Girl 11 Survives Tragic Fire in Pickford
In Pickford Michigan an eleven year old girl escaped by leaping from a second story porch as a family of eight perished in a frame house blaze. Rose Carrick, the sole survivor, was treated for a deep rash at War Memorial Hospital after the jump. The charred bodies of Vern Carrick Irene and seven children were taken to a local funeral home. State police reported the mother’s body showed signs of distress during discovery.
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Tract Ditch To Be Filled In Irvington
Alameda County Supervisors approved condemning adjacent property to build a parallel ditch through 40 homes in the Stanley Davis tract Irvington. James Vivrette chief engineer says heavy equipment starts around November 15 and right of way acquisition is underway to prevent flooding before the rains. Residents accuse promoters of promising ditch coverage soon when homes were purchased over a year ago.
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Alameda County
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Brown enters race for California governor in 1958
California Attorney General Edmund G. Brown announces his candidacy for governor, creating a three way race with incumbent Governor Knight and Senator Knowland under the cross filing system. Brown vows leadership rooted in Democratic philosophy and speaks after a state tour. He made the announcement on his 27th wedding anniversary.
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Los Angeles
Edmund G
Pat) Brown
California
Goodwin J. Knight
William F. Knowland
Calif
Brown
San Francisco
Knowland
Gov. Knight
GOP
Tragic Start For New City Pacif ica Incorporation
Pacif ica California party for the incorporation ended in tragedy as Paul Turcina was crushed under a car while helping tow it away. Mrs Jean Fassler, wife of John Fassler, was mayor after 20,000 residents across nine towns voted to consolidate into a single city. Turcina died on arrival at Junipero Serra Hospital Colma. the incident occurred during a post election gathering at the Fasslers' home.
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Junipero Serra Hospital
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Fassler
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Turcina
Satchmo Ready For Russia Trip
Louis Armstrong said he is ready to take his trumpet to Russia anytime after the U S government acted decisively on the Little Rock integration crisis He rejected an invitation from the State Department to visit Russia following the eruption of racial tensions in Arkansas The report links his stance to Eisenhower sending federal troops to enforce integration in Little Rock and notes the impact on New York commuters edging toward Grand Central Terminal.
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Louis
Satchmo) Armstrong
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Little Rock
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State Department
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New York
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Eisenhower
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Hit Run Suspect Jailed In Castro Valley Death Case
A four day Hayward investigation led to the arrest of George Clarence Sarmento 28 at his San Leandro home on suspicion in a hit run that killed 25 year old Frank McComber in Castro Valley. San Leandro police cited he admitted involvement and described driving away after striking a person near the Hayward Plunge on Castro Street.
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Thomas Ave
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Cameron Miller
Keith Bennett
Castro Valley
Chuck Ruiz
Mushroom Dinner Fatal to 4 Kids in Bernay France
Four of a family’s five children died and the parents were critically ill after eating poisonous mushrooms. Mrs. Paul Dobois, 36, cooked the meal last Friday night and served it to her husband and four children. only five month old Nangua survived.
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Paul Doboai
Nang
Girard Faces 5-7 Year Term In Japan Case
In Maebashi Japan prosecutors will seek a five to seven year prison term for suspect William Girard in connection with the January 30 death of Mrs. Naka Sakai at the firing range. Court observers report the final summation will be delivered at the Moebashi district court Thursday.
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Japan
William
Girard
Naka Sakai
Ottawa
Moebashi District Court
Cuba Constitution Suspended Again
In Havana the Batista cabinet extended for 45 days the decree suspending constitutional rights. A communique said the extension was necessary to avoid factors that may endanger national security. Congress would be convened November 1.
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Fulgencio Batista
Two Bay Area Families Win Irish Sweepstakes
Two Bay Area families shared a large Irish Sweepstakes prize totaling 168000 dollars. Mrs John Clark of Berkeley won the 140000 dollar main prize bought as a gift for her daughter in law in North Carolina. The Alex Stergios family of San Francisco receives 28000 dollars split from another prize.
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Berkeley
North Carolina
Alex Stergios
Fog Blanket Covers Bay Area Airports
A dense fog blanket blanketed the Bay Area last night and today, delaying arrivals at San Francisco and Oakland International airports. Hayward remained closed at 10 20 a m as airliners were diverted to Reno and Sacramento after circling for a hole in the fog. Highway traffic slowed while forecasters predicted fading fog today with more expected tomorrow and generally fair weather otherwise.
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Fremont Mayor Hurt in Crash
Fremont Mayor John J. Stevenson, 42, escaped with a cut chin when his car skidded into a stopped freight train at the Prune Avenue Southern Pacific crossing. Deputies said the accident occurred near the Warm Springs District.
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Truman to Speak at Los Angeles Dinner
Reports say President Harry S Truman will speak at a Jefferson Jackson Day dinner in Los Angeles. He is due to arrive tomorrow and will meet with California Democrats, including local leaders, at the event location on Main Street Centerville.
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UN Chief Asked To Solve Syria Turkey Problem
Seven major powers urged Dag Hammarskjold to handle the Syrian Turkish dispute at UN headquarters. Syria pushed for an on the spot inquiry, while others backed a peace mission with mediation ongoing from King Said and supported by Canada, Norway, Denmark, Peru, Paraguay, Spain, and Japan.
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Paraguay
Spain
Zhukov May Go To Hinterlands After Purge
Reports from Moscow say Marshal Georgi Zhukov’s fate is decided and he will likely be reassigned to a military post in the Soviet hinterlands. Khrushchev and the party central committee reportedly purged Zhukov’s backers in the Red Army and central committee ahead of the 40th anniversary celebrations.
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Moscow
Georgi Zhukov
Nikita S. Khrushchev
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Central Committee
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Red Army
Communistsj Party
Nikolai Bulganin
Indictments Sought On Bank Robber Mylan
Federal grand jury in San Francisco was asked to indict Emmett Mylan 27 of Hayward for bank robbery. He admitted the holdup at Crocker Anglo Bank in San Francisco Monday with 1783 dollars. Mylan will face preliminary hearing before U S Commissioner Joseph Karesh. bail set at 5000. He and his family lived on Melbourne Ave.
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San Francisco
Emmett Mylan
Hayward
Mylan
U. S
Joseph Karesh
Karesh
Crocker Anglo Banc
Joan
Melbourne Aye
Eisenhower to attend NATO Paris meeting in December
President Eisenhower announced he will travel to Paris in December to join heads of government at the NATO Council. He will confer with Republican and Democratic leaders beforehand to keep U S foreign policy on a single track. He hopes to visit London if feasible and expects a public confidence speech series on science defense policy and the economy. The Little Rock school integration situation shows improvement. He suggested Americans buy less as prices rise and then buy more on price declines. He noted turnover in Soviet leadership after Stalin’s death remains rapid. He may cancel his autumn golf holiday due to a busy November ahead.
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Eisenhower
Paris
NATO Council
Europe
London
Little Rock
Georgi K. Zhukov
Stalin
Ates Gusta
Spotter Links Pay to Picket at Oakland Mattress Plant
Senate Rackets Committee heard Mike Katz claim Nathan W. Shefferman paid him 2800 dollars to stand outside a Brooklyn Englander Co. mattress plant and spotlight West Coast Communists. Katz said he quit after one day learning the plant’s role and his failed union organizing effort in Oakland in 1951.
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Senate
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Englandlors
Oakland
Teamsters Union
Bomb Victim Fights for Life
In Jerusalem a grenade attack during a foreign affairs debate left Israeli cabinet member Moshe Shapiro severely wounded. Prime Minister Ben Gurion, Golda Meir, and two other ministers were slightly hurt as fragments struck several officials from the diplomatic box. Shapiro, 55, underwent two emergency surgeries for head neck and abdominal injuries.
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Golda Meir
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Traqi
Moshe Shapiro
Volcano erupts in Galapagos Islands reported by MacKay
New York station MacKay radio reported a Galapagos eruption off Peru with an explosion and atomic blast like smoke. The plume rose about 3000 feet near Isabela Island and a seven mile lava flow descended the mountain side.
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Peru
MacKay
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