The San Francisco Examiner from San Francisco, California • 3

4 flunky, April 23, i9s cccc 0.xamhtrr-Sec. I 3 Motorists Save Time Central Freeway Open to Traffic i 1 --mi The new Central Freeway, a double-deck struc ture that marches the mile and a half from South Van Ness Ave. to Civic Center, was opened to traffic yes it'' i terday. 1 MB xrr to see what would happen when cars began driving along the new structure. He pointed out that $27,000 was spent to put soundproofing glass bricks on the sides of the school adjacent to the freeway, and added that "in a couple of days we'll know how well they eliminate fumes and sound." One improvement yet to be made in the freeway is landscaping.

The State Highway Commission has budgeted $125,000 for trees and shrubs FOUR-HUNDRED ROOM, $8,000,000 GARDEN-TYPE HOTEL TO BE BUILT HERE trill nrrupy lite of historic Crystal Pafare Market at Eighth and Market along the structure to make its appearance more attractive. The money cannot be spent. Hotel: Old Market Will Die however, until San Francisco enacts an ordinance regulat stores in California and Ha (Continued from Page 1) ing billboards along the route Suspect in N.Y. Theft Seized Here John Galbo. 36.

who de property also has served as baseball field and circus ground. The World Theater, likewise located was will be provided underground. As Long put it, there will be waii, said each room will be 25 feet by 13 feet 6 inches, including bath and dressing DEVELOPERS STUDY HOTEL PLANS of the new road. TO DEBATE PLANS Proposals for such an ordi at least one parking stall for Del Webb (1) and J. M.

Long of Oakland destroyed by the fire and nance will be considered by a every room. earthquake of 1906. scribed himself as a New York manufacturer, was Oliver and Arthur Rousseau committee of the Board of Supervisors in a hearing at The main unit will rise five stories overlooking the adja room area. "We are going first cabin on all interior furnishings," Long said. "Each room will have plush wall to wall carpet and yet rates will compare with those of the average small motel in San Francisco." cent Civic Center and has seized by the FBI here yesterday on charges he stole 4 p.

m. on April 30. The section opened yester selling cheese and salami there for 28 years, was typical. "We've been talking about opened the Crystal Palace Market in 1922 and sold it to The Emporium in 1925. Long $95,000 in cash and Ameri- day is the second part of the been designed for ultimate extension to 10 or 12 floors.

Such expansion would in Central Freeway. The first has been the owner and oper ator since 1944. was the mile-long road from it," said he. "We knew something was up. crease the capacity to more Its colorful stalls, shops and The market site, according to Long, was appraised at Bayshore Freeway to 13th St.

and South Van Ness Ave. than 500 rooms. "The place has been good concessions provide everything from imported food Wings extending from Mar The new section nas on- ket to Mission will shelter two delicacies to flowers, sporting Geneva A-Talks At Standstill GENEVA, April 22. (AP) Work in the three-power nuclear test suspension conference came to a standstill today with the delegates meeting for only 14 minutes. This was the shortest session since the talks began on Oct.

31. The United States British and Soviet negotiators said they had no new proposals to put forward and adjourned until tomorrow. ramps at Oak and Laguna Sts garden courts, which will in to me. I have a fine wife, two wonderful daughters and four grandchildren. I guess I'll take it easy for awhile and then decide what to do." Shortly after 11 am.

a group of city and State officials, engineers, and civic-loaders left Turk and Cough Sts. for the inaugural ride on the new freeway. Heading the group were Robert B. Bradford, State Director of Public Works, and Frank A. Chambers, secretary of the State Highway Commission.

CONGESTION EXPECTED B. W. Booker, assistant State highway engineer, said traffic signals and directional signs have been installed where the on and off ramps intersect with city streets. But, he added, some congestion during peak hours may occur at these points until motorists become familiar with the changed traffic pattern. Though primarily intended as a channel for traffic in and of the city, the new addi-Kion will be a big time saver for many city drivers, i The 2.4 mile drive from the Fell and Laguna Sts.

on ramp to the Third St. off ramp can done, in rush hour traffic, in 3 minutes. The same drive through city traffic, for Pacific Heights or Marina residents on their way downtown, would take considerably longer. SPEEDUP TRAVEL Both the Central and the recently opened Embarcadero Freeway will make city travel faster and easier. A rush hour drive along that 4'2 mile route took only 7 minutes.

The short, 1.8 mile drive through city traffic between the same points took 12 minutes. Traffic was light on the new freeway during the evening rush hour yesterday. There were no accidents, nor any traffic jams at the on and off-ramps. A new feature of the addition are the small, rubber pad lane dividers that joggle tires riding on them. Much as motorists were looking forward to the freeway's opening none was more interested in it than the students at the John Swett Elementary School.

SCHOOL SOUNDPROOFED The school, at 727 Golden Gate is nestled in the arms of the freeway, and its youngsters were avid sidewalk superintendents during construction. Principal Isadore Pivnick the students were waiting and Turk and Gough and off-ramps at Fell and Laguna Sts. and Golden Gate and clude a swimming pool in a sunken patio terrace. goods, shoe repairing and steam beer. To those who now must vacate, yesterday's announcement came as no great surprise.

But few had any defi $3,800,000 several years ago when the Government was seeking a location for the $45,000,000 Federal court and office building now planned for the block bounded bv Golden Gate Polk. Larkin and Turk Sts. Once the site of the Mechanics Institute Pavilion built in 1874. the market Plans provide for conven Franklin Sts. tion meeting rooms, an extensive restaurant and shop area The want ad leader gets the Southbound traffic uses the top level of the new structure and northbound cars use the and related facilities.

nite plans for the future. want ad reader. To be sure of reaching want ad readers, The reaction of Joe lower. A feature of the free Long, operator of a chain of drug stores and furniture Damonte. 53.

who has been place an Examiner Want Ad. way is the provision of bays on each level that can be used for emergency parking. thursday store hours, San Francisco, Oakland: 9:30 a. m. to 5:30 p.

m. Palo Alto, 9:30 a. m. to 9:30 p. m.

The contractor on the $7,803,948 project was Peter Kiewit Sons Company, which 1 began work on July 15, 1957, L. G. VVaigand, Kiewit's dis trict manager, gave the signal MAGN that opened the freeway to JOHN GALBO arrested at bank cars yesterday. In addition to Bradford, Booker and Chambers, those SAN FRANCISCO OAKLAND PALO AITO SACRAMENTO FRESNO can Express Company money orders. on hand for the opening included Police Captain of Traf The local FBI office said Galbo is accused of having fic Edward Moody; City Pub lie Works Director Reuben stolen the cash and money orders in New York last Sun Owens; Guy Mancarti, resi day before flying to San Francisco.

dent State engineer on the project; and Tom Gray, general manager of the Down Prior to his arrest, the fed Town Association. eral officers said, Galbo had cashed $1,000 worth of the money orders at San Fran To Wed Krupa cisco international Airport. SRINGFIELD April 22. (AP) Miss Patricia He was in the act of attempting to cash another $700 worth of the money orders in a downtown bank when he was apprehended, the FBI added. bowler, 2b, a secretary, announced today plans to wed orchestra leader Gene Krupa tomorrow in New York.

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