16 Aug 1962
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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1962
Page
1
The outlook shows fog lingering inland in the morning and a drop in temperatures. Tomehl's low is expected between a and 3a with westerly winds at 13 to 25 mph.
Statewide weather reports show fair conditions across the Bay Area and Sierra during today tonight and Friday with varying chances of thunderstorm activity in some valleys. Highs range from the 70s to mid 90s in coastal and valley regions with inland cooling and light to moderate northwest winds notable in Salinas Salinas Valley and surrounding areas.
Weather page notes high 62 and low 49 with sunrise at 7 01 and sunset after dark. Tide tables and marine notes accompany the forecast.
West German Chancellor Adenauer awarded NATO supreme commander General Lauris Norstad the Grand Cross of the Federal Cross of Merit in a brief ceremony during the Allied total defense talks in Bonn. Observers saw the act as a political demonstration against NATO command changes. Norstad is expected to depart for a farewell later this autumn.
JFK plans a 32 hour stay in the Los Angeles area with visits to key sites and venues around Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, and Los Angeles International Airport. Officials note a brief transit through local hubs and a reception at a private residence linked to high profile figures.
A three man panel of U.S. Appeals Court judges held there was no immediate threat of a railroad strike. They blocked temporary work rules that would have reduced crew size, sparing 210,000 engineers and other railway workers from grounding trains while allowing an appeal.
The new 13.7 mile Oroville bridge section was dedicated yesterday by state and federal officials. Governor Brown was absent as Robert B. Bradford spoke and cut a symbolic gold chain. The 430 mph structure spans the Feather River west branch and carries the roadway above with railroad tracks below as part of the highway relocation project.
Four army officers escaped from a Caracas prison where they were awaiting sentencing, authorities said Wednesday. The fugitives reportedly fled the facility before dawn, prompting a manhunt by security forces.
A long article notes Congress passed an engrossed resolution thanking General of the Army Douglas MacArthur for a lifetime of service. It recounts his World War I Rainbow Division command, World War II in the Pacific, and Korea, including Truman's 1951 firing and MacArthur's return home. It also mentions Kennedy era travel and a ceremony on the Capitol steps with Speaker McCormack.
Half Moon Bay officials grapple with a dead whale that washed ashore south of town. The water division says the whale is not state property, while SPCA efforts are too small to handle it. San Mateo County will fund the Humane Society to remove the behemoth by dynamiting it, awaiting a capable whale dynamiter.
Former President Eisenhower and family leave London for a five day golf vacation in western Scotland. They will travel via Sealand to BeHast Northern Ireland and then Dublin before sailing for the United States on August 24.
Kansan Lad Strand says midwestern farmers plan a boycott of national firms after a Farm Belt rebellion report. He claims he and about 200 other NFO members in Kansas and 10s of states will target Sears Roebuck, Montgomery Ward, John Deere, Ford, Pillsbury, General Mills, and others. The push follows a push for reduced agricultural costs and a national drive by the National Farm Organization for economic development.
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