Knight Seeks AFL Endorsement for 1958 Candidacy
Sacramento Governor Goodwin Knight said at a news conference he hopes the American Federation of Labor will back his 1958 gubernatorial bid. Knight, who had AFL support in 1954, expects AFL and CIO to merge this year and noted CIO backed his opponent then. He welcomed endorsements from all labor groups and cited warm assurances from the AFL.
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Sacramento
Goodwin J. Knight
American Federation of Labor
Knight
AFL
Congress of Industrial Organizations
CIO
Richard P. Graves
Brown rules out chance for state right to work law
Oakland attorney general Edmund G. Brown said no right to work bill has a realistic chance of passing the California legislature. He told the California Federation of Labor that anyone promising to sign such a bill if governor is talking nonsense. Brown, a likely Democratic candidate for governor, dismissed the idea as an old shell game and warned against flat pledges from rivals over the issue stirred by Knowland and Knight.
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Oakland
Edmund G. Brown
California Federation of Labor
Brown
William FP
Krbwlang
Goodwin J. Knight
Knowland
Knight
AFL
Wright Link To Swindle Case Found
Oakland Hayward City Councilman Robert Wright figures in a uranium swindle case as Victor Wag les sentences Robert.E. Spurr to nine months in jail plus five years probation. Spurr, 39, pleaded guilty to three counts of securities law violations for selling about 300000 in questioned uranium and tungsten stocks. He named Wright and Hayward war dealer Henry Arnaud as introducers to stock broker R. W. Van Deusen, one of the five indicted. Wright, then assistant Hayward city attorney, was said to handle Van Deusen's affairs, and has been questioned by the grand jury alongside Arnaud.
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Oakland
Hayward
Robert Wright
Victor Wagles
Robert.e. Spurr
Granda
Sans Lorenzo
Alameda County Grand Jury
Spuil
County Probation Department
Wright
Henry Arnaud
R. W. van Deusen
Spurr
van Deusen
California
Arnaud
Opera Co Drops Soprano From SF Company Roster
San Francisco Opera starts its 25th season and drops soprano Maria Meneghini Callas for allegedly refusing to fulfill contractual obligations. President Robert W. Miller says representation is being made to AGMA for redress and potential US appearance bans if AGMA finds the contract breached.
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San Francisco
San Francisco Opera Company
Maria Meneghini-Callas
Opera
Robert W. Miller
American Guild of Musical Artists
AGMA
Mme.y Callas
Molotov Talks With Mongolians On Soviet Policy
In Moscow travelers from Outer Mongolia report new Soviet Ambassador V M Molotov, once foreign minister, arrived and presented credentials. He addressed the Russian community in Outer Mongolia on the Soviet Union's foreign policy, outlining current aims and priorities since resuming duties after his recall.
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Moscow
INS
Outer Mongolia
V M. Molotov
Molotov
Soviet Union
Bridge Blown Up Near Paris To Be Replaced By Tunnel
Paris officials admitted a mistake in building a new 30 200 bridge near Orly Airport as part of the Southern Expressway. The bridge failed to account for a planned Orly runway extension for jet transports and was blown up last Saturday. Replacement will be a tunnel.
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Paris
Orly Air Field
Orly
Political Guns Start Booming On College Site
SACRAMENTO The State Board of Public Works opened a heated session over state college sites proposed by the Dept of Education. Speakers urged broadening the southern Alameda County area beyond the eight mile strip near Eastshore Freeway and U S 50. John Edmonds of Pleasanton urged considering future populations in undeveloped areas. Public Works Chairman John M Pierce said the board, while not required to follow the Education Department, usually does. Public hearings will be held in affected areas and seek information on other potential sites with attendees including Hayward delegation Planning Director Don Gutoff and other chamber leaders.
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Sacramento
State Board of Public Works
Dept. of Education
Alamede County
Fremont
Jack , Stevenson
Eastshore
U.S. 50
John Edmonds
Pleasanton Chamber ‘of Commerce
Weducation Department
Edmonds
Public Works Dept
John M. Pierce
Hayward
Don Gutoff
Chamber of Commerce
Roger Anderson
Marshall Hansen
Chamber of Education
San Leandro Chamber of Commerce
Frank King
Out Of Town Purchasing Policy Sparks Pleasanton Debate
Pleasanton City Council stood firm on its new purchasing policy despite opposition from Chamber of Commerce directors led by Lester Fields and Chris Hanisen. William Gale Je and local merchants urged keeping city buys local, noting one hardware store earned $644.93 versus $45 for another. Directors planned a membership poll, while officials promised further discussion with full attendance. Councilman Arthur Hansen was absent.
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Pleasanton
Chamber of Commerce
Lester Fields
Chris Hanisen
William Gale Je
Pleasanton Justice Court
Gale
C. W. Masonheimer
Bernard Gerton
Chamber
Masonheimer
Arthur Hansen
Red China Blasts U.S. Over Balloons Use
Peiping radio accused the United States of hostile moves by repeatedly sending reconnaissance balloons over Chinese territory, escalating tensions between Red China and the United States.
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Hong’ Kong
INS
Peiping Radio
United States
China
Four South County Men Hurt In Mill Explosion
An explosion at Albers Milling Co. in Oakland injured twenty workers and damaged an eight story roof section. San Leandro men John D. Silva Carl Estrello and Augusta Rego were hurt, Hayward resident Elmer Flagg suffered severe burns. No fatalities reported, damage estimated at 250000.
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Oakland
Hayward
San Leandro
Albers Milling Co
John D. Silva
Maria St
Carl Estrello
Figueroa St
Cutchin
Augusta Rego
Berry
Phone Strike Talks Resume in New York
Talks aimed at settling the day old nationwide telephone installers strike resumed in New York. Neither side signaled a settlement is imminent as thousands of operators crossed picket lines. Union and Western Electric leaders met with Federal mediator Walter Maggiola who said he was still getting the feel of the situation. Hayward area dial service was normal and long distance service near normal with supervisory personnel at controls, said S. J. Celuxo.
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New York
Ins
Union and
Western Electric Co
Walter Maggiola
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Maggiola
Hayward Area
Centrols
S. J. Celuxo
Hayward
Newark store owner killed teen and injures teen mother
Police say Julius Duncan, 26, a Newark state store owner, shot at three teenagers who were tormenting him last night. The victims include a teen and the teen’s mother. Officers found Duncan calmly awaiting customers after the incident.
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Newark
JWSK
Julius Duncan
Three Brothers Die In Blaze In Chicago Suburb
Three brothers aged likely young perished in a house fire in a Chicago suburb. Firefighters restrained a child from attempting to reach siblings on the second floor while others escaped. Police say a newly installed system may have influenced the blaze progression and multiple rooms were affected.
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Chicago
Cand
Jeffrey
Nadine “Vopatok
Rom
Fair: Skies to Follow Downpour
Weather forecast notes fair skies tonight and tomorrow after a light morning rain. Hayward reports .24 inch, Castro Valley lightly sprinkled. season totals reach 17.38 inches since June 10. Scattered showers and thunderstorms expected in the San Joaquin Valley and mountains.
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East Luckrider
Hayward High School
Hayward
Castro Valley
San Joaquin Valley
Sierra Nevada
Widows urged to stay true to marriage vows
Pope Pius XII urged widows to resist worldly pleasures and view widowhood as a step toward God. Speaking to delegates in Castel Gandolfo, he warned against using widowhood as martyrdom or an excuse for abandonment and superficial living, stressing conjugal love endures and widows have a duty to care for children.
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Castel Gandolfo
Italy
Ins
Pius XII
International Union of Family, Organization
iLife
U S Air Activity Over Egypt Reported
Cairo reports a claim of air activity by the United States over Egypt during May. Abram asserts the matter concerns Alexandria and recent events.
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U.S
Egypt
Cairo
Abram
Alexandria
U S weighs allowing Foreign Athletes at 1960 Games
Washington announced that athletes from Red China and other Communist nations may attend the 1960 Squaw Valley Winter Games if they meet U S entry requirements. Secretary Dulles said only those certified as qualified by Olympic bodies will be admitted, with espionage checks in place.
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Washington
INS
United States
Red China
Ous
Waururua
State Dept. di
John Foster Dulles
Arentis C. ‘Hale
Squaw Valley
Dulles
U.S. I
State Department
S J
Hale
Nashville Schools Return to Normal After Integration Turmoil
Nashville students returned to class in seven newly integrated elementary schools as a federal injunction kept peace. Kasper and eight others charged with inciting riot pleaded innocent, with proceedings slated mid November. Principals reported normal attendance at all integrated schools including the Hattie Catton School, recently damaged by a dynamite blast, while earlier turmoil kept hundreds home.
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Nashville
John Kasper
Kasper
Hattie ‘Catton
Mayor Mann asks Faubus to remove National Guard from Central High
Little Rock Mayor Woodrow W. Mann formally requests Governor Orval Faubus to lift the National Guard around Central High School to restore dignity and honor to Arkansans. He sent a messenger to Faubus at the Capitol, arguing the state bears world wide adverse publicity over a matter he says does not reflect the will of most citizens.
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Little Rock
Ark
INS
Woodrow W. Mann
Arkansas
Orval Faubus
National Guard
Central High School
Mann
Capitol
U S Rejects Japanese Plea to Halt A Tests
In Tokyo the United States rejected a Japanese appeal to suspend planned nuclear weapons tests. Ambassador Douglas MacArthur delivered the reply to Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi at the foreign office. Kishi had conveyed regret at the decision and urged the U S to suspend the Trudler tests at Eniwetok Proving Ground next spring.
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Tokyo
Pacific
United States
U.S
Douglas MacArthur
Nobusuke Kishi
Foreign Office
Kishi
MacArthur
Eniwetok Proving Ground
Giraffe Study Aids Jet Pilots In High G-Force Strain
Stockholm IA. Dr Otto Grauer reports giraffe leg skin acts as natural pressure suit, helping keep blood from draining from the head under high gravity. The study may assist pilots in managing G-force strain.
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Stockholm
Otto
Grauer
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