee political figure.
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Senator McKellar
Memphis
U.S
Kenneth D. McKellar
Dtenn
TV Set Ownership Surges Across U S Homes
Census Bureau survey shows four out of five American homes with television as of last April. Growth from 1980 is strong, with most sets concentrated in metropolitan areas and the fastest gains occurring outside cities.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Quadruplets born to farm couple in North Dakota
In Elgin North Dakota a farm couple Mr and Mrs Peter Meier welcomed quadruplets three girls born two months premature in very good condition. The babies were placed in incubators with hospital staff expanded to care for around the clock needs. The Meiers have four older boys aged three to six. Mrs Meier 32 and husband 43.
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Elgin
N.D
North Dakota
Peter Meier
Burke
New High In Living Costs
The U S government reports that the cost of living rose to a new high in September, marking the 13th straight monthly increase. Food prices fell slightly while a broad index of goods and services for the urban worker rose, cutting the value of the dollar by about 3.4 percent from a year earlier. Inflation is expected to ease in the coming months.
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Washington
U. S
Leandro Misses Top City Finals in Look Magazine Contest
San Leandro failed to reach the finals in this year’s Look Magazine and National Municipal League sponsored competition. City official Wesley McClure confirmed the omission, noting San Jose remains the sole California finalist.
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San Leandro
Wesley McClure
San Jose
California
Look Magazine
Execution In Barber Shop Claims Anastasia Life
Albert Anastasia, 55, famed head of Murder Inc, was murdered as he sat in a Park-Sheraton hotel barbershop chair. Two masked gunmen entered from the lobby, fired five to six shots, hitting him in the head, back and hand. The killers fled into the street after the slaying. Police recovered a gun in the lobby. Anastasia, who had evaded prior indictments and death sentences in earlier decades, was pronounced dead at the scene. His distraught brother identified the body soon after. Barbers described Anastasia as a frequent but not regular customer.
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New York
Albert Anastasis
of Murder, Inc
Brooklyn
Anthony
Tony
Anastasia
Park-Sheraton Hotel
la 59Th Street
William O'Dwyer
Robert’ Cestare
St. Clare's Hospital
Three Children Die in Kansas City Fire Tragedy
A blaze in Kansas City claimed the lives of three children from the Lewis family. Richard two weeks old Paul two years Nome four years died in the fire their parents suffered critical burns. Fire authorities investigate the cause and assess structural damage to the residence.
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Kansas
Woman Granted Divorce After Husband Strikes Over Cooking
In Chicago Mrs Doreen Kacrmark, 30, was granted a divorce after her husband hit her when she failed to cook his favorite fried eel and pork pancakes. The case highlights domestic abuse tied to requests in the home.
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Chicago
Doreen
Kacrmark
Soviet Syria escalate UN Turco Syrian crisis barrage
Moscow and Damascus step up propaganda as UN debate on Turco Syrian tensions resumes. Syria accuses Turkish planes of crossing northeastern waters and charges U S Sixth Fleet activity, while Moscow blames Washington and Ankara for pressuring the General Assembly to delay the protest debate.
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United Press
Moscow
United States
Turkey
Soviet Union
Syria
General Assembly of the
United Nations
Damascus
U.N
Salah Bitar
U.S. Sixth Fleet
General Assembly
Secret Sharing Proposal Raises Kremlin Fear in Congress
Chairman Francis E. Walter of Pennsylvania warns that U S secrets shared with Great Britain could reach the Kremlin. The House Committee on Un American Activities investigates such proposals amid concerns over missile and atomic secret sharing with Britain.
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Washington
Francis E. ‘Walter
Great Britain
Kremlin
House Committee On Un-American Activities
Walter
Ithe’ Administration
Lockheed to lay off about 5000 at California plants
Bulletins from Burbank and California indicate Lockheed Aircraft Corp will cut roughly 5000 workers by year end due to reduced military spending. Vice president Burt C. Monessmith cited reductions at the Burbank, Pasadena, and Maywood plants.
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Burbank, Wa
Nockheed. Aircraft. Corp
Ebout
Burt .C. Monesmith
Burbank
Patmdale
Maywood
Calif
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