School Days Resume As Alameda Students Return
Thousands of Southern Alameda county youngsters head to education as Hayward Union High District reports 5289 students enrolled by noon. Hayward 2338, San Lorenzo 2829, Arroyo 1226. Eden and Washington township totals not yet available. Classes begin Sept 11. today students attended half sessions with registration and room assignments.
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Alameda
Hayward Union High School
Hayward
San Lorenzo
Arroyo
Eden
Washington Township
Castro Valles
la Vista
San Leandro
Mary
Coma Overtakes Nixon's Father in Final Stage
The father of Vice President Richard M. Nixon has fallen into a coma amid a long illness. Doctors say death seems imminent, with Kraushaar noting the heart remains steady while the patient hopes to see his son reelected.
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LA _EABRA il
Ricard M. Nixon
J. N. Kraushaar
Vac United
Pr A. Nixon
Kraushaar
Holiday Road Deaths Fall Short of Record
Traffic deaths during the Labor Day holiday neared 420 by 9 am with drownings and plane crashes pushing totals higher. Officials hoped the toll would not reach the 452 holiday record set in 1953, as weather stayed fair and homeward trips continued. Texas led states with 34 fatalities, followed by California and Ohio, with nationwide concern over the stretch of the travel weekend.
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Chicago.p
Ned H., Dearborn
National Safety Council
Dearborn
United Press
Texas
California
Ohio
New York
Missouri
Iinois
Pennsylvania
Amon
South County Car Death Toll Rises Near Fifty in 1956
Southameda county records a rising 1956 traffic death toll with Leo Helzer 44 killed after his car plunged 200 feet from Highway 40 embankment near Jensen Road. Harold Wasson 63 of Richmond dies from a Friday crash after colliding on Frenchtown Avenue. Police still seek cause as witnesses recount a pre-dawn Highway 50 wreck in which an officer’s car rolled onto him. A separate incident on Sell Street injures a three-year-old Oakland boy, while Stanley Smith of Oakland is struck by a westbound vehicle on Lutte Street near Prime Street.
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Southameda County
Leo Helzer
Oakland
Highway 40
Harold W. Wasson
Richmond
Wasson
Tra Pnine
Trolman
Charles Brumbaugh
Brumbaugh
Jensen Road
Sell Street
Hayward
Prime Street
Stanley Smith
Lawrence &, Sweet
Lutte Street
Deputies Barred From City Campaign Activities
Alameda county sheriff H P Gleason told Castro Valley council candidates that deputies on duty or in uniform cannot engage in electioneering. A meeting followed an incident where a deputy reprimanded a candidate for removing an anti incorporation sign and allegedly removed gun and hat to argue for incorporation. Delegates complained about coercion and asked about sign placement rules.
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Alameda County
H. P. Gleason
Castro Valley
Gleason
Robert Wetterlein
Castro Wall
Eden Township
Aigen
Neutra
Hagerty accuses Stevenson of using unemployment for political gain
White House secretary James C Hagerty charged Democratic candidate Adlai Stevenson with welcoming unemployment and using it for political capital based on a Time New York Times recap. He cited Stevenson's Chicago news conference remarks noting mixed unemployment reports and urged Stevenson to confirm or deny the quotation.
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Washington
White House
James C. Hagerto
Adlai E Stevenson
Hagerty
New York Times
Times
Stevenson
Chicago
New Mexico
United States
Parks Airman Pleads Guilty To Gift Charge
Airman Richard I. Smith 20 pleaded guilty to wrongful acceptance of a gift as a courts martial panel heard the case at Parks Air Force Base. He pleaded innocent to two counts of assault and battery. a charge of soliciting gifts was dropped. Witnesses described alleged incidents on July 12 and July 16.
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Dorothy Cuthbertson
Parks Air Force Base
Richard I. Smith
Smith
South
Sheree
Abrman
William On
Alberta
Canada
Hin
Klamath Fishing Mishaps Claim 2
Two men drowned in a salmon fishing accident at the mouth of the Klamath River. James H. Settles Sr. of Rialto and his wife were tossed from their overturned skiff. Mrs. Settles was saved by a commercial fisherman. Leon Neil of Santa Monica perished when his boat capsized while attempting a rescue.
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Klamath, Calif
Klamath River
James Hb, Settles
Rafael
Calif
Settles
Leon Neil
Santa Monica
Aerialist Dies Before Crowd At Minnesota State Fair
An 11 year old aerialist, Frank W. Stasch, fell to his death before a 3000 strong crowd at the Minnesota State Fair last night as his mouthpiece failed during a rebounding act. His wife and son witnessed the tragedy.
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Minneapolis. Minn
Ins
Frank W. Stasch
Kahn's Department Store Lease Nears Sanction
Western Department stores expect to sign a long term lease tomorrow with Bram sden Construction for a Kahn's department store in Hayward. The development forms the core of Brandon's planned 28 million shopping center at West Eastshore, with Sears Roebuck joining Kahn's. Opening targeted for fall 1957 with 160000 square feet for Kahn's and 6000 for Sears, plans include two supermarkets, a junior department store, drug store, shops, two restaurants, two banks and more.
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Western Department Stores
Bramsden Construction Company
Kahn's
Hayward
Ray Childs
Westenn Department Stores
the Daily Review
Sears
Roebuck
Brandon
Winton Avenue
Eastshore
Childs
Kahn
hessi _ Construction
Bub Segerding
He Kahr
Sol Gilvegg
FBI Releases Kidnap Suspect in Dutiful Search
FBI released its only known suspect Stella Xenakias, 23, of New Haven, as investigators pursued the mystery kidnapping of six week old Cynthia Ruotolo in Hamden Cony. Four Sears shoppers failed to identify the former patient brought in by Middletown police after a day of questioning. The suspect was found in a dozect condition with scratches on her arms, and authorities said she had no connection to the case.
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Hamden
Cony
FBI
Cynthia Ruotolo
Sears and Roebuck
Middletown
Conn
Stella Xenakias
New Haven
G-men
Weather Summary for the Coast and Inland Areas
Fair weather continues through Wednesday with a coastal high and inland mornings. Mild westerly winds 10 to 20 mph develop in the afternoons. High yesterday and low today are noted but not specified in detail.
Coed Takeoff Tragedy Stuns California Flight Date
A Marin County search failed to locate Flora Elizabeth Anderson after she reportedly leaped from a rented Aeronca Chief plane near San Rafael. Authorities termed it a bizarre suicide after a struggle with the pilot Stenney Gordon, 28, of Belvedere. The pilot said they planned a flying date to Stinson Beach and the couple were seen at the airport before the accident. Anderson, 22, a UC Berkeley graduate political science student, was described as calm and cheerful.
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San Rafael
Flora Elizabeth Anderson
Ig Anderson
University of California
Stenney Gordon
Belvedere
Calif
Aeronca
Jwesterday
Tald
Vias Anderson
H Im
Gordon
San Haefael
Miss’ Anderson
Stinson Beach
Reisort
Pacific Ocean
San Francisco
Marin County
Mt. Tamal
Noe Brace
Roger Garety
Marco Melovich
Gerety
Lyman
San Francisco Bay
Gordon Lyman
Egypt Confronts Suez Plan in Talks with Five Nations
Cairo officials blasted the western plan for international control of the Suez Canal as President Nasser pressed into the second day of talks with the five nation committee led by Australian PM Menzies. A private five-nation session preceded the 7 p.m. conference with Nasser. Maj. Ibrahim Taheny, leader of the Liberation Rally, urged army recruits that the struggle against imperialism would continue until Israel is removed and an Arab state is formed.
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Cairo
iNs
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Suez
Nasser
Robbert G. Menzies
Menzies
Ibrahim Taheny
Liberation Rally” Organization
Liberation Army
Israel
Clergyman Faces Hostile Crowd in Mansfield Equality Plea
In Mansfield Texas on the first day of classes, Rev Donald Clark of Fort Worth faced a hostile crowd as he urged enrollment of three Negro teenagers at Mansfield High School. Texas Rangers escorted him away after taunts and slurs. Clark later sought refuge at a downtown drugstore without further incident.
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Mansfield
Tex
U.P
Texas Rangers
Donald Clark
Timothy ‘Episcopal Church
Fort Worth
Mansfield High School
Clark
Maine
Students Boycott Clinton High School Amid Guardsmen Presence
In Clinton Tennessee nine Negro students returned to an integrated Clinton High School as white jeers rose outside. National Guardsmen and state troops moved between Clinton and Oliver Springs to quell weekend demonstrations after a white man was shot in Oliver Springs. Public safety messaging was prepared as schools reopened amid tension and scattered attendance. Virginia lawmakers met in Richmond to consider plans to keep schools segregated.
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Clinton
Tenn
Oliver Springs
Negroes To Clintonsh
Adj
Joe Henry
Fort
Lloyd G. Austin
Riverside
Austin
Virginia
Richmond
General Assembly
Oma
Nagih
Jet Pilot Killed In Legion Air Show Crash
The pilot killed when Jane crashed and exploded during a return from an American Legion Air Show was identified as 1st State High tower Jr, 23, of Los Atles.
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Santa Ana
Ins
Marine
Jane
1St State Hightower, Jr
Los Atles
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Foothill Boulevard
Kimball School
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Robert Morrison
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Quality Furniture
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Adlai
Parks Airman
Klamath Fishing
Egypt
Equality Plea
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Bouman
Camua
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