Yoshida Warns of Communist Infiltration in Japan
Premier Shigeru Yoshida warned at a special session that Communists are focusing on infiltrating Japan and free Asia as his Liberal government faces potential overthrow. He noted a new conservative leftist bloc could dominate parliament, with democrats and socialists likely to pursue a no confidence motion over the weekend.
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Tokyo
Shigeru Yoshida
Japan
Free Asia
Yoshida
Ichiro Hatoyama
New Democratic
Conservative
North America
Europe
Free World
Shimmin Named Mendocino County Savings Bonds Chairman
Charles E. Shimmin of Savings Bank of Mendocino County becomes county chairman of the U S Savings Bonds program. W W Crocker announces the appointment and cites the program’s importance to debt management and sound money. Mendocino County sales of Series FE and H bonds reached 353287 for the first ten months of the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Shimmin
Savings Bank of
Mendocino County
U. S. Savings Bonds
W. W. Crocker
San Francisco
Northern
Shimmin
Crocker
Police Chief Warns Against Car Pilfering During Christmas
Chief George Smith warns motorists to guard against theft as shoppers crowd stores. He recalls December 1953 pilfer losses and 342 traffic deaths last December, urging trunk concealment, early shopping, sober driving, alertness, and courtesy. He notes S-D Day on December 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Smith
Smith
Hunters Fined For Using Electric Light
Judge George Carver in the Long Valley district sentenced Avon Snyder Hunter 19 and Walter John Buckskin 36 to 10 days in county jail for hunting with artificial light. Lesle Fred Buckskin 31, arrested near Laytonville, paid a $50 fine. All three lumber workers gave Toll House and Laytonville as addresses.
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George Carver
Long Valley Judicial District
Avon Snyder Hunter
Walter John Buckskin
Toll House
California
Floyd Loots
Fish and Game Commission
Lesle Fred Buckskin
Laytonville
Scouters to Hold Annual Dinner Wednesday Night
The annual Scout dinner at 7 30 tomorrow night December 1 in the Redwood Room Palace Hotel invites Scouters wives institutional representatives and Scoutmasters and wives. Earl Schmidt Los Angeles western regional Scout executive to speak. Dr Clarence J Bennett Mendocino State Hospital and Lou DuMoulin to provide music. George Eckman to present nominations for Yokogo District Executive Council Walter Sandelin will preside. Installation of district scouters for 1955 planned during session. Music and food arranged.
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Redwood Room
Palace Hotel
Earl Schmidt
Los Angeles
Clarence J. Bennett
Mendocino State Hospital
Lou DuMoulin
George Eckman
Yokogo
Walter Sandelin
Board To Hold Hearing On Recreation Plan
The county board of supervisors will hold the first of two public hearings on the master recreation plan drawn by James C. Campbell. The plan proposes a county long public riding and hiking trail from Gualala creek to Bell Springs road plus access roads to beaches and parks, harbor refuges, and beach development. Ukiah’s Charles Kasch opposes the trail citing insufficient county population.
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County Board of Supervisors
Planning Commission
James C. Campbell
Gualala Creek
Bell Springs
Harbors of Refuge
Charles Kasch
Ukiah
State Commission On Beaches and Parks
British cargo ship Tresillion sinks with many dead off Ireland
An Atlantic gale sank the 7300 ton British liner Tresillion forty miles off Ireland, leaving at least 17 dead and seven missing. Rescuers saved 16 from the 40 crew as storms battered Britain, with 50 lives lost in six ship sinkings this week. A Dutch freighter and a Liberian tanker also faced disaster amid the tempest.
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Irish Sea
London
Tresillion
Ireland
Britain
Carpo
Royal Air Force
Isle of Man
Churchill's 80th Birthday Parade Through London
Prime Minister Winston Churchill rode in a black limousine to Parliament for his 80th birthday celebration. He told the packed Westminster Hall crowd he neared the end of his journey as thousands lined the route, many in tears and applause, while TV lights captured the historic moment.
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London
Winston Churchill
Parliament
Pagean
Churchill
Westminster Hall
Westminster
Queen Elizabeth
Duke of Edinburgh
Daily Express
NEA
10 Downing Street
Johnson backs administration against China blockade plan
Senate Democratic Leader Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas endorsed the Eisenhower administration against a naval blockade of Red China. Senate Republican Leader Knowland urged blockade earlier, while Dulles opposed it in Chicago. Johnson aligned with George, Sparkman, and Fulbright in backing the administration, who warned the blockade would invite war and endanger Americans held by the Communists. The White House said Eisenhower fully approved Dulles's speech.
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Washington
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Eisenhower
China
William F. Knowland
John Foster Dulles
Chicago
Knowland
Dulles
Far East
Johnson
Walter F. George
Georgia
John Sparkman
Alabama
J. William Fulbright
Arkansas
Democratic
George
Sens
H. Alexander Smith
New Jersey
Homer Ferguson
Michigan
Ferguson
White House
James C. Hagerty
Overloads and Blown Fuse Cause Local Power Failures
Ukiah residents faced two morning outages tied to overloads and a blown fuse at the same substation. City manager Charles Keene reported a 20 minute outage yesterday starting 8 15 a m at the southside substation and a brief one today beginning around 8 31 0 a m on the P G and K side.
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Ukiah
Charles Keene
Eity
Southside
P. G
Keene
Defense Department Seeks Varied Military Pay Increases
Washington AP reports the Defense Department plans a new bill with pay raises averaging 8 to 11 percent, targeting career service members with rates varying by rank and length of service. Army Secretary Stevens announced the aim at a Retired Officers meeting as Rep. Vinson prepares to push it as top HASC priority.
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Washington
Defense Department
Army
Robert T. Stevens
Retired Officers Association
Department
Congress
Carl Vinson
D-Ga
House Armed Services Committee
Defense
Charlies E. Wilson
Wednesday Balloting Set for 3 P.M. in McCarthy Censure Fight
Senate leaders set a 3 p.m. Wednesday start for the censure vote on Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy after a day of wrangling. McCarthy aides claimed the move aids a compromise with Wisconsin’s Republican, while others predicted full censure. Dirksen prepared a last minute proposal as supporters weighed options.
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Washington
Joseph R. McCarthy
Senate
Wisconsin
McCarthy
William F. Knowland
Knowland
John C. Stennis
D-Miss
Walter F. George
D-Ga
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Karl E. Mundt
R-Sd
Everett M. Dirksen
Dirksen
Ukiah Chamber Retail Division Meets for Noon Breakfast
The Ukiah Chamber of Commerce Retail Division will gather at the Palace Hotel for breakfast at 7:20 a.m. Wednesday December 1. It is the last meeting of the year and a 1955 division chairman will be chosen. Also on December 1 the Chamber board will lunch at the Palace Hotel at noon, introduce new directors, and select the coming year’s president. Guests include five Redwood Empire Executive Board members, Harold Ives of Cloverdale, and Robert Farrell of Willits.
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Ukiah Chamber of Commerce
Palace Hotel
Redwood Empire Association
Harold Ives
Cloverdale Chamber of Commerce
Robert Farrell
Willits Chamber
Car Fire near Perkins and State Streets
A Monday 5:35 p.m. vehicle fire caused minor damage to a seat cushion of a car registered to J. Richard son of Ukiah. Fire crews responded at Perkins and State streets with limited damage reported.
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Perkins
State
J. K. Richardson
Ukiah
Growers Learn Benefits of California Canning Pear Assn
About 30 Ukiah area canning pear growers attended a California Canning Pear Association meeting in Ukiah city hall. The two year old group promotes tonnage control, writes favorable contracts, and eliminates field buyers. Zack Anderson and Cameron Girton spoke, with further meetings planned in Lake County.
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Ukiah Valley
California Canning Pear Association
Ukiah
Ruel Stickney
Lake County
Zack Anderson
Cameron Girton
San Francisco
Lewis White Post to Meet Wednesday for Plans and Party
Lewis White Post of the American Legion will hold a regular meeting Wednesday at 8 PM to conduct routine business and finalize arrangements for the Christmas party scheduled for Wednesday December 15.
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Lewis White Post
American Legion
Weather Outlook for Northwestern California and Coast
Occasional cloudiness today through Wednesday with rain areas from Eureka to Ukiah. Temperatures vary with highs around the upper 50s to 60s and lows near 40s. Winds 10 to 20 mph along the coast, shifting to northeast inland. Fort Bragg stays cloudy with rain today and tonight, then partly cloudy Wednesday.
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California
Eureka
Garberville
Ukiah
Santa Rosa
Napa
Fort Bragg
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Charles FE. Shimmin
Prague
Chuchill
Administration
Stevens
Chamber
Regular Legion
Sacramento
Goodwin J. Knight
Louis J. Fuller
Tattle
San Jose
San Jose State College
el Paso
Spartans
University of New Mexico
Alvin Carlson
B. G. Broaddus
Logan Anker Mortuary
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