Hayward Postman Injured In Train Collision
A Hayward postman was seriously injured yesterday afternoon when his car was struck and pushed 12 feet by a Southern Pacific switch engine at Jackson Street and Hunt Ward Avenue. The driver was identified as Eck W. Mooneyha.
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Jackson Crash
Hayward
Southern Pacific
Jackson St
Huntwood Ave
Jack W. Mooneyham
Highland Blvd
Chuck Ruiz
Jackson’St
Huntwand Ave
Tow Away Charge Up In San Francisco
San Francisco motorists face a higher tow away charge of 2.50 more after a contract approved by the city with the San Francisco TM Tow Car association went into effect yesterday. Separate accident reports include a train incident near Highland Boulevard where Mooneyham was hospitalized with serious head and back injuries, and a Hayward bus collision where two 17 year old passengers suffered minor injuries.
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San Francisco
Iknow
Tow Car Association
Mooneyham
Iorth
Vernon E. "Patrick
Berkeley
Fairmont Hospital
Peralta Hospital
San Leandro
Cletes Lewis
Hayward Union High School
West Ave
53Rd
Inverness St
Washlineton Manor
Leslie Salt Strike Ends in Bay Area Compromise
Newark The five week strike against the Leslie Salt Co. plants ended as union members approved a negotiated compromise. Production Manager Harry Olsson said 220 food processing and warehouse workers reported to work after voting last night to accept a 15 cent per hour raise now with an additional five cent raise next year on a two year contract. The union had sought a straight 11 cent increase and a one year contract.
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Newark
Bay Area
San Francisco Opera Opens Season With Turandot
A fashionable crowd fills the War Memorial Opera House for the San Francisco Opera Co.’s 38th annual season opener. Turandot clashes with a stylish fashion show as old opera hands hail both performances as memorable. A La Scala costume decor enhances the evening with pink and white carnat ions in view of boxes and balconies.
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San Francisco
War Memorial Opera House
San Francisco Opera Co
Milan
la Scala
Top East Bay Attorney Dies in Oakland
Well known criminal attorney Kennedy Jackson, 46, was found dead in his Oakland home this morning. Police say he likely died in his sleep from a heart attack. Jackson, step-son of Federal Judge Ollie D. Hanlin, leaves a widow Frances. He was a UC Berkeley and Boalt Hall graduate who served in Alameda County DA’s office, then naval intelligence, and later as a U.S. commissioner.
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Oakland
Attoctey
Kennedy Jackson
Jackson
Frances
San Francisco
Ollie D. Hanlin
Jackson Furniture Stores
Pied‘mont
University of California
Boalt Hall Law School
Alameda County
Liability Seen For Japanese Drunks
Tokyo authorities consider tightening drunk driving and public drunkenness laws as Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi urges the justice ministry to amend criminal statutes. Officials say liability should extend to intoxicated offenders who commit crimes, aiming to curb lawless acts while ensuring accountability.
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Tokyo
INS
Japan
Nobusuke Kishi
Justice Ministry
Peninsula Police Hunt Mad Killer of Woman
Redwood City authorities pursue a daylong manhunt for a wavy-haired suspect who murdered Carola Hartog, 44, wife of boat builder Joseph Hartog. She died at Mills Memorial Hospital after being stabbed with an icepick, losing consciousness on Duxes Beach. She described a choking attack and theft of her dog Chee Chee and $12 before collapsing.
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Redwood City
Carola Hartog
Mills Memorial, Hospital
San Mateo
Tropical storm Esther strikes Southeast Louisiana coastal area
Esther, a tropical storm, hits Southeast Louisiana with winds up to 64 mph and heavy rain, causing light damage. Residents flee inland, storm center 100 miles wide, torrential rains possible in Alabama Mississippi and Louisiana, no injuries reported.
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New Orgeans
Esther
Louisiana
New Orleans
Gentwood
Mississippi
All Weather
Raymond] Kraft
Alabama
U.S
Judge Delays Integration in Arlington Schools
In Alexandria Virginia Federal District Judge Albert V Bryan postponed the deadline for admitting seven Negro children to Arlington County's all white schools. The judge granted a stay while the Arlington school board appeals to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. He noted the potential injury if reversed and left open the possibility of a different opinion by a higher court.
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Alexandria
Fed
Albert V. Bryan
Arlington County
Arlington School Board
U. S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
Bryan
Court of Apr
Oakland Explosion Victim Succumbs
One of 15 workers injured in the Albers Mill Ng company blast died at Merritt Hospital. The victim was Sylvester Lami, 40, of Oakland. Five others remained in critical condition from the Monday explosion.
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Oakland
Albers Mill Ng Company
Merritt Hospital
Sylvester Lami
Pact Ends Wage Talks at United Can Glass Cannery
Five months of talks between United Can Glass Co and Cannery Workers Local 768 Hayward produced a one year contract for 400 can plant workers. Wages rise 3 to 22 cents with hourly scale 1.91 to 3.00 dollars. Sick leave gains include service length, one year min one week full pay plus four weeks half pay. Settled under federal mediation, retroactive to April 1 for most workers. machinists back-paid to August 2.
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United Can and Glass Co
Cannery Workers Local
Hayward
Howner
Wernel Castro
Castro
Carl Kalbfleisch
Milk Price Hike Hearing Opens in Bay Area
A San Francisco Bay hearing began on a proposal to raise the price of home-delivered milk by a half cent to 23 cents in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties. Representatives of milk distributors and consumer groups appeared at the Claremont Hotel before a State Bureau of Milk Control hearing officer. Rising business costs prompted the request, with the officer to submit a recommendation by October.
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Berkeley
Alameda
Contra Costa
Claremont
State Bureau of Milk Control
Leandro Pushes Drive To Annex Ashland Area
San Leandro officials told about 100 residents at El Portal School that Ashland would gain city services and standards if annexed. Wesley McClure outlined survey needs and a district program funded by residents’ costs. The meeting clarified that schools would largely remain in San Lorenzo’s district.
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Ashland
San Leandro
el Portal
McClre
McClure
Jack. Maltest
San Lorenzo
Alvin Kant
Valance Gill
Arthur Carden
Assn
Chester Oliveira
J. Paul Roberts
Roberts
John T. Con
Envoy To U S Knifed In Park
The Nepalese ambassador to the United States and the U N was mugged and stabbed in New Yorks Central Park near his residence. He was treated for a chest wound and possible concussion after two men attacked him for a cigarette, taking his wallet watch and 95 dollars. He cannot recall the stabbing.
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New York
IMI
U. S
U.N
New Yorks
Central Park
Rishikesh Shahal
Midtown
Manhattan
AEC Delays Second Atomic Test at Las Vegas Site
The Atomic Energy Commission canceled firing of the 21st shot in the summer series due to winds likely to scatter fallout over populated areas. The delay marks a third consecutive 24 hour postponement for the Whentiy test from a 500 foot tower. The rescheduled detonation, valued at about 15,000 tons of TNT, was set for 5 30 am PDT tomorrow.
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Las Vegas i
Atomic Entrey Commission
Selear
AEC
PDTI
Woman enters race for state senate seat in Alameda
Ange Bjornson, a former Oakland schoolteacher now in Piedmont, announced her bid for Alameda County's state senate seat. She teams with EB. Guy Warren as the second Democratic candidate to Republican Arthur Breed's seat, focusing on water, schools, and narcotics. Bjornson previously lost to Breed in 19—by about 000 votes—carrying 331,000 votes. Her Wisconsin origins, Oakland teaching career, and Sonoma County ranch life are noted. Rumors suggest Breed may retire after his term, prompting early primaries for June 1958.
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Ange Bjormson
Alameda County
Oakland
Guy Warren
Hayward
Arthur Breed
Miss Bjornson
Breed
Wisconsin
Sha
Piedmont
Cotati
Sonoma County
Decoto Trustees Hold Surprise Meeting Over Teacher Pay
Decoto school trustees again met without notice to press, tabling a Teachers Association demand for annual raises from 160 to 300 dollars. The plan would also lift Supt Harold Schoenfeld’s salary from 13000 to 15029 and Morningstar’s from 9000 to 9900. Legal questions loom as trustees face accusations of secret meetings and a prior raise with no public notice. Guy Emanuel presented a proposal to raise salaries from 4200-7200 to 4360-7510.
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Decoto
Teachers' Assn
Harold Schoenfeld
Schoenfeld
Alameda County
Morningstar
Joseph Secane
Guy Emanuel
Association
Anxious Nation Watches King Haakon’s Illness
Oslo reports serious anxiety at the Royal Palace as King Haakon remains ailing after a June 1955 fall that fractured his leg. Officials say his condition continues to cause concern for Norway.
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Oslo
Norway
Haakon
Water main breaks flood Foothill area disrupting phones
A broken water main during splicing near Foothill Blvd and A St flooded a manhole filled with telephone equipment, interrupting service to Eden and about 1200 Castro Valley homes for two hours. An emergency radio relay system to the hospital operated by supervisors kept lines open until repairs finished at 11:30 pm.
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Eden
Castro Valley
Foothill Blvd
Navy Abandons Rockets Project After $24 Million Spent
The Navy cancelled its guided missile program after spending 24 million dollars to develop a 1700 mile range robot. Officials said saving 8 million dollars annually justified the move and that advances would render the missile obsolete as faster tech emerges.
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Washington
Navy
Pentagon
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