Hayward OKs Free Merchant Parking in Three Downtown Lots
Hayward City Council approved a plan to allow free parking in three new downtown lots using tokens sold by merchants. The plan mirrors a seven year program in Whittier and includes meter upgrades to accept coins and tokens. Council debated fairness of subsidies but approved the plan and authorized changes to meters on two additional blocks.
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Hayward
Hayward Chamber of Commerce
Whittier
Roger Anderson
Michael D. Sheridan
Neal Bearden
Airport
David D. Bohannon
Bohannon
Maria Govia
Frank R. Biggs
Huntwood Avenue
Jackson Street
Mohr
Jackson
Hesperian Boulevard
Civic Center
Winton Avenue
Goodwin Knight
Alameda County
Patience Seen Remedy for Suez Canal Dispute
Washington Secretary of State John Foster Dulles urged patience in the Suez crisis, saying Egypt may accept interdependence obligations if the West avoids drastic action. He warned that forcing passage could wreck Egypt’s credit and raise tensions at the United Nations. Dulles expressed optimism that Egypt will recognize cooperation with Canal users and key nations, pending U.N. council developments.
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Washington
U.P
John Foster Quiles
Egypt
Suez Canal
Dauies
United Nations
Suez
Ater
Dulles
Tegun
United Nations Security Council
U.N
U.S
Tke
Yank Pilots Train to Help Suez Canal Navigation
Five American seamen arrived to train as Suez Canal pilots to keep the vital waterway moving. They respond to Egypt canal authority plea, saying mission is non political. The group includes Walter Equils Walter Equils 45 New Kensington PA Elmo Holland 43 Newport Beach CA Gregory Hatch 48 San Jose CA Alex Langtrey 47 Staten Island NY Nico Hagens New York. They will train with 15 Soviet mariners to fill pilot shortfall after Western pilots left. Equils said they are not taking sides and hope for more pilots soon.
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Cairo
Egypt
New Egypt Canal Authority
Walter Equils
New Kensington
Elmo Holland
Newport Beach
Calif
Gregory Hatch
San Jose
Alex Langtrey
Staten Island
N.Y
Friden Talks Try Planned After Breakdown in San Leandro
Federal Councillor Ralph Patterson announced new talks between striking machinists and Friden Calculating Machine officials will begin tomorrow. The walkout by 3300 machinists at Friden and Marchant has stretched into its seventh week after yesterday’s talks collapsed.
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San Leandro
Yourijo
Ooldwiarre Sion
Friden Calculating Machine Company
Federal
Gains Claimed In Bay Fair Site Traffic Dispute
Three factions claim control of traffic design around Bay Fair shopping center as San Leandro moves to annex East 14th Street area. The city asserts jurisdiction over the Bay Fair strip, challenging Greater Bay City led by Gerald Cochran, whose incorporation petitions for the broader area lapsed at midnight.
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14Th Street
Bay-Fair Shopping Center
San Leandro
Bay Fair Strip
East 14Th Street
130Th Avenue
Plaza Drive
Gerald Cochran
Greater Bay City
Hayward
Casio Valley
San Lorenzo
Con
Boat Captured After Shooting On San Francisco Bay
Coast Guard boat captured a 29-foot commercial fishing craft after a man was shot during a struggle for the helm near the Golden Gate. The wounded man, William H. Lummus, 41, identified his assailant as “Stevens” or “Steffans” and an all points bulletin was issued for his arrest. The pair met at an Oakland bar and took a boat trip to the sea, where the shooting occurred during the attempt to control the vessel under the bridge.
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San Francisco
San Francisco Coast Guard
Pier 47
East 14Th Street
Ashland
East 14Th
Santa
Barbara
Cochran
Bay City
Hayward Acres
Cherryland
San Lorenzo Creek
Golden Gate
Walliam H.lummus
Golden Gate Bridge
Oakland
Stevens
Steffans
Tummus
AFL Operating Engineer’s Union
Lummus
Lummius
Broadway
Original Fan Dancer Leaps in Death Try
CHICAGO The dancer Faith Bacon once famed for the fan dance leaped from a hotel window and was reported near death. Disillusioned by a failed show business run she climbed a stairway window at the Alan hotel. Miss Ruth Bishop tried to stop her as Bacon plunged to a saloon roof one story below. Police listed her age as about 40, the figure she gave years earlier.
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Chicago
Faith Bacon
Toast
Alan
Ruth Bishop
Juror Threats in Ellsworth Slaying Trial Reported
Philadelphia reports reveal a threatening note to juror Charles Marshall in the Frank Ellsworth Tampa murder trial. The missive warned to beware the verdict and questioned his conduct as a cab driver. Police noted multiple such messages to jurors or their families amid the trial testing testimonies about the July 3, 1955 robbery slaying of Mrs. Lulubell Rossman.
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Philadelphia
Frank Ellsworth
Tampa
Fla
Charles Marshall
Marshall
Joseph Sloan
Commonwealth
Ellsworth
Lulubell Rossman
Central City
Jepartment
David Roberts
Rossman
Hurricane Flossy Leaves Charleston With Fatal Toll
CHARLESTON S C INS Hurricane Flossy left 10 dead and 10 to 22 unaccounted for with millions in damage after crossing Georgia and entering Florida. The storm brought heavy rains along the Gulf coast and into the Southeast. District officials say polling places warnings were posted 60 days prior and no voter rights were denied. Incumbents Gutivhen Peters Taylor faced the latest election questions.
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Charleston
S.C
INS
Georgia
Gulf St Mexico
Castro Valley
Castro
Death Valley Sanitary District
Gulf Coast
Florida
Marlin
Maley
Miami
Manas
Districtlquan
N- J
Virginia
Dela-1
Ware
Chesapeake
John Gutivben
Gen'l
Virginia Capes
Peters
Anthony Taylor
Brunswick
GOP Squad to Follow Adlai Stevenson Across Campaign Trail
Republican national chairman Leonard W. Hall announced the truth squad will switch from Estes Kefauver to following Adlai Stevenson. The squad will visit Kansas City before Stevenson’s stops in St. Louis Indianapolis Milwaukee and Minneapolis as the Democratic nominee travels.
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Washington
Leonard’. W. Hall
Truth Squad
Adlai Stevenson
Hall
Estes Jhefauver
Kansas City
Stevenson
St. Louis
Indianapolis
Ind
Milwaukee
Wis
Minneapolis
Minn
Oakland serviceman confesses to Okinawa murder
A 20yearold American serviceman from Oakland California confessed to the murder of Yoshikoi Tamashiro in Okinawa. Cpl. Royce H Payne told police he beat the girl about the face and head during an argument in her quarters. A Ryukyu police raid followed. A separate item notes Saratoga voting to incorporate after a close election with 21,527 votes and a 1687 margin.
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Oakland
Naha
Okinawa
Calif
Ryukyu Command
Royce H. Payne
Yoshikoi Tamashiro
Payne
Anchorage
Alaska
Saratoga A
Saratoga
Heltheir
Santa Clara County
Aity
Big Winnings Prove Undoing to San Francisco Man
San Francisco resident Joseph Francis O'Brien, aged 86, won 71992 dollars in the 1954 Irish Hospital sweepstakes. After the win he confessed to a patrolman that he was drunk and needed sleep. The prize led to renewed drinking, divorce, and his current penniless status in the city drink tank.
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San Francisco
Joseph Francis O'Brien
O'Brien
George Pohley
Alcoholige Anorymous
Forest Blaze Contained After Five Day Rampage
San Bernardino region fire combatants claimed 100 acre blaze halted after five days with 1500 firefighters. Firefighters lifted containment as winds stayed favorable and hotspots faded. About 1000 residents returned home in Loring Pines Running Springs area. Damage tally estimated at 500000 with virgin timber losses and several buildings at the Los Angeles Council Boy Scout camp destroyed.
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San Bernardinog
Qwell
San Bernarding
Jim Jarvi
Loring, Pines
Running Springs
Swank Lake
Arrowhead
E. F. Osterman
California
Osterman
Los Angeles
Jordan Troops Counterattack Near Jerusalem Amid Heavy Fighting
At Hasan near Bethlehem Israeli forces reportedly killed 50 Jordan soldiers and suffered five dead with many wounded while Jordan's Arab Legion counterattacked after a midnight raid into Jordanian territory. A second clash occurred near Jerusalem with home guards. UN observers rushed to Hasan to verify details as King Hussein called an emergency cabinet meeting.
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Jerusalem
U.S
Hasan
Jordan
Arab Legion
Israel
Arab Legion Frontier
Dusan
Maj
Dan Gov
Gov
Amman
United Nations
Bethlehem
M. Burns
U.N. Truce Supervisory Organization
Holy Land
Hussein
Ship Hits Reef Off Okinawa Under TyphoonHarriet
A 10,000 ton Bedford Earl enroute from Japan to Indochina grounded on a coral reef off Okinawa in a violent typhoon. 34 crewmen aboard were rescued after a Coast Guard craft and Air Force helicopters targeted the stricken vessel as rescue teams fought to free the men and salvage the damaged ship.
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Naha
Okinawa
Japan
Indochina
Aestast Coast
U.S. Coast Guard
Air Force
Stockholm officer testifies on Andrea Doria collision
Third mate Ernst Carstens-Johannsen testified that he and Captain Nordenson did not know the Andrea Doria’s identity until after the collision off Nantucket. He said the Stockholm did not contact the Doria by radio before the crash, which sank the next day with about 50 lives lost. Attorneys for cargo claimants questioned him as they seek damages around $1 million.
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New York
Stockholm
Ernst Carstens-Johannsen
Gunnar Nordenson
Baidge
Andrea Doria
Nantucket Island
Leonard Matteson
Royal film event lineup to meet Queen at Buckingham Palace
London palace approves a major lineup of movie stars who will participate in a royal film performance next month. Marilyn Monroe Anita Ekberg Joan Crawford Belinda Lee Victor Mature Arlene Dahl Maureen Swanson Brigitte Bardot are named to attend and shake hands with Queen Elizabeth II.
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London
T'S
Buckingham
Palace Today
Royal Film
Queen Elizabeth II
Marilyn Monroe
Anita Ekberg
Joan Crawford
Belinda Lee
Victor Aature
Arlene Dahl
Maureen Swanson
Brigitte Bardot
Weather outlook predicts night rain then clearing skies
The weather man says light rain tonight is likely and will give way to clearing skies Thursday. He adds it will be cloudy tonight even if rain does not start.
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FR. E. Park
Jetty Jumpers Club
GOP
Adlai
S.F
Doria
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Tou
Founders Savings and Loan Association
Lewill
Tone Founders Savings and Loam Association
Main Street
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