15 Dec 1964
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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1964
Page
1
Variable cloudiness through tomorrow with colder tonight. Tonight’s low 38 to 44 degrees. North winds around ten miles per hour. Yesterday’s high and today’s low temperatures and rainfall totals summarized for the 24 hours ending 7 a.m. today in the region.
Cloudy conditions across the Bay Area and Central Valley with fair Wednesday. Snow showers and cold spells in Mt Shasta Siskiyou area and Sierra Nevada with varying snow levels. Valley fog, cool highs in the 30s to 50s, light to variable winds. Salinas and Monterey Bay similar cloud cover with cool nights. Tide tables noted for Wednesday December 1.
Secretary of State Frank M. Jordan proposed a five member voting machine commission not including himself. The plan would name the governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, general services director and Los Angeles County registrar of voters to the board, disqualifying Jordan from any votes on equipment he may offer for use. Jordan acknowledged an interest in a card machine he demonstrated in Fresno, called the Jov-Mar, a device named for Jordan and Alan Marsh.
A freeway traffic officer was clipped and knocked to the pavement by a hit and run driver while talking to a violator on the Ventura Freeway near Vineland Avenue. Officer George Surber, treated at General Receiving Hospital, said he narrowly escaped serious injury. An all-points broadcast was issued for a white Ford with a missing headlight.
New York based UPI reports growing doubt about the British pound sterling amid Labour policies including a 15 percent surcharge on some goods and a 15 percent export rebate followed by a bank rate rise from 5 to 7 percent. The piece notes cautious Britain aimed at shifting exports abroad while Cuba trade volumes rise, and U.K. US imports and sales push domestically amid concern over devaluation.
Negro leaders celebrate the high court ruling upholding the Civil Rights Act public accommodations law while urging compliance. Lester Maddox awaits a ruling on his own appeal, asserting he will not admit Negroes. SNCC's John Lewis hails the decision as a landmark and signals no immediate new actions. The Heart of Atlanta Motel and Ollie's Barbecue cases loom as potential new demonstrations and debates over federal civil rights enforcement.
At the United Nations a bloc of 18 African and 4 Asian nations planned a strategy meeting to challenge U S policy after Ambassador Stevenson accused them of black racism in the Congo debate. He defended U S actions as saving lives and denied apologizing to any state while condemning outside military aid.
President Chung Hee Park returned to Seoul after sealing a $33 million commercial loan agreement with West Germany to bolster South Korea's government finances. The pact, announced in Seath during Park's visit, marks a significant economic accord between the two nations.
Los Angeles AP reports actress Anne Francis won a divorce from Dr. Robert D. Abe Ioff on grounds of extreme cruelty after she testified he was impossible to please in superior court.
Former President Harry S Truman says he had indications 13 days before Franklin D Roosevelt died that Roosevelt’s health was failing and he would ultimately inherit the presidency. Truman described Roosevelt’s sunken eyes and worn smile, describing a sense that Roosevelt knew his end was near.
Senator Birch Bayh foresees quick Senate approval of a constitutional amendment to fill vice presidential vacancies and name an acting president for an incapacitated chief executive. Bayh said securing the required 33 states may take time.
An old advertisement promotes FASTEETH denture powder to secure false teeth. It claims the alkaline formula prevents slipping during meals and speech, leaves no gummy taste, and helps prevent denture breath. Available through drugstore distributors.
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