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Fate '3 Dec. 20,1962 Brings uccesses Mark TWO BIG GUNS Back Lost All Is Still1 Missile Program MISS DUCKS Billfold Confusion tons of TNT in destructive force. But the biggest of them all' is yet to come. This is the city- Christmas for 72-year-old pensioner Alex Dahl and his wife will be merry this year. But it almost wasn't.

Dahl had $110 of his Social In Election SAN RAFAEL (UPD The A- busting Titan 2, America's largest ICBM a missile able to carry the destructive might 11 1 t. GOP-Democratic hassle over or more than 8 million tons Security income in his wallet Tuesday when he went to Per-alta Hospital for one of many of TNT. Yesterday, the Titan 2 de a third candidate in the forthcoming special First District election was more tangled than ever today. monstrated its thunderous prowess in a shot described by one source as "the most near Democrat John C. Stuart is ly perfect yet." The missile sent a huge nose cone loaded seeking to have his name put on the ballot along with Re with instruments squarely into CAPE CANAVERAL (UPD American multi-billion dollar missile program is closing out the year with a burst of new war-ready rockets and a rash of successes for the ones still being tested.

Yesterday, the United States sent two of its newest rockets and one old veteran thundering through the edge of space. A giant Titan 2 tore 5,000 miles across the sky in its "most perfect" performance, a Nike-Zeus traveled a similar distance in a "highly auccessful test" and a Polaris missile gave a new guidance "brain" a good workout. At the same time, the Air Force' declared 12 more of its Atlas intercontinental ballistic missiles combat-ready, and it was learned that the nation's growing fleet of Polaris-carrying nuclear submarines will get. its ninth member, the U.S.S. John Marshall, within two weeks.

The addition of the Atlases at Pittsburgh, N.Y., raises publican Don Clausen and a iarget area off the west cast of Africa. Democrat William Grader. It was the sixth success in nine shots for the Titan 2. MR. AND MRS.

ALEX DAHL A MERRY CHRISTMAS The election will be held Jan. 22 to fill the seat of the late Clem Miller, who was killed in a plane crash while campaigning but was elected which began its testing program here only 10 months ago. Lost wallet found and fears of bleak holiday vanish treatments for a lung ailment. The money was to be used for payment of light, power and union dues. The union dues are important because they help pay for his treatments.

Accompanied by his daughter, Suzi, 40, Dahl took a taxi to the hospital Tuesday. He reached for his wallet but his daughter said she would pay the fare. SAILOR ON LOOSE While Dahl, a retired hod carrier, was in the hospital, Junior Thornburg, 20, a sailor in the Treasure Island brig on a charge of being absent without leave, was being transferred to Oakland Naval Hospital for treatment. At 5:30 p.m., Thornburg escaped from the hospital. He was arrested in Tracy at midnight by police because he The first of the Titan 2 mis siles that will be war-ready N.Y.

Court Rules Red Northern California Demo already has been placed in an underground silo at Tucson, cratic Chairman Roger Kent has filed a court suit asking that Stuart's name be re Ariz. It lacks only the war ian't Lecture on Campus I head, which is being left off until checkouts are com ALBANY, N.Y. (UPD An A spokesman for the State pleted. avowed Communist has no The Polaris fired yesterday right to lecture at a state University said the ruling probably would be taken before the appellate division of was a veteran "A-2 model, university or college in New member of a family that al York, a State Supreme Court the State Supreme Court. ready is operational.

But the the number of on-station, nuclear-tipped U.S. ICBMs to EOO-126 Atlases, 54 Titan 1 missiles and 20 Minuteman justice ruled yesterday, rocket had a new job this time to test a new guidance Justice Russell G. Hunt, Aptheker was scheduled as the -final speaker in a series of lectures on contemporary moved from the balloting. Kent charges that Stuart's nominating papers were fraudulent because not all signatures were genuine and because Stuart's verification deputy was on probation for a felony. The co-chairmen of Clausen's campaign yesterday attacked Kent's suit.

Sen. John F. McCarthy and Assemblyman William Bagley said two other Democrats already had been eliminated after announcing their candidacy. citing FBI Director J. Edgar "instant ICBMs." package for a still more ad Hoover as his authority, ruled had refused to pay a taxi driver the same driver who had earlier transported Dahl to Peralta Hospital.

Informed sources told EARL WARREN, EDMUND BROWN, AND DUCKS specifically that Herbert politics which began last May before the. University of Buffalo, with the state United Press International the vanced Polaris, the "A-3" version. The Nike-Zeus shot yester Aptheker, U.S. Communist Chief Justice and governor hunted together near Colusa Tracy police frisked Thorn U.S.S. John Marshall will be declared officially war-ready arty national committee system.

The four previous lec member, could not deliver a day was launched from Point Mugu, Calif. The missile, which the Army is promoting 'before the end of the year." tures covered fascism, social ism, liberalism and conserva speech at the State University burg and found $104 in cash and a plastic wrist watch band containing the names Alex Dahl and Peralta Hospital. Its 16 nuclear-tipped rockets of New York at Buffalo. tism. will raise to 144 the number of Polarises at sea aboard as a weapon to knock down enemy ICBMs in flight (equiv Naval authorities picked up atomic submarines.

alent, in President Kennedy Thornburg yesterday and told Oakland Police about the mon words, to "hitting a bullet The combined striking pow with a flew across er of the ICBMs and the Po ey and wrist band. They the Pacific Ocean to a target in turn contacted Peralta lrrises is believer1, to be well over the equivalent of 1 billion area near Emwetok atoll. Hospital to see if they had an address for a patient named SACRAMENTO UP) "California is first in everything but ducks," cracked Gov. Edmund G. Brown today after missing all his shots on a hunting trip with United States Chief Justice Earl Warren.

"We're going to have to work on that," he said. Brown, back in his office after the early morning trip to a ranch near Colusa, said he wasn't sure how many ducks Warren shot, but added that nobody made his limit. Warren remarked to a reporter in Colusa that he had a good time even though the hunting was poor. Also in the party were Warren's sons, James, Robert and Earl and his son-in-law and television personality John Daly. The Brown-Warren duck hunting trip has become an annual holiday season event.

It's the third in the past three years. Warren, in California with his wife, will spend the holidays with family and friends. Alex Dahl. BITTER MOMENT Meanwhile, Mrs. Dahl de Skyline High Boundary Plan Sharply Attacked cided to pay the bills and asked her husband for his wal let yesterday afternoon.

He looked but couldn't find students are going to try to it. get out." Visions of a bleak Christ Board member Lorenzo mas descended on the Dah oopes and President Alan household as Dahl and his wife Lindsay argued however thai searched through the house, Then the telephone rang. It open enrollment wOuld demonstrate the fact the board is was the Oakland Police De aware of the problem and try partment. ing to da something about "Did Mr. Dahl," the officer asked, "by chance lose his White Dwarf Star MINNEAPOLIS Dr.

William J. Luyten of the University of Minnesota recently discovered the smallest known white dwarf star. It is about 25,000 times fainter than the sun. wallet in a taxi cab?" LEAS REJECTED He had, indeed. The wallet The board rejected pleas by was returned and Christmas Dr.

Nolan and Hilburn to idea will again be a happy one for tify the problem as segrega A new plan to resolve the Skyline High School boundary dispute has drawn stiff opposition from members of the Oakland Board of Education. As the board wrestled with the problem last night, they Were also warned that another boundary battle may be in the offing over the new Ralph J. Bunche School at 1240 18th St. Alleged racial imbalance in the schools basis for the disputes was discussed for nearly two hours last night, but the board couldn't agree what to do about it. SHARP DIVERGENCE Some members felt open enrollment, as proposed by Supt.

of Schools Stuart S. Phillips, might offer a solution. Others claimed, however, it would make the problem worse. The board was equally di Mr. and Mrs.

Dahl. tion, however. Arrange soTnething 4 kx 1 wonderful for 1 Christmas! I j- I i j. a "That's all the Berkeley Board of Education has Scholarship Tests Old Law NASHVILLE, Term. Instate Sen.

Thomas Shriver has invoked nearly forgotten law to give a scholarship to the University of Tennessee to a Nashville coed, Sarah Joyce Vickery. The law, on the book since the late 1800s, provides that each member of the State Senate is entitled to designate two students for scholarships. The scholarships provide free tuition. "This is a test case," Shriver said. "I want to see what the reaction is from the university before I appoint other done," Hilburn said.

"They have said there is a problem and they have promised to try to do something about it. "We've already done more than that here," he added. The board did not discuss Hilburn's warning about fu ture troubles over the Bunche School boundaries, although Lindsay remarked "it's no sec ret that there is, opposition, vided over member Jane Mc-Caffery's proposal to admit sn fuit-nf-district students to News like that gets around." Skvline bv placing an addi 1 tional portable classroom at the school to make room for hm Members Barney E. Hilburn STETSON and Carl B. MuncK oDjecieu that the $12,000 expenditure involved in moving a portable HATS to Skyline could not De jusu- fied.

"It does violence to my Da sic feelings as a board mem ber," Hilburn said. NO SOLUTION Dr. Robert L. Nolan termed the 30-student plan a "mere 9 ilii 5 UWmZ jry pittance" in view of the overall problem and warned it would "give the impression that wa have solved the prob km. when in reality we will have done very little.

Board member Melvin Caughell said he would rather the board spend $12,000 on 7 Exciting fashion in Jatural LET-OUT th district's low achiever nroeram "where it will really An some eood." MnnrV and Dr. Nolan also AVAMKa" lined un against the superin pndent's enrollment trfan. which would give stu Hentii the rieht to enroll in the school of their choice aslong as there is room for them. Annrnximatelv 2,000 students Sensational Gift I' would be affected. They both proposed limiting the right of transfer to students in over-crowded schools pain maximum use of ATTENTION SANTAS WHEN CAN SO LITTLE BUY SO MUCH-HAPPINESS! Yes this is the gift she has always wanted Luscious Let-out mink in the most popular natural shades Perfect for all occasions.

These minks are the finest in 7 luxurious Christmas giving Our experts will be glad to assist you, and you needn't worry for we grant exchange privileges after Christmas. MEN: SURPRISE HER EXCHANGE PRIVILEGES GRANTED Take up to 12 months to pay. -V school facilities throughout the to warm any girl's heart! 100 water repellent cotton poplin, with deep Polar Pile lined hood and body. Completely washable. Almond Beige, 10 to 13, ByWhittStag.

district. GENERAL OVERHAUL An even better way to do THE STETSONIAN with a look of-youth and vigor This i3 the American Loot, sculptured by Stetson in fine fur feliieer flattery, from its low, subtly tapered crown the famous Selv-Edge brim. The bow mounts a silvered Stetson crest as the final mark cf elegance. Black, Antique Green, Nubian Brown 15.95 this, Dr. Nolan claimed, would be a general overnam 01 school boundaries in the diS' trirt.

Hilburn claimed that Phil lies' plan would increase seg regation because it is limited to only 2,000 students. He also warned that the plan would sinhon student leaders away from schools like McCty 1560 BROADWAY-OAKLAND plu tax. fur product! Iibtled to ihow country of origin of Imported fur. O.OEE mend's Hieh School. TWt hid ourself," he said 8AN rRANOSOOi Am A Xmmy STONESTOWN: 77 AmMmm ITitt OAKLAND: UtttnUm IAN LKANDRCr ty fair Staffing CmMr SAN FRANCISCO Pod A Kmw 8TONESTOWN: 77 Stonatou Matt nobodv is eoing to transfer OASLAKDt iSSO Broad BAH Bay fair Shopping CM Into McClymonds.

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