Truman's Condition Greatly Improves At Hospital
Former President Truman shows signs of improvement at Research Hospital in Kansas City. Dr. Wallace Graham said the condition is not critical, is fair but guarded, with the patient awake, eating soft foods, and responding with humor. Two bacteriology experts study body samples shipped to New York for analysis.
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NEA
Husband
Shurry S. Truman
Research
Kansas City
Truman
Wallace Graham
Research Hospital
Graham
Mr. Truman
Robert Adams
Adams
Frederick Fink
New York City
Allen Wright
Brooklyn, N. Y
New York
Wright
Kasch Pushes Four-Lane Route Through Redwoods
The state park commission backs Charles Kasch of Ukiah proposing a four lane by pass through Humboldt redwoods funded by tidelands money. An east of Redwood Highway route would handle heavy trucks while the existing highway stays scenic. Joseph Knowland and others support the plan amid tree-cutting controversy.
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The
State Park Commission
Charles Kasch
Ukiah
Commission
Redwoods
Humboldt County
Tidelands
Kasch
Heart of the Redwoods
Division of Highways
Garberville
Joseph R. Knowland
Oakland
Park Commission
Hot Weather Forecast Hits Northwestern California
A weather notice says fair conditions continue today tonight and Wednesday with coastal fog along the coast and cooler coastal valleys. Highs around Ukiah 95 and Santa Rosa 88 with lower temps near Napa 85 while winds offshore reach up to 120 mph near Fort Bragg. Wednesday morning shows little temperature change with northwest winds 10 to 20 mph along the coast.
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California
Ukiah
Santa Rosa
Napa
Fort Bragg
Nixon Receives Model of Document Shrine Gift
Vice President Richard M. Nixon accepted on behalf of the American people a working model of the shrine and safe that protect the Declaration of Independence the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. The model was a gift from Ohio and built by Mosler Safe Co. of Hamilton.
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Washington
Richard M. Nixon
Ohio
Mosler Safe Co
Hamilton
Goons Kidnap Six At Ukiah Pine Lumber Co
In Mendocino County, about 20 non union workers abducted six Ukiah Pine Lumber Company employees at 12 44 a.m. and drove them to Lakeport where they were released without serious injuries though one man was beaten. Officials cited tensions as Durable Plywood and Blue Lake Milling remain locked in strike disputes with no progress toward settlement.
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Mendocilo County
Ukiah Pine Lumber Company
Lakeport
Potter Valley
Ukiah Pine
Durable Plywood
Blue Lake Milling
Guatemala Seizes Power in Bloodless Military Coup
A new junta led by Col Elfego J Monzon seized Guatemala power in a bloodless coup and began rounding up Communists. Many were jailed, others sought asylum in embassies. 600 anti Communists freed and Tribuna Popular closed as Monzon pledged to purge Communist influence and confront rebel forces led by Col Carlos Castillo Armas.
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Guatemala City
Elfego J. Monzon
Guatemala
Jacobo Arbenz Guzman
Monzon
Arbenz
Honduras
Carlos Castillo Armaz
Carlos Enrique Diaz
Diaz
Cal
Castillo
Communist Party
Tribuna Popular
Carlos Castillo Armas
Parliatent
Flying Club Plans Made at Boonville
Boonville hosts plans to form a local flying club directed by Bob Banshaff of Ukiah with an Aeronca plane to be left after organization. 15 members max, ground school and navigation taught by Don Ornbatin. Fees total 35 dollars plus five dollars monthly, including one free hour. extra hours at three dollars. Contact Charles Ontank at Chevron evenings. Landing field set on Helen Luckey property.
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Marie Tarwater
Boonville
Bob Banshaff
Flying Club
Ukiah
Aeronca
Don Ornbatin
Charles Ontank
Chevron
Helen Luckey
Dispossession of California Indians Voiced by UC Scholar
University of California scholar Alfred Kroeber testified that about three quarters of California Indians were dispossessed of their lands in the first 50 years of white settlement. He also said white settlers destroyed tribal political cohesion during the period before the Indian Claims Commission.
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Berkeley
California
University of California
Alfred K. Kroeber
Anthropolgy
U.S. Indian Claims Commission
City Playground Program Opens For Summer Fun
The city recreation department launched its summer playground program for six to seven year olds, a three week session directed by Joe Juliana. Registrations continue with Dorothy Keene taking enrollment. Later sessions for eight to nine year olds start July 19 and for ages 10 to 12 on August 9, featuring crafts music stories games hikes and swimming.
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Joe Juliana
Juliana
Dorothy Keene
National Safety Council warns 430 July Fourth deaths
The council warns the upcoming three day holiday weekend could top traffic volume records with an estimated 430 deaths from July 4 travel. It cites about 40 million cars expected on streets and highways as a key factor in the forecast.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Eisenhower Churchill call for drastic world armament cuts
President Eisenhower and Prime Minister Churchill urged general and drastic reductions in world armament while seeking to apply atomic knowledge to human betterment. They pledged to promote peace through alliances, not destruction, and to support collective defense plans for Southeast Asia without detailing specific hotspots.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Winston
Churchill
Asia
Southeast Asia
Ottawa
John Foster Dulles
Anthony Eden
White House
South
California Highway Patrol braces for worst Fourth of July traffic
SACRAMENTO. The California Highway Patrol plans full force patrols and equipment for the Fourth of July weekend as it expects three of every four cars on the road. The agency warns up to 30 unincorporated deaths and about 20 city deaths possible from Friday 6 p.m. to Monday midnight. Commissioner B R Caldwell urges motorists to use common sense and assume other drivers are poor drivers, warning that violators will be cited.
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Sacramento
California Highway Patrol
B. R. Caldwell
Highway Patrol
Water Council Studies Eel River Development in Ukiah
Mendocino County Water Council met in Ukiah to discuss future Eel River water sources. Engineer John S. Cotton urged considering recreation and power, noted San Diego's Feather River interest, and favored large dams for flood control. Discussion covered South Fork Eel River survey needs, Anderson Valley irrigation, and whether to form a local district or rely on state public entities. Present: Cedric Thornton, J C Philbrick, George M Biggar, Ray Walsh, Lothar Jung, Floyd Hawn, George Nichols, Elmer Walker, Peter Nonella, S A McCush.
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Mendocino
Cotton
George Biggar
South Fork
Eel River
Grimmerson
Eisel Crossing
Coyote Valley
Board of Supervisors
Anderson Valley
Biggar
Coyote
Cedric Thornton
J. C. Philbrick
George M. Biggar
Ray Walsh
Lothar Jung
Floyd Hawn
George Nichols
Elmer Walker
Peter Nonella
S. A. McCush
McDonald Rawles
Ukiah Adopts Record Budget for 1954 55 With 999 996 94 Run
The Ukiah City Council approved a historic budget of 999 996 94 for the next fiscal year after 13 special budget sessions. Revenue is estimated at 1 012 589 69. The plan includes a new warehouse at the airport yards and 74 368 78 for water mains including Mendocino Gardens mains work.
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Ukiah
Charles Keene
Mendocino Gardens
Steel Workers and Firms Agree on New Contract
The CIO United Steelworkers Executive Board approved a package contract for about 600,000 workers, with a five cent hourly wage rise and fringe benefits valued at around three cents. Major producers including U S Steel Bethlehem Republic Jones & Laughlin and Inland Steel signed memos as wage talks continue with 70 other companies awaiting final terms.
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Pittsburgh
CIO
United Steelworkers Executive Board
U.S. Steel Corp
USWA
U.S. Steel
Bethlehem, Republic, Jones & Laughlin
Youngstown Sheet and Tube
Inland Steel Companies
USW
French Fight in Valley of Death
Ninety nine French wounded, many with arms and legs lost at Dien Bien Phu, arrived in Tachikawa Japan on the second leg of a long air evacuation. From Saigon via Manila and Okinawa they reached Paris via the United States after India denied passage for the mercy flight. The injured were moved to a nearby Air Force hospital and about half were set to depart Tokyo tomorrow on smaller planes for Hawaii and Travis Field en route to Paris.
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Tachikawa
Japan
Dien Bien Phu
Saigon
Manila
Okinawa
Paris
United States
India
U.S
Air Force
Here
Tokyo International Airport
Hawaii
Travis Field
Calif
Shriners Parade Honors Leader In Atlantic City
Ten thousand Shriners march in a four mile parade through Atlantic City to honor retiring Imperial Potentate Remmie L. Arnold of Petersburg Virginia. About 40,000 other shriners gathered for the 80th Imperial Council, lining the route during the six hour event on the boardwalk and city streets.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Shriners
Remmie L. Arnold
Petersburg
Imperial Council
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George P. Mahoney
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Byrd
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Water Council Studies
Valley of Death
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