Democrats Bid for Control of California State Senate
In San Francisco Democrats move to seize control of the California State Senate for the first time. They hold 15 seats with Republicans at 9 as contests from yesterday’s primary narrow margins. several incumbents secured nominations, and debates over future majorities center on remaining November contests.
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Solo Flier Reaches Iceland
REYKJAVIK Iceland Peter Gluckmann a German born San Francisco watchmaker reached Keflavik airfield from Greenland last midnight on his third solo hop of the Atlantic in a single engine plane He left New York Monday The Greenland Iceland leg took 8 hours and 15 minutes Bad weather delayed Gluckmanns projected takeoff for England today.
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Eisenhower Nominates Wyoming Judge to Federal Power Panel
Arthur Kline a Republican state judge in Wyoming was nominated by President Eisenhower for a five year term on the Federal Power Commission.
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Ip Arthur Kline
Wyoming
Eisenhower
Federal Power Commission
Three Demos Clinch Seats in House
California races yield Clair Engle and John F Shelley reelects. Harold Sheppard also wins in 27th district. Cross filings Jacquelin Cochran Od lum and D. S. Sound contest in Riverside Imperial counties. Incumbent sweep shows 18 Republicans and 11 Democrats seeking reelection.
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Clair Engle
Red Bluff
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Hubert B. Scudder
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D-X
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Noel C. Stevenson
William S. Mailliard
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Laurance L. Cross
George P. Miller
Robert Lee Watkins
Democrats clinch 13 Assembly seats in California primary
In the California primary Democrats secure 13 Assembly seats with cross filings. Republicans claim four seats as incumbents head toward November. 10 Democrats face no primary challenge and 29 GOP incumbents are unopposed.
Lack of License Ends 15 Year Record for Boy
Newark police report 15 year-old John Brown drove without a license. The minor’s safety record collapsed as officers confirmed the unlicensed driving, tying it to a long period without legal authorization to operate a vehicle.
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CAB resumes hearings on new air service in four western cities
The Civil Aeronautics Board continued hearings on applications for additional air service for Phoenix Arizona Denver Colorado Salt Lake City Utah and Palm Springs California. Witnesses for the City of Denver and Bonanza Air Lines were cross examined yesterday by CAB attorneys in a continuation of May hearings in Phoenix.
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San Diego Officials Vote On Pay Hike And Bonds
Voters consider a pay raise for the mayor from 5 000 to 12 000 a year with counts trailing. Councils members expected to advance a 2 000 to 5 000 increase. They authorize revenue bonds for a new sewer system and Mission Bay work while rejecting an 8 5 million auditorium bond. Land transfers include 300 acres to General Dynamics for an atomic lab and 40 acres to UC for a La Jolla science campus.
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Juvenile Delinquent Cost Estimate Cited in Report
One estimate in the report suggests that each juvenile delinquent child costs taxpayers about 300 dollars.
Imperial Beach Becomes City in San Diego County
Imperial Beach voters approved incorporation of the 4.4 square mile area between Coronado and the Mexican border, making it the county's 10th city. Officials say the change will formalize local governance and services.
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Stevenson Kefauver Lead Democrats in California Primary
Democrats rolled to strong showings in California with Stevenson 749,451 and Kefauver 467,512 as 18,234 of 24,160 precincts counted, while Eisenhower led in Republicans. Kefauver conceded defeat but pledged to campaign. Stevenson predicted a long campaign path. Cranston declared the party’s coming of age and end of cross filing and Republican rule in California.
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Riverside
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Brawley
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Richmond
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Watsonville
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Arroyo Grande
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Do It Tomorrow Admonition For Defense Secretary
On Charles E. Wilson's desk sits a card bearing a warning to avoid delay and errors. The message reads Do it tomorrow you ve made enough mistakes today reflecting wartime caution and managerial ethic.
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Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Montana Delegates Confirm Kefauver Victory and Eisenhower Wins
Montana seeds 16 Democratic convention votes for Kefauver while Ike collects 14 Republican votes in the first Montana primary since 1924. Kefauver led the Democratic ballot with write ins for Stevenson Harriman Johnson Lausche, and Arnold pledged to Eisenhower on the Republican side.
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Election Returns Highlight Assembly Races Across Districts
Voter tallies show Democratic candidates Lanterman Snavely Geddes Sobieski and Blake competing in multiple districts with Republican and Prohibition contenders. Precinct counts range around 284 to 376, with notable totals for Erwin Burke Johnson Schlessinger and others as results come in.
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August Draft Set at 13 000
The Defense Department announced that 13 000 men will be drafted for the Army in August. This brings total drafted since the Korean War started to 2 070 430. The August call matches July in number and is 1 000 more than June and May.
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British Teacher, Cypriot Taxi Driver Shot in Famagusta
In Famagusta a gunman fatally wounded a British schoolteacher and a Cypriot taxi driver. The teacher fired once in return but missed. The gunman escaped and was believed to be an EOKA member seeking union with Greece.
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South Dakota Farm Revolt Proves Myth
In South Dakota primary results Democrats nominated Ken Holum of Groton to challenge Senator Francis Case, while Case ran unopposed. Eisenhower secured all 14 Republican national convention votes. Kefauver won eight Democratic votes with no opposition in the presidential delegate races.
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Women’s club opens rehabilitating girls home in San Francisco
Soroptimist International sponsors a pilot project to house 18 to 21 year old former correction school girls from Ventura School for Girls. Dr Rose Vanderburgh notes the home will shelter about 10 residents at a time to help them adjust before entering society on their own.
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Hall of Justice measure passes in San Francisco
A proposition funding a 19 million Hall of Justice narrowly won approval in San Francisco with 114 932 votes for and 54 840 against a margin of 1 751 votes as 5 400 absentee ballots remain to be counted.
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Pay Vatican for Damage by US Bombing in WWI
The House passed by voice vote a bill to pay the Vatican 964,199 dollars for bomb damage caused by American planes in World War I. The Senate now reviews. The Vatican had originally claimed 1,525,810 dollars. The Foreign Affairs Committee pared the claim to a figure deemed reasonable by the Army Claims Service.
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Roosevelt Fails in Clean Sweep For 26th District
Rep. James Roosevelt, son of the late president, loses the Republican nomination while winning the Democratic nod in his bid for re election in the 26th District. By two thirds counted Roosevelt led Democrats with 48 249 votes to Lawrence 5 836. On the Republican side Roosevelt trails with 5 062 to Gib bons 10 630 and Lawrence 7 857.
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Roseville
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Hanford
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Ventura
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Jessup Sees November Smog Debate Turn Voter Focus
Jessup says smog blame will shift by November general election as voters learn the facts he has pursued to combat pollution. Stewart faces Birch in a November runoff in the 47th District, with unofficial tallies showing Birch ahead in both party ballots. In the 48th District Lanterman leads Republican and Democratic tallies point to a possible runoff. Stevenson leads Kefauver in the Pasadena Altadena area for the Democratic presidential nomination.
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Free TV Time Proposed For Presidential Candidates
Five Democratic senators introduced a bill requiring television stations and networks to provide free time to major party presidential candidates next fall. The plan would grant half an hour in September and an hour in October and November, with equal time to opponents of paid appearances. Senator sponsors include Humphrey Mansfield Sparkman Morse and Murray.
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British Atomic Plant Fatality Marks Harwell Laboratory
Gra ham Hawkins, 34, a British nuclear scientist at the Harwell Research Plant, was killed yesterday by an electric shock during tests on a new proton particle accelerator intended for hydrogen bomb research. He is the facility’s first reported accident victim.
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