25 Dec 1962
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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1962
Page
1
Forecast calls for fair skies through tomorrow with a shift in temperatures. Tonight, a weak cold front moves through bringing winds from the northeast at 12 to 25 miles per hour.
Statewide forecast shows fair, cool conditions through Wednesday across Northern California and the Central Valley. Highs range from 43 to 58, with morning fog in the Central Valley and coastal areas. Winds light to moderate. notable temps include Salinas about 95 daytime and Santa Rosa near 52.
Tide tables show low tides around 2 2 and 4 10. Sunset at 4 56. Night forecasts note dark forecasts and sunrise details. Sailors at Fort Point San Francisco coordinate with ebb and flow, with high and low water times adjusted for local harbor operations.
Pope John, ill with stomach trouble, left the Vatican for a 45 minute hospital visit as part of his tradition of Christmas mercy. He toured wards with children, spoke of an atmosphere of devotion, and later celebrated Mass in his private chapel. The pope has historically visited hospitals and prisons during holidays, continuing his mercy mission from Rome.
Sacramento dispatch notes Edmund G. Brown spent Christmas with his family at the Governor's Mansion. The piece mentions his daughter and other relatives, a court matter involving Edie Adams, and legal notes about Kovacs widow and an estate inventory dispute.
A whimsical Christmas tale follows Santa and Mr. Shinoo as a zoo boat voyage falters. Molly the hippopotamus escapes, lions attack, and Crookshank tries to unleash the animals. The Queen restores order, rewarding Crookshank with gold and naming the creature Queen's Zen as Maralif promises better days.
JUNIUS IRVING SCALES, former Communist leader in Tennessee and the Carolinas, is released from Lewisburg federal prison after a six year sentence was commuted by President Kennedy. His family plans a reunion in New York as Mrs Scales calls it the merriest Christmas of their lives. The decision drew national attention and followed controversy over the sentence and conduct of the case.
Barrow residents celebrate an Arctic Christmas with whale meat caribou fish and other fare at Utkeagvik Presbyterian church. The Rev Jon B Chambers led a service as villagers gathered for the annual event amid freezing 20 below temperatures. Alaska natives welcomed gifts from a Jesuit mission and a road of worship and giving echoed traditions from Keokuk to Tuckahoe.
A Franciscan monk at the Church of the Nativity's grotto surrendered his cell in Bethlehem to the Jordanian Broadcasting Service for worldwide Christmas services. Patriarch Alberto Gori re-enacted the Christ Child scene beneath the church as pilgrims from many denominations filled the shrine without incidents, easing past tensions between Roman Greek and Armenian rites.
A second blaze hit the janitorial supply building in Indianapolis at the same site as a 13 year prior fire. Firefighters battled the flames as a two story Sunila Chemical and Supply Co building burned again. An actor comic associated with the site faced narcotics charges and bail was set, with authorities linking the incidents to a prior Christmas Eve fire at the same location.
Columbus AP report notes a GI in Bere a soldier with infantry ties serves at Fort Riley Kan. He sent his $1000 savings to aid refugees in India. He said he came to this country seeking a day of aid for the suffering and mentioned a family in Detroit.
Bero, 55, arrived in Columbus with $38 borrowed from a tea company to arrange a Christmas Eve sift. He said, It isn't much but it's all I have, and asked to pass barometers to Indian relic agencies for The Weather Bureau. He has accumulated barometers while serving at Ft Benning and earlier bought a cash check for 1,000 payable to radio or television stations to join Kenneth Galbraith in a plan. The Weather Bureau does not well these...
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