Escapee from MSH Sought After Armed Car Theft
San Francisco police seek Mary Andrews, 32, who allegedly forced her mother, Martha Andrews, 74, at gunpoint to drive her from Men docino State Hospital area to San Francisco. Mrs Andrews reported the incident and described the suspect who fled in a tan 1949 Chevrolet sedan, height 5 feet 7 inches with brown hair and dark eyes.
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Mendocino State Hospital
San Francisco
Bay City
Martha Andrews
la Crescenta
Los Angeles County
Mary Andrews
Talmage
All-points
Daniel Lieberman
State Hospital
William M. O'Brien
Ukiah
Sheriff's Office
Oh Graves and the One-In-a-Million Sparrow Feat
Spotlight notes Mortys owner Bob LeBaron sparred a sparrow with a car radiator cap gadget at a high speed, a stunt questioned for novelty. It also teases unemployment, PTA rag collection, and Petaluma poultrymen seeking federal aid amid price slumps, with a fragmentary tease of a continued column.
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Bob LeBaron
Morty’s
State and
Smith Streets
Petaluma Poultrymen
Washington
Pauling Wins Chemistry Nobel Despite McCarthy Allegations
Dr Linus Pauling, a 53 year old Caltech chemist accused by Sen Joseph McCarthy of being a Communist, won the 1954 Nobel Prize in chemistry. The Swedish Academy award of 35066 dollars accompanies an invitation to Stockholm on December 10. Passport issues may hinder his trip as the State Department previously denied his passport for travel abroad on grounds not in the United States best interests.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Linus Pauling
California Institute of Technology
Joseph R. MaeCarthy
Swedish Academy of Science
Pauling
McCarthy
State Department
United States
Bartolomie Wins Handily In County Sheriff Race
Bartolomie defeats rival in county sheriff contest by a comfortable margin. The article notes broader election landscape with Democrats winning the House and several governorships, tight Senate races, and potential party control shifts. Contingent recounts and margins in New Jersey and Ohio figure into the final balance, with discussions of potential tie-breaking scenarios in the Senate. The piece references United Press tallies and ongoing counts.
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Washington
Republic Sans
Senate
House
New Jersey
Jersey
Clifford P. Case
Charles R. Howell
United Press
George H. Bender
Thomas A Burke
Ohio
Wayne Morse
Richard M. Nixon
United
County and Statewide Winners Lead in Election Races
County and statewide leaders are named in races of interest. Governor Coudwin and Knight won easily, Senator Kuchel leads, Hubert Scudder holds a comfortable lead in the Dies District race, Sam Ray is virtually certain as county treasurer, and Wilburn Brown has a thin lead over Arthur Church in the assessor contest pending absentee ballots.
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Coudwin
Knight
Kuchel
Hubert Scudder
Man @ortuin
Sam Ray
Wilburn Brown
Arthur Church
Mendocino County Returns Show GOP Landslide
County tally from 115 of 123 precincts shows Governor Knight leading Graves, Powers ahead of Roybal, and Kuchel winning Senate seat in Mendocino. Other state races favor Republicans with Jordan and Kirkwood leading, plus Scudder and Belotti winning in congressional and assembly contests as 60 precincts report on state propositions.
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Harold J. Powers
Edward Roybal
Thomas H. Kuchel
Senate
Mendocino County
Samuel W. Yorty
Nsaal M. Cerney
Frank M. Jordan
Dan Raeburn
Horace V. Alexander
IPP
Frank Stevens
Robert C. Kirkwood
George D. Collins, Jr
Fred H. Ross
Charles G. Johnson
George I. Johnson
Herbert S. Cohn
Paul Leake
State Board of Equalization
Clinton Duffy
Congress
Hubert B. Scudder
Max Kortum
James Busch
Frank P. Belotti
State Voters Approve Liquor Control Change
California voters approved Proposition 3 moving liquor control powers from the Board of Equalization to a governor appointee. Returns from about one third of precincts showed a 21 to 2 to 1 lead. Propositions 4 6 10 17 were rejected while bonds for schools at 100 million and Veterans' home and farm purchases at 175 million were approved. Five of six tax exemptions for paraplegic veterans ship owners churches colleges and charitable groups passed as well.
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San Francisco
California
Board of Equalization
George McLain
Youths Escape California Youth Authority Center
In Perkins near Sacramento two youths escaped after scaling a high wire fence at the California Youth Authority Reception Center. James Eva said Terry Aull, 17 from Sonoma for auto theft, and Donald McDougall, 16 from Mendocino for auto theft and petty theft, fled during dinner. Weather and casualties report follows.
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Sacramento
California Youth Authority
Perkins
James Eva
Terry Aull
Sonoma County
Donald McDougall
Mendocino County
Overtime Walk Paralyzes Pacific Coast Ports
AFL sailors stage a no overtime walkout halting more than a dozen vessels from Seattle to San Pedro. The action stems from a jurisdiction dispute with ILWU over hatch unloading and a contract rule that limits overtime pay on nonworking days. A related NLRB hearing ruled witnesses for the ILWU cannot be used to prove sailors union discrimination.
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San Francisco
AFL
Pacific Coast
International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen
Matson Line
Hawaiian Planter
Pacificus
Long Beach
Seattle
Tacoma
Portland
San Pedro
Sailors Union of the Pacific
National Labor Relations Board
ILWU
Louis Penfield
Sailors Union
Bartolomie elected sheriff of Mendocino County
In Mendocino County last night Reno Bartolomie defeated incumbent B G Broaddus for sheriff, leading after 115 of 123 precincts with 7646 to 6518, aided by strong showings in coast areas and Ukiah. Sam Ray Jr. won treasurer and public administrator. Assessor race narrowed with Wilburn Brown ahead by 106 votes over Arthur Church as eight precincts plus absentees loomed. King won Ten Mile District constable over Angelo Del Re.
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Mendocino
Bartolomie
Reno Bartolomie
B. G. Broaddus
Broaddus
Willits
Laytonville
Anderson Valley
Ukiah
Soo
Redwood Valley
McDonald
Redwine
Sam Ray Jr
Ray
A. R. Spreckelsen
Wilburn Brown
Arthur Church
Brown
William L. King
Ten Mile
Angelo del Re
California GOP holds firm as Republicans sweep state
California voters backed GOP leaders led by Gov. Goodwin Knight and Sen. Thomas Kuchel, with all constitutional officers winning. Knight's win tops 500,000 in a state with 851,000 more registered Democrats. Yorty flagging as Kuchel's margin narrows, while House delegation results suggest a continued GOP edge and a split delegation likely remains.
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San Francisco
California
Golden State
Goodwin J. Knight
U. S
Thomas H. Kuchel
Harold J. Powers
Frank M. Jordan
Charles G
Gus) Johnson
Robert C. Kirkwood
Knight
Richard P. Graves
Tom Bright
Graves
Kuchel
Samuel W. Yorty
Los Angeles
Yorty
House of Representatives
House
Eisenhower to Invite Democrats to Confer on Planed Legislation
President Eisenhower said after Democratic gains that he would invite Democratic leaders to meet on basic administration proposals. He noted he was surprised by some election results and emphasized bipartisan cooperation while awaiting final results before detailing his approach. He said discussions would cover potential domestic policy and future legislative course.
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Washington
Eisenhower
House
Senate
Congress
Gop Joss
City Issues 57 Building Permits in October
City building inspector Carl Hinds reports October saw 57 building permits totaling 174,996 with seven new dwellings valued at 96,278, 13 new non residential buildings at 44,322, and 37 additions and repairs at 34,396. September totals were higher at 314,541, partly due to Ukiah high school home economics building project.
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Carl Hinds
Ukiah High School
Weather Report for Northwestern California and Fort Bragg
Northwestern California forecasts show today and tonight with patches of morning coastal fog and warmer inland. Highs around 68 to 70 and lows near 36 to 40, with variable winds 7 to 15 mph near the coast and 7 to 14 mph at Fort Bragg.
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California
Ukiah
Santa Rosa
Napa
Fort Bragg
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