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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1961
Page
1
Weather corner reports a shift to rain tonight and early tomorrow in the Bay Area. Skies clear to partly cloudy tomorrow afternoon with southerly winds up to 12 mph. Low temperatures tonight range from 43 to 30 degrees.
Statewide weather brief notes rain and snow through Wednesday, with colder high temperatures in mountains. Northern areas from Salinas to Modesto expect rain and mountain snow above 6,000 feet, with windy conditions and cloudy elsewhere.
Weather roundup from Associated Press noting a cold air mass sweeping the plains and coasts. North Dakota and Minnesota report double digit drops with Minot at 18 below and Dickinson 17 below. California and Nevada see fog or fair conditions while Florida and the Carolinas report rain and chilly winds. Cities across the West and Midwest show a mix of clear, cloudy, and light precipitation as systems move eastward.
Weather continues to plague the United States with rain snow and cold air spilling south from the Rockies into the north central region. Cold wave warnings extend from the central Plains into northern Texas and eastward to Minnesota Wisconsin Indiana and western Kentucky.
Floodwaters from the Cain Ewellen rivers threaten sections of Mississippi Alabama and Tennessee. Several hundred people evacuated including 350 from the Pearl River near Jackson Mississippi and from the Tombigbee River near Columbus and Abonieh Mississippi. New floods threaten Chattanooga and other eastern Tennessee areas.
Berlin AP reports East Germany recalls its ambassador to Albania after Albania asks for recall of its envoy. East German Foreign Ministry also requests Albania to reduce its stall in East Berlin, with official ADN coverage noting the diplomatic gesture.
Tide charts list time and height readings for the day with instructions and tides at various shore points. The page includes sunrise information and notes on buoy and light station data, likely from a coastal newspaper’s daily maritime section.
New York AP report notes 64 year old band leader Leo Molsman longtime society orchestra head who played the Waldorf Astoria Hotel for 14 years in the 1980s and later in Queens and New York venues died of cancer after a long illness.
In Albany Georgia negotiators reach a temporary halt to trials after talks between city officials and Black leaders delay court actions. Demonstrations and boycotts have influenced white merchants as negotiators plan to reopen desegregation discussions next month. King and church leaders remain central, with some jailed demonstrators posting bonds while others wait.
Three passengers in New York rode a taxi for 337 dollars after a grounded flight delayed their Mediterranean cruise plans. The group including Anita Demos Santa Cruz Mazel Fearon Aptos Lloyd Pepper faced uncertainty until they reached the ship, prompting an attempt to cancel reservations due to weather and transport gaps.
Reports review police compliance with an Interstate Commerce Commission order prohibiting segregation in bus terminals. Demonstrations began after a white group clashed with Black and white protesters outside Santa Cruz, as the state aviation board moved to regulate parachute drop operations and consider Negro leaders' petitions. Officials discussed airport permits and a Sky Park purchase near Santa Cruz while addressing public notices and regulatory actions.
U N in Katanga rush expected to defend U S stance as lawmakers including Dodd and Fulbright push for inquiry into Congo actions. Senators debate U N role with Adoula and Kalungi tensions, amid calls for broader U N charter powers and provincial autonomy. Goldwater condemns policy as risking communist influence and world peace.
Fort Worth dispatch reports Elmer Le Fever's Christmas gift a sponge-toothed comb sparking a joke about thinning hair and a nod to a shampoo plan. New York stories note delivery trucks with beer for children and Teamsters backing gifts to institutions. Wakefield burglary follows a carol service as Chief Constable Scull reports a holiday break in.
San Francisco AP report on Assemblyman Carl A Britschgi proposing a uniform statewide personal property tax system. He cites 28 district methods causing value variances and notes potential tax loss to cities like Millbrae and Menlo Park. Millen Marks and allies push taxes on business inventories to curb reliance on annual appraisal timing. Andrew J Gallagher of the Southern Promotion Association echoes concerns about goods held outside state lines before March assessments.
Harvard University researchers report a new portable seismograph technique that may distinguish nuclear blast waves from natural earthquakes. Data from the Los Alamos and Nevada tests show two distinct ground vibrations, marking a potential method to monitor nuclear tests for peaceful purposes.
DETROIT AP says Donald Wolo szyn recovers stolen homing pigeons a few at a time. Last week a thief took 32 pigeons, and now returns arrive gradually, restoring part of his prized birds.
Senator Barry Goldwater of Arizona warned Monday that anti Communist groups like the John Birch Society were forming to link leftist causes with dangerous views. He said such efforts could threaten the United States amid the Cold War, stressing concern over external and internal pressures.
Washington AP reports a public health official suggested a birth decline occurred in 1900 with a small number of congressmen backing a left wing group. The figure cites 4,257,430 births in 1960 and predicts higher births in 1961 amid political debate on UN admission and nuclear testing.
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