12 Dec 1961
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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1961
Page
1
Weather corner reports parity cloudy conditions tonight and tomorrow with film of Mille change in temperature for the Bay Area. Tonight’s low is expected from 3 to 42 degrees and winds will be variable at 8 to 15 knots.
Yesterday’s high reached another warm line as heat crept up across the region with record-like readings. Today’s Joy temperatures show a continued mild rise, signaling a stable warm spell for outdoor plans.
Statewide weather summary shows showers possible across the San Francisco Bay Area with cloudy conditions tonight and Wednesday. Northern California remains cloudy with light snow flurries on higher elevations and near the coast. Sierra Nevada and Sacramental regions expect continued cloudiness through Wednesday with varying temperatures and some snow. Valley areas report cloudy conditions with showers possible and gentle to variable winds, while Monterey Bay and Salinas report cloudy days with showers and mild temperatures.
Tide tables show high water at 48 and 51 minutes past the hour and at night 40. Low water at 9:37 and 27. Sunrise at 7:38 and sunset figures likely listed. The text is a fragmented ocean report with unclear coordinates and times.
Bitter cold grips the region with subzero readings in the Great Lakes area and teens elsewhere. Snow, sleet, and rain sweep across the middle and southern states. Tornadoes reported in Alabama and Louisiana. $16,000 in property damage noted near Jackson, Mississippi. Continuous winter storm warnings issued as frigid air spills south from Canada.
Moscow alleges General Adolf Heusinger, former chief of operations for the German general staff, committed war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Soviet Union. The Soviet note calls for his handover, while Bonn rejects the charges as false and propagandistic. Heusinger, linked to reprisals and atrocities, was later associated with West Germany’s postwar armed forces. The West resists Soviet accusations amid international crisis.
Dallas reports show Texas consumed more cognac in 19 86 than since repeal. A liquor distributor notes a 20 percent rise from last year. A separate dispatch notes Matson Navigation seeking delivery of a mislabeled item to the Fiji Islands. Chicago police order 24 hour guard at headquarters as detectives struggle with thefts of tools from a building project.
John B. Connally resigns as secretary of the Navy on December 20 to return to Texas and seek the governorship. Fred Korth will replace him as head of the Navy. Connally, a Fort Worth attorney and ally of Lyndon Johnson and Sam Rayburn, reshapes Texas Democratic leadership and unsettles state politics.
AFL-CIO leaders proposed a new federal minimum wage goal of 1.50 dollars per hour, with plans to push for immediate progress to 1.25 and then 1.50 as coverage expands. The push accompanies broader labor demands and tensions within AFL-CIO factions at the convention.
Palm Desert Calif AP Former President and Mrs Dwight D Eisenhower are expected to arrive December 21 for a vacation at their new $17 000 cottage at Eldorado Country Club The club said Monday the Eisenhowers probably will stay about six weeks
Almanac entry for Tuesday December 12 1961 notes events past and present. It marks Edward D White becoming U S chief justice in 1910, John L Lewis withdrawing the United Mine Workers from the AFL in 194%, Yeager surpassing Mach 2.5 at Edwards AFB in 1958, and Paraguay crushing an exile invasion in 1959. A thought from Jonathan Edwards closes the entry.
The ACLU urged Marin County Supervisors to review church state separation before placing the nativity display on the courthouse lawn. The letter was given to the county attorney for an opinion as to whether the scene would appear this year. A board spokesman cited past vandalism and theft of nativity symbols as concerns.
Bakersfield AP reports the body of Roger Frapgird, 4%, Noga Park, was recovered from snow along a high mountain ridge Monday after a plane crash.
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