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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1961
Page
1
Forecasters predict uninterrupted fair conditions for the weekend with a thin overcast tomorrow morning. Clear skies return, followed by cooler temperatures and light to moderate winds. Maynard readings note yesterday's high around eighty and today's low near.
Statewide forecast shows mostly fair conditions with cloudiness in the far north and coast Sunday morning. Slight cooling in southern areas and some showers possible in Eureka northward. Bay Area fair with cooler Sunday, Sacramento Valley fair with slightly cooler temps, Mt Shasta-Siskiyou fair with possible light snow flurries northern ranges, and Monterey Bay Area fair tonight and Sunday with brief low clouds Sunday morning.
Readable fragments note sunrise at 6 40 and sunset 6 40. Mentions Mauien a m and Fort Point with a dollar value. Details are fragmentary and unclear about locations and events.
A Sacramento summary outlines action on constitutional amendments veterans tax exemptions and voting ballot access, plus several bills. Key items include SCA 20 on veteran property tax relief, AB 168 restricting state worker coercion, SCR 30 urging surplus book distribution, and SB 1178 changing fishing license revocations.
A training mission ended in disaster when a Sidewinder missile fired from an F100 New Mexico Air National Guard jet struck a B-52 bomber over rugged western New Mexico. Eight crewmen were aboard the bomber with three paratroopers surviving and three others killed. The incident prompted an Air Force investigation led by Maj. Gen. Perry Griffith and involved aircraft from Kirtland AFB and Norton AFB.
A garbled OCR item from a local paper lists place names and offices such as Winton Avenue Hayward Alameda County and Leandro City amid stray phrases. It mentions subscription rates and a bureau of circulation with unclear details and nonsensical framing.
Cambridge AP report recalls Prime Minister Macmillan urging Western unity in defense and economic development to shore up the free world during MIT centennial celebrations. Secretary of State Rusk advocates expanding foreign aid and better aid administration to shape future events and aid underdeveloped nations.
SACRAMENTO AF reports Col Stanley Dunmire returns as temporary commander of the California Veterans Home at Yountville after being relieved earlier, with state director Joseph M Farber stating he will remain in command temporarily due to civil service rules amid ongoing staffing and funding challenges.
A collage of short UPI dispatches from Washington Chatham and Phoenix includes Senator Dirksen joking about rocking chairs and danger, a magistrate in England hearing Victor Baynes’s bar policy requiring collars, Navy Secretary By Comain’s claim that three quarters of the earth is water navigable by ships, and Arizona Republicans proposing an installment plan for a fundraising dinner with Barry Goldwater plus a Brunch option for those preferring to pay monthly.
Interior Secretary Udall announced Pt Reyes as his top priority for a coastal recreation area near San Francisco after a helicopter tour. He backs a 53 000 acre plan and seeks federal state matching funds for Pt Reyes with possible new national parks including Great Basin Oregon Dunes Channel Islands and Colorado River areas. Gov Brown would consider state matching funding but wants time to decide.
President Kennedy proclaimed May as Law Day, U S A, urging public observance of law as the safeguard of freedom. He and Macmillan praised disarmament, shared security costs, and argued for strong conventional forces alongside nuclear avenues. They urged global trade expansion and modernization of international credit systems to aid development.
Advertiserant World War I Veterans urge Hayward area veterans to join a registration drive supporting a federal pension increase. The proposal, introduced in Congress by Winfield Denton of Indiana, would raise eligible veterans’ benefits by 30 percent. Local contact Joseph A. Spina at 269 Jerilyan Lane, Hayward, is coordinating.
Almanac notes mark April 8 as the 98th day with 267 days to year end. Historical items include 1968 General Grant asking surrender to General Les, 1985 congressional approval of five billion dollars for WPA work relief, and 1952 Truman seizing the steel industry. Thought for today cites Nathaniel Hawthorne on life as marble and mud.
Drt fortin Luther King Tr Negro leader walked in South THCATUR Georgia facing a suspended sentence for driving without a valid license. The case intertwined with the 1960 presidential race as King’s probation was tested and later resentenced by DeKalb County Judge Oscar Mitchell after the Georgia Court of Appeals found the original punishment exceeded the legal limit for a misdemeanor. King’s bond was set during appeals and presidential candidate Kennedy voiced sympathy while King faced potential revocation if probation terms were violated.
In California the unemployment total fell 22,000 to 540,000 in March from February 582,000, the first month-to-month dip since last fall though the jobless rate at 8.3 percent remained the highest since 1940. Civilian employment rose 20,000 to 5,966,000 as officials noted seasonal factors limited the drop.
Judith K. Raffles daughter of Harry Kari divorces husband Paul J. Raffles on her 22nd birthday. She cites his drinking and a disappearance as factors. The couple wed in Las Vegas in 1960. Also mention of Arthur Mark Hutchins death notice and obituaries follows with funeral details in San Lorenzo and Haywards.
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