Radio Operators Halt 170 Coast Ships Over Alleged Contract
CIO radio operators halted work on about 170 West Coast ships, affecting roughly 20 Pacific Maritime Association lines. The strike began at 3:01 am EST as talks over ratification failed, leaving ships at sea or docking as port calls arrived. Intercoastal East Coast ships and certain tankers were not affected.
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San Francisco
CIO
Pacific Maritime Association
Los Angeles
Long Beach
Intercoastal
Redwood Valley Driver Unhurt In Ditch
The car driven by Marcene Adder of Redwood Valley went out of control a mile and a half north of Calpella this morning at 8 o clock. She passed another car and when she braked the vehicle skidded into a ditch. She was unhurt and on the way to her job at Sheriff Broaddus office.
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Marcene Adder
Redwood Valley
Calpella
Miss Adder
Warren Truitt
Sheriff Broaddus
Boonville Fire District Move Halted By Law
Boonville seeks a special services district mainly for fire protection but a state legal window limits formation to July 1 through December 31. District Attorney James Busch told the board they lack time for hearings and protests this year. Proponents note Boonville buildings valued around 300000, with about 100000 owned by Mendocino Apple Association, insured though coverage is incomplete. The Lions Club sparked the effort to gain local fire protection and potential future services.
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Boonville
James Busch
Board of Supervisors
Boonville Lions Club
State Forest Service
State Forest
Mendocino Apple Association
Union Masonite Dinner Highlights Sales Versus Job Betterment
Ukiah Masonite plant employees and management attended the third annual dinner at Southworths to discuss labor management relations. Masonite general manager William A. Cotton opened with a review, followed by N. V. Mihailoff who spoke on how sales create jobs and cooperation boosts revenues.
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Ukiah
West Coast
Southworth’s
Pulp, Sulfite and Paper Mill Workers Union
William A. Cotton
Masonite
Cotton
N. V. Mihailoff
San Francisco
Harry Ashley
Mihailoff
R. D. Bradford
San Leandro
Robert Read
Ukiah Episcopal Church
Sheldon-Claire Company of
Chicago
Mihailoffs
Pope Suffers Heart Attack Amid Fears for Life
Vatican sources report Pope Pius XII has a heart attack and is described as very ill in serious collapse. The 78 year old pontiff received bedside care after a decade of stomach illness and sudden decline with fears he may not survive the night.
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Vatican
Judge Gibson to Head Ukiah District Scouts
Superior Judge Lilburn Gibson succeeds Walter Sandelin as chair man of Yokago district, Boy Scouts of America. He was elected at the annual meeting of the district's leaders held last night at the Palace Hotel. Other new officers named are Rev. Arthur Wallace and Arthur Schilder, vice chairmen, and George Smith, Merle P. Orchard and Frank Peterson, members at large. W. S. Shields was re-elected district commissioner. Holdover members at large are Leonard Nix, Carl Mak, Howard Burt, George Paddock, Alex Thom as, A. B. Broaddus, Robert Hough, Don Hesseltine, Rev. Robert Groves, Tom Poulos, Sterling Norgard, Dr. Nicholas Zbitnoff and Walter Sandelin. Speaker of the evening was Earl Schmidt, deputy regional executive. Sandelin welcomed the group and introductions, and invocation were by Rev. Groves, Scouts from Troop 45 presented the colors.
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Palace Hotel
Arthur Wallace
Arthur
Sandelin
Rev. Groves
McCarthy Censure Debate Narrowly Endorsed by Senate
The Senate approved by 64 to 23 a Bennett amendment condemning McCarthy’s statements to the press and in a radio TV broadcast as part of censure considerations. The chamber also adopted Bennett’s substitute count replacing the Zwicker condemnation, while a separate vote refused to drop the Zwicker charge entirely.
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Senate
Wallace F. Bennett
Utah
McCarthy
Bennett
Zwicker
Herbert H. Lehman
Rivard Pearce Named New C C Directors
At the Ukiah Chamber of Commerce noon luncheon the election of officers dominated. Claude Falconer became president with Earl Fullerton as vice president. Rivard and Pearce were named as new directors, with guests including Harold Ives and Robert Farell of adjacent chambers and county officials in attendance.
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Ukiah Chamber of Commerce
Palace Hotel
Claude Falconer
New Chamber
Earl Fullerton
Ricard Heil
Robert Pearce
Harold Ives
Robert Farell
Cloverdale
Williss Chambers
Redwood Empire Association Board
George Anderson
Art Schilder
E. E. Safford
B. A
Supervisors Adopt Master Plan to Improve Recreation
The Mendocino county board approved a master plan for beaches parks and recreation areas while excluding riding and hiking trails. The vote followed a public hearing with planning consultant James M Campbell outlining long range development. County officials noted state shoreline aid requires a master plan and warned land condemnation for trails is forbidden by law.
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Board of Supervisors
Mendocino County
Joseph Scaramella
Joseph Hartley
James M. Campbell
Menlo Park
Charles Kasch
State Park
Kasch
State Park Commission
Hendy Woods
Philo
James
Deputy on vacation as warrant considered in county clash
Deputy Frederick began a vacation of indefinite length after an alleged assault on Supervisor Poulos in the county jail booking room. Poulos plans to seek a warrant with District Attorney James Busch while Sheriff Broaddus investigates. Frederick says he did not know the supervisor and thought Poulos a prisoner.
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Eugene’ Frederick
Frederick
Paul Poulos
Poulos
James Busch
Board of Supervisors
B. G. Broaddus
Broaddus
Willian Hildreth
Hildreth
San Quentin Prison
Hildred
Harold Talso
County Hospital Bids To Be Opened Monday
Bids on construction of the new county hospital will be opened Monday at 2 p.m. by the board of supervisors. The total cost is estimated at 1,136,500 with the county share about 378,838, matched by state and federal governments. Stone and Malloy of San Francisco are the architects. Construction time is eighteen months with a June 1956 opening anticipated.
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County
Board of Supervisors
Stone & Malloy
San Francisco
First Baby Arrives At New Ukiah General Wing
Karen Lou Leach is the first baby born in the hospital’s new wing. She arrived yesterday at 11 40 weighing seven pounds three ounces. Her parents are Mr and Mrs Paul Leach of 290 Mendocino Drive.
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Ukiah General Hospital
Karen Lou Leach
Paul Leach
Mendocino Drive
Karen Lou
Crash Survivors Brought Out of N H Mount
A Northeast Airlines DC-3 wreckage on Old Baldy mountain in Berlin New Hampshire left five survivors after a Tuesday crash killed two crew members. Pilot Peter Carey, 37, was airlifted in critical condition. others included stewardess Mary L. McEttrick and three passengers. All survivors, treated at St Louis hospital in Berlin, endured 44 hours of freezing conditions before rescue.
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Berlin
N.H
Northeast Airlines
Peter Carey
Carey
Swampscott
Mass
Old Baldy
Bostonwo
George McCormic
John McNulty
Boston
McNulty
Mary L. McEttrick
James W. Harvey
Watertown
Daniel H. Hall
Montclair
N.J
A. W. Miller
Philadelphia
St. Louis Hospital
City Council Reviews Bids for Airport Metal Warehouse
Ten bids opened by the city council for a municipal airport warehouse range from 9290 to 11262 with the engineer estimating 10000. Bids referred to City Engineer Douglas Cruickshank for study. award planned at next Wednesday night meeting.
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Douglas Cruickshank
Weather Report for Northern California and Fort Bragg
Northern California will see rain today with variable clouds and showers tonight and Friday. Snow is forecast in the high mountains while temperatures remain steady. A southerly wind of 15 to 30 mph near the coast will ease tonight and Friday. Fort Bragg and nearby areas expect rain today with few showers tonight and Friday and similar small temperature changes. Winds near the coast may be strong at 15 to 80 mph, easing tonight.
Lake Tahoe seeks 1960 Winter Olympics host bid
Lake Tahoe area ski resort Squaw Valley has filed an application for the 1960 Winter Olympic Games. General Manager Alex Cushing announced that he spoke with the U S Olympic Committee in New York and the bid was submitted earlier this week. President Eisenhower said a China blockade would be an act of war only with congressional guidance, and the UN must take responsibility for American prisoners in China. A Hanford site Sabrejet crash near Richland sent the pilot to bail out safely.
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Brotherhood of Locomotive Enginers
NWP
Redwood Empire
Lake Tahoe
Squaw Valley
Alex Cushing
U.S. Olympic Committee
New York
Cushing
Washington
Eisenhower
Red China
Congress
United Nations
Richland
Wash
Hanford
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CIO American Radio Association
PMA
ARA
William Steinberg
J. Paul St. Sure
St. Sure
Philip O'Rourke
Masonite Management
Erro
Pius XII
Judge Gibson
Lilburn Gibson
Walter Sandelin
Yokago
Boy Scouts of America
Judge Lilburn Gibson
NEA
Hewlett Hodges
Sylacauga
Ala
Air Force
Northwestern Pacific Railway
Sen
Joseph R. McCarthy
Ralph W. Zwicker
Rivard
Pearce
C-C
New Hospital
N. H. Mount
Miss McEttrick
Armco Drainage & Metal Products Company of
Berkeley
Val-Nap Builders
Vallejo
North Bay Construction Company of
Santa Rosa
Winston Steel Works Inc
Sacramento
Thoren W. Fravel
S. J. Sjoberg
John Wagner Construction Company
Howard H. Tuttle
Northern California Movers and Builders
Ralph Knudson
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