22 Dec 1961
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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1961
Page
1
Patchy morning fog gives way to fair skies. Temperature will rise modestly with variable winds from six to twelve miles per hour. Tonight’s low will be between 36 and 42 degrees.
Statewide weather shows fair conditions with morning fog in the Bay Area and mild temperature changes through Saturday. North to northwest winds 6 42 knots, with local valley fog in extreme north. Expect highs near 55 63 and lows 32 46, areas including Monterey Bay Fort Bragg and Santa Rosa with varying coastal winds.
Yesterday’s high and low temperatures for Maynard, Pleasanton, and Union City in Southern Alameda County are listed, indicating regional climate conditions. Data covers daily highs and lows with notes on notable temperature ranges across the area.
Tide tables list high and low tides with heights and times. Solar references appear garbled but indicate standard daily rise and set patterns. Local maritime context suggests readings for Mt Thu? and surrounding shorefront, with times around morning and afternoon windows.
Washington AP reports Air Force charged Capt. Joseph P. Kaullman a decorated officer with passing U.S. defense information to foreign agents during a year visit to Germany. He faces four alleged violations including conspiring to share data and failing to notify command. Investigations proceed. possible penalties range up to death, though unlikely. Kaullman, a finance officer with Bronze Star, was stationed at Case Air Force Base California and previously Greenland.
A cold front drove driving rain snow and strong winds up to 97 mph across the northern Rockies. Northern Montana bore the worst impacts with blizzards and snow slides closing highways in western Wyoming and Denver area disruptions. Wind felled signs toppled aircraft and knocked out phone service from Helena to Loveland.
Partial OCR reads like a local newspaper masthead and addresses for The Daily Review and various offices in Hayward Alameda County California. It lists subscription rates and multiple city offices in scattered form, with broken names and garbled department titles.
AP report details James E. Snow 28 an escaped Napa State Hospital patient arrested on U S 62 north of Lincoln Missouri. He had fled Napa California after a December request denial and was held in Lebanon Missouri. Sheriff notes possible release in area. prior transfer incident involved steering wheel grab leading to a fatal crash.
In San Francisco singer Bing Crosby was admitted to St Josephs Hospital with gastritis described as a stomach upset. Crosby and his wife Kathy were in the Bay Area for pre Christmas parties and doctors planned to have him seen by several specialists.
ANKARA Turkey AP A British Camel jet airliner crashed and burned shortly after takeoff from Ankara airport killing 27 of the 34 aboard Four Americans were among the seven survivors The plane was en route from London to Tel Aviv Israel Survivors seated in the forward section of the cabin were pulled from the wreckage Mr and Mrs Clavie Joseph Goldman of Roslyn Heights NY Doris Mae Freudenberger Bethlehem Pa a teacher with the US Armed Forces School in Turkey Arnold Holtzman address unknown All suffered burns and shock but recovery looked likely
AP report describes Dixieland pianist Sweet Epuna the Bell Girl losing $2,500 to a purse snatcher while Emma Barret, age 64, claimed the money was her life savings. The thief approached in traffic, offered help, and disappeared with the bag containing the funds.
In Sacramento Finance Chief Hale Champion released a report urging expansion of the State Printer's role at the Department of Finance. He noted the plant's strengths and proposed elevating its function to a policy making level to improve efficiency, with Paul Gallagher retiring in 1962 and new duties tied to legislative printing.
The entry notes the date Friday December 22 1961 with nine days remaining in the year and lists historical milestones such as Georgia's 1869 readmission condition for the 15th Amendment, Dreyfus' 1894 treason conviction, Wake Island's 1941 loss, and the 1957 sinking of the Nerva with 28 seamen fatalities. It ends with a Gospel of Matthew verse about wealth and the eye of a needle.
Brenia Scroggins a 3 year old girl died after returning to a burning farm house ninein a blaze that consumed Christmas gifts around a freshly trimmed tree. Her mother Mrs Allen Bobbitt had carried her to safety but returned to the flames and smoke to try to reach Brenia.
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