26 Aug 1961
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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1961
Page
1
Faie weather 4g predicts continued heat for the Hot Boy area through tomorrow. Evening remains mostly foggy and overcast in the early dawn hours. Little temperature change expected from yesterday’s high to today’s low.
Statewide forecast shows mostly fair conditions with coastal overcast in places. Damp or cloudy start tonight into Sunday, with lighter showers possible in extreme northern mountains and near the coast southward. Winds vary from 10 to 25 knots in coastal zones and 12 to 25 knots in San Francisco Bay Area. Highs reach the 70s and 80s south, with cooler conditions in the north and mountain regions.
Tide tables list Saturday August 2 with time and height readings for low and high tides. Includes sunrise at 6 35 and sunset, plus notes on light and dark hours and daylight phases.
At the naval propellant plant in Maryland a blast shattered a reinforced concrete building killing five civilian workers Friday night. It was the fourth accident of the year at the plant, which makes fuel for rockets and missiles. At least nine have died in recent accidents since January 1959. Debris covered a five foot area and the building was nearly destroyed with damage estimated at 200000 dollars. A Navy spokesman said hot conditions caused the blast during research in high energy propellant manufacture. The dead were workers in the building at the time.
In Oakland a Paris-born doctor, Denis Douglas, was granted a 10 day vacation with his two teenage daughters Barbara and Denis from their mother Mrs. Eileen Henderson. The Alameda County Superior Court ordered Henderson not to know the girls whereabouts during the trip to Berkeley. Henderson had previously been jailed for contempt after mailing the passports to Boston to block the visit. The doctor planned a meeting in the hospital earlier Friday.
Brazilian President Janio Quadros abruptly quits, triggering national confusion as Vice President Joao Goulart returns from abroad to assume power. The shock move follows protests and clashes across major cities, with security forces dispersing demonstrators and amid public debate over Brazil’s future direction.
The Daily Review published by The Belly Review, Inc lists Floyd Barks as president and publisher and Valin Ghligole as business manager. It includes circulation notes, subscription rates, and office addresses in Hayward and Alameda County for daily and Sunday editions.
In San Francisco on Thursday night 13 youths were arrested after a gang clash at a public housing project in Hunters Point. Authorities cited a new gang The Magnificent Seven clashing with The Savoys as shots were fired at a gymnasium. Housing chief doh Beard ordered eviction to curb violence, prompting a protest push led by Carl May of Youth for Service and calls for protests to city officials.
The moon appeared coppery red to much of the globe during a 99 percent eclipse on Friday night. Clouds limited visibility in the eastern United States but light from the event reached observers as the moon moved into Earth's shadow at 9 16 pm EDT and ended around 11 pm. The sappery color arose as sunlight refracted through the atmosphere above Earth.
OKLAHOMA CITY AP Two weeks two and four year old sisters died when a burning Air Force F100 fighter crashed into a residence near Tinker Air Force Base. Pilot Lt Barbour bailed out seconds before impact but the aircraft struck the Don ald Tutte home causing a long hall fire and fatalities. Tibbie Nittle aged two perished in the wreckage while Judy four died at Tinker AFB Hospital. their mother and brother were burned and hospitalized. The father was treated for shock and Barbour was en route from Myrtle Beach to Nellis AFB for training.
On Saturday August 26 1961 the almanac notes dates including 1878 birth Dr. Lee De Forest inventor of vacuum tube 1483 Krakatoa eruption 1920 19th Amendment ratified 1949 Axis Sally case and Kant quote. Also mentions Venus Jupiter Saturn and the moon nearing last quarter.
Garden Club groups in Southern Alaneda County plan a plenary gathering at Antonelli Beganta Gardens in Santa Cruz and a meeting at Trinity Hall. A major East Bay Fuchsia Show is set for September 8 at Lakeside Park, with hundreds of blooms, corsage demos, and a planned bus tour for members visiting fuchsia displays across Marin and Sonoma counties.
The text gives gardening guidance on dividing Shasta Daisies in spring, trimming top growth after blooming, staking Chrysanthemums, and fertilizing roses. It then shifts to death notices for Rodrigues and Prudencio families, listing relatives, service details, and burial plans from Hayward and nearby areas.
The American Fuchsia Society Bay Branch sponsors a major fuchsia show at Lakeside Park Garden Center in Oakland. From Sunday afternoon to 5 pm visitors view 2000 blooms across 20 varieties, with a special suspended color display and exhibits from Hayward San Leandro and other Bay Area cities. Local hybridizers display new introductions, and Henry Parsons explains cultivation methods.
Regania cooners will select seven Regania Queen contestants and the 1960 Capitola Begonia Queen on KRON TV Channel 1. The program airs Monday August 28 between 6 and 7 PM, live from Maiden Dane in San Francisco. Contestants vie for Capitola Begonia Queen leading to the September 9 10 festival at a seaside resort. Also seen will be Miss Dirty Walker and Mr and Mrs Antonelli, Capitola begonia drawers, who accompany the eight women for the publicity TV appearance.
VIAREGGIO Italy Alberto Moravir a well known Italian writer, won Friday the Viareggio Prize for his novel La Nova. The work centers on a young painter denied by all except the infidelity of his mistress.
A garbled shard of a lyric titled Song of Love and miswritten phrases depict a confused speaker accusing a partner of deceit. The fragment hints at healing streams and a strained relationship, with scattered references to love and betrayal across a domestic, improvisational melody.
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