04 Dec 1961
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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1961
Page
1
The fog will linger tonight into tomorrow with persistent visibility. Skies remain fair in the Bay Area and temperatures hold steady with little change. East winds remain light and tonight's low is forecast between 40 and 42 degrees.
The report lists Yeaterby temperatures with a high for the day and a low and high for today. It provides numeric readings for maximum and minimum temperatures, noting variations across morning and afternoon periods. No further regional or contextual details are provided in readable text.
Oakland police said a 22 year old man William Patterson suspected as leader of a juvenile robber gang led a Saturday night holdup at Ty Comer beverage store. Patterson and two juveniles were arrested after a shootout that wounded store owner Clayton Burroughs and a customer. A third juvenile was being sought.
San Francisco Bay Area remains foggy with fair afternoons through Tuesday. Northern California shows fair skies with coastal cooling and local fog near valleys. Mountain and Sierra regions expect showers tonight or rain, with cooler to mild temperatures through Tuesday. Valleys report varied fog, mild to warm days, and light to gentle winds overall.
DETROIT UPI Dr Katherine B Greene Wayne County heritage counselor for nine years offers a contrarian view on advice from friends noting they rarely give the best course. Washington UPI reports a thief stole $5000 worth of toupees in a downtown shop. Gardener bulletin boards announce Kimberly Ann Gardner birth. Chicago UPI doctors say table manners matter little for infants.
Tide tables and coastal timings for Tuesday December are mixed with garbled weather notes. The fragment lists high and low tides with unclear figures and mentions sunrise and sunset times, seeking nautical data for Florida and paint and glaze references.
The World Council of Churches General Assembly discussed a report from the Commission on International Affairs. It calls the UN hampered by the absence of representation from nine regions and notes isolation of absent nations, citing the People’s Republic of China and Cold War divided areas like Germany Korea and Vietnam.
The Soviet Union accused Western powers Sunday night of blocking nuclear test bans and warned it would resume tests, while the United States announced a test at the Nevada site and prepared another for next Sunday. Tass framed the Geneva talks as hopeless as Moscow cites Western pursuit of nuclear superiority.
In Mena Arkansas farmer C E Shinn 72 and his wife and son moved back after a year of eerie happenings in their 46 year homestead. Objects move hearing noises Bible levitates chairs fly and figurines smash. Sheriff and crew spent night but saw nothing. Shinn vows to stay and to not fear ghosts despite the nightly disturbances.
The Almanac marks December 4 1961 as the 388th day with 27 left. Notable events include George Washington’s 1783 goodbye to his officers at Fraunces Tavern, Wilson’s 1918 voyage to Versailles, and FDR ordering the liquidation of the WPA in 1942. John L. Lewis faced fines after the 17 day coal strike ended.
Hollywood AP report says Bob Hope suffered a two inch cut on his forehead when a champagne bucket struck him during a Dec 13 telethon skit. The incident occurred as he and Nancy Kwan performed in Wilkes Barre. The Hope family grows to ten with triplets born to Mel and Hope Bonk in Wilkes Barre General Hospital. The newborns include a girl and two boys weighing 3 pounds 8 ounces 3 pounds 9 ounces and 4 pounds. The Banks clan now has four girls and six boys. The bucket was lowered by rescue helicopter but hit Hope as he resumed the performance.
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