22 Dec 1960
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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1960
Page
1
At a New York cocktail party HAL Boyle reports a man plans to spend life teaching painting to depict human maturity. He envisions a School of Portraiture that shows wrinkles of experience, arguing age should be admired as a virtue and not feared. The老人 quips he may not hear well, then moves on.
Richard Fournier, 18, admitted to chopping down a Sloot evergreen in Woodstock City Park. Police say he did so after hearing a sad tale from his girlfriend, aiming to bring joy to her home. He faces up to a $400 fine and a year in jail, with a Christmas ahead behind bars. The girl’s identity remains undisclosed.
An editorial lyrical Christmas meditation retells Mary and Joseph’s journey to Bethlehem drawn from gospel themes and apocrypha. It portrays love overcoming doubt and danger as they reach a cave to welcome a child, the divine entering human life in humble, speckled surroundings.
Actress Marilyn Maxwell filed for divorce from Jerome Davis in Santa Monica alleging extreme cruelty. Maxwell, 38, said Davis, 43, married her for glamour and cited his jealousy of her leading men and gambling on Mondays Thursdays and Saturdays. Property settlement awards Maxwell $500 alimony and $150 monthly child support for son Matthew, 4.
Washington AP reports astronomers still lack a scientific explanation for the Star of Bethlehem. A naval astronomer cites three major theories a sudden bright flare up a comet or a planetary alignment. historians estimate Christ's birth between 4 Bc and 1 Bc with spring likely earlier views favor Saturnalia timing.
Fragmentary text lists offices for The Daily Review including Hayward San Leandro and Fremont with addresses and a mention of circulation. It reads like a publisher and manager note with locations in California and various city hall references. No coherent event or action is discerned.
Newport Beach Calif A 6000 pound basking shark was caught in the nets of the John Fitch fishing boat. John Fitch director of the California Marine Laboratory said the shark is harmless and feeds on shrimp and small fish. It is the largest basking shark recorded on the Pacific Coast.
Reported fighting between tribes along the Titian Ocean corridor between Durban and London injures several and results in 18 deaths. Aides and witnesses describe violent clashes near the coast, with ongoing concerns over security and displaced communities.
UN secretary general Dag Hammarskjold named Maj. Gen. Sean McKeown to assume command of the U N Congo force. He replaces Maj. Gen. Carl von Horn who will resume command of the U N Truce Supervision Organization in Jerusalem. The Congo force includes 1 290 men.
In Nonville a woman named Mrs. George W. Potts received three weeks of calls purporting to be from Santa Claus. Curious, she asked why the caller chose her number 2682 and learned only a bakery's Christmas display used the phonetic SA N T A code.
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