Jack Paar Named Man of the Year in 1960 Daydream
Boiling Point columns praise Jack Paar as the era’s hero for transforming a common office fantasy into reality. The piece notes his break with NBC over a joke about water closets, calling him a monumental one man strike who fired a network and proved the elusive indispensable man may exist.
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New York
Curbstone
Jack Paar
America
National Broadcasting Co
Will Rogers
Achilles
Telegram Almost Lost In Flood Of Messages About Chessman
In Sacramento AP reports a crucial State Department telegram nearly got buried amid flood of governor’s office notes. The message warned Uruguay feared Chessman’s execution could trigger anti Eisenhower protests during his Uval visit. Governor Brown cited the telegram in delaying a decision on clemency.
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Sacramento
State Department
Daryl Cheseman
Liquor Law Teeth Urged At San Francisco Hearing
San Francisco AP report states state Alcoholic Beverage Control director Malcolm Harris urged harsher penalties for liquor price fixing violations. He cited Christmas sales where retailers sold below fair prices and alleged some discounts were encouraged by distillers and wholesalers.
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San Francisco
APJ
Alcoholic Beverage Contral
Malcolm ©. Harris
Morris
The Daily Review Item From Hayward California
The Daily Review records show a Hayward California origin with post office entry under federal act and multiple office addresses in Hayward and nearby Alameda County. It notes daily publication except Sundays, with subscription rates and mailing details, alongside repeated staff or office identifiers across cities.
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the Daily Review, Inc
Hayward
California
Winton Ave
Daily Review
Bayward
Alameda County
Calif
Pronesateen Feso San Teandro
Hau Cockhavi Premon
Genesia
Action Extends State Highway Action Extends State Highway
The State Highway Commission adopted two tenths of a mile of Kettleman Lane east of Lodi as part of State Sign Route 12 extending the highway from its U S 99 terminus to the new freeway route for U S 93 east of Lodi. The Division of Highways will upgrade the road to a modern two lane highway.
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Sacramento
State Highway Commission
Kettleman Lane
Lodi
Division of Highways
Chessman Gets Final Stay Of Execution
Daryl Chessman received an eighth stay of execution hours before the planned gas chamber date. Governor Brown granted a reprieve nine hours before the 10 am deadline as crowds gathered outside San Quentin. Chessman’s lawyers and supporters had insisted on his innocence while officials reported crowd control measures at the prison.
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Caill
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Caryl Chessman
Roselie Asher
Chessman
Daryl Chessman
Edmund GC. Brown
Kid- Hoper
California Supreme Couch
Brown
W. D. Achoff
George J. Davis
Davis Sald
Associated Press
Daryl
George
Davis
Gov. Brown
Soul
Fred Dickson
San Francisco
Marin County
Ald
Sen Yo
Tense Air Locks Up Jury in Finch Trial
In Los Angeles the Finch murder trial jury was ordered into custody for four days as the judge cited tense air amid extensive publicity. The judge kept the panel at a hotel with guards and radios, while defense hints linked the decision to the Chessman execution, as final arguments were set to begin following Wednesday.
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Finch
Los Angeles
Washington
Marie Anne
Lidholm
Nunor
Brown Grants 60 Day Reprieve for Chessman
Gov. Edmund G. Brown halts Caryl Chessman’s scheduled 10 am execution at San Quentin for 60 days. He cites public division on capital punishment and plans to put the issue before the Legislature during a special session tied to the budget. A telegram from Uruguay’s government cited concern over possible demonstrations during the execution.
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Edmund G.j! Brown
Caryl Chessman
San Quentin
California
Caryl
Thessman
State Supreme Court
Lave
Federal District Court
Lewis Goodman
San Francisco
Caifornia
Montevideo
National Council of the Government of
Uruguay
State Department
Chessman
Roy ‘R. Rubottom Jr
Inter American Affairs
Rocket Bases In Red China Reported By Taipei Spokesman
Taipei reported that Nationalist China's defense ministry says the Chinese Communists built rocket bases along the mainland coast. Spokesman Rear Adm. Liu Hob fun said Red China’s air force has about 3000 planes, 8 percent jets, and 20 to 30 submarines remain in service. He discounted the idea a Peiping submarine is the mystery submarine chased by Argentina.
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Formosa
China
Defense Ministry
Liu Hob-fun
He Padamn
Red China
Peiping
Argentine
Star Barred From Own Film Premiere
Sabine Sigien a popular German film idol signed photos and met fans but could not attend the premiere of No Angel is so Pure because German law bars under 18 from viewing such a comic crime story.
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Yrankfure
Germany
Sabine Sigien
Dunder 18Rom
Fuch
Plane Crashes Near School in Madeira Area
An airplane crashed within 50 feet of a Catholic school near Madeira in eastern Hamilton County today and caught fire. The aircraft type and size were not immediately learned.
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Cincinnati
Madeira
Hamilton County
What do their eyes see bus poster riddle staple
UPI brief covers light snippets from New York Memphis and Sarasota. A Fifth Avenue Coach Lines poster promises readers will learn the answer to what their eyes see. In Memphis Judge Beverly Boushe fines Richard Perutelli $11 for barking dogs near an ammo truck driver. In Sarasota President Eisenhower telegrams 100th birthday celebrant Elijah Grantham. He questions party affiliation and hints at registering to vote Republican.
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New York
UPI
Fifth Avenue Coach Lines
Memphis. Tenn
Beverly Boushe
Richard Perutelli
Perutelli
R. A. Robinson
Sarasota, Fla
Eisenhower
Elijah B
Daddy
Grantham
Khrushchev reportedly offers troop withdrawal from Hungary
Rome AP reports Premier Khrushchev proposed Soviet troops pull back from Hungary if the United States relinquishes bases in Italy. Italian Foreign Minister Pella relayed that Khrushchev spoke during President Gronchi's visit to the Soviet Union. Italy would maintain alliance with the West and its bases remain in Italy.
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Nikita
Khrushchev
Hungary
United States
Italy
Rome News
Puper Messagaera
Giuseppe Pella
Khrushchev Begins Tour Of Indonesia
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev arrives in Bogor with President Sukarno leading cheers from 20 000 onlookers as he starts a 1400 mile Indonesian swing. They plan private talks at Sukarno’s summer palace before formal discussions on February 27.
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Bogor
Indonesia
Nikita Khrushchev
Sukarno
Jakarta
Khrushchev
West Java
15 Kids Hurt In Bus Crash At Dixon
AP report details a Lee Center community bus carrying 30 grade schoolers home from a basketball game when a semi rear-ended it on U.S. 30 near Dixon. Fifteen children were injured, eight in serious condition and one critically. The truck driver John Mutchmore, 53, of Independence, Iowa, faced charges for following too closely.
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Dixon
Lee Center
All
U.S. 30
John Mutchmore
Independence
Towa
Loa
Theft at London Building Firm Payroll Stolen
London AP reports burglars cut two steel doors with torches at a ship building firm, Wolls Ltd. They fled with a payroll of 33,000 pounds, about 92,100 dollars, from the premises in London. Police investigation underway.
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Flatland End
Wolls Ltd
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