26 Feb 1960
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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1960
Page
1
New York AP column notes humorous takes on expense accounts, fashion, beatniks, spring robins, fortune cookers, magic actresses, rock and roll, and social quirks. It highlights jokes about eye lashes, beards, jerky walking, martinis, waiters, and small big shots.
Washington AP reports Senate leaders plan around the clock sessions to break Southern resistance on civil rights, with Keating urging cloture if needed. Russell and Thurmond warn of filibuster tactics as Senators stay over 12 hours, reading testimony to delay final action.
In a whimsical round of animal tales, Phantom the Afghan hound evades a Joplin kennel club chase only to be captured by a net. Scamp the abused pup inspires a charity sweepstakes after a brutal owner confession and SPCA pleas. Waldo the lost shark reunites with Winnie the whale shark after transport, amid hopeful hospitalities and curious animal antics.
In Baltimore AP report, a bank pamphlet urges weekly saving of $3 for two years but a chart misstates totals, showing 3100 rather than correct sums. The Daily Review area publication lists address details and rates while noting publication quirks and misprinted figures.
Fort Worth Texas reports a cooling tower at Lone Star Gas Co plant in Springtown collapsed after ice buildup. Nine blasts sent vapor into flames. three workers escaped unharmed. The tower, two other towers, and a deethanizer were destroyed. damage estimate unavailable. High pressure lines carried butane and propane. a spark may have ignited the blaze.
The Air Force moved to soften a dispute over a manual that cited Communist infiltration in some churches. The manual was withdrawn and will be re issued without naming churches or individuals. Critics said the change may not resolve concerns over government handling of the allegations and review procedures.
SACRAMENTO AP Gov Brown urges Legislature to adopt a master plan for higher education drafted by UC Regents and the State Board of Education. He will send it to a special session Monday to speed building, expansion, and coordination across UC, state, and junior colleges. The plan faces support from Grunsky and Donahoe but opposition from Allen who warns of tax burdens and loss of student access. It recommends a separate governing board, a permanent coordinating council, defined system roles, selective admissions, and the creation of 22 junior colleges, two state colleges, and three campuses.
Seventeen U.S. sailors face trial in Yokosuka Japan on charges of taking liquor and women of questionable character aboard a small Navy transport in Formosa last October for a sex party. The Navy refused to disclose their identities citing potential harm to the men’s hometown interests.
In Baghdad an Iraqi court sentenced 17 men to be hanged as ring leaders of the October murder plot against Premier Abdel Karim Kassem. Col Fadel Abbas Mahdawi presided and accused President Gamal Nasser of the United Arab Republic of masterminding the plan.
President Eisenhower’s tour of Europe Asia and Africa visited lands housing about two percent of the world’s population. He travels to multiple nations on the trip, highlighting U.S. diplomatic and military interests and cultural exchanges amid postwar shifts.
TIMONIUM Md AP A squirrel faced with a frozen drinking trough sat on the ice until it melted then drank its fill. The odd behavior was noted as a simple survival act by the animal in its habitat.
In Cork Ireland a judge ruled the Blarney Stone cannot be taxed as Mary Penelope Hillyard challenged a 3872 toll. The legend of kissing the stone promises the gift of gab. In Atlanta Roger Orr, 19, admitted stealing a six foot alligator from the city zoo three times. In Knoxville police raided a bailbond office on lottery charges.
In Niigata Japan AP reports ships Tobolsk and Krilion sailed for Communist North Korea with 1.02 more Koreans aboard. Nearly 10,000 Korean residents of Japan have chosen to make the trip since the repatriation program began late last year. Japanese Red Cross officials expect 100,000 more of the 800,000 Koreans in Japan to join the journey.
A train carrying about 200 passengers plunged into a creek 100 miles west of Rockhampton after a flood-weakened bridge collapsed as it crossed. Seven died and 30 were injured in the disaster in central Queensland.
The Senate rackets committee reported a potential threat to press freedom from racketeers allegedly extorting big payoffs from New York metropolitan newspapers and distributors. It found payments totaling 307,136.80 to Harold Gross and Connie Noonan by The New York Times, New York Mirror, NeoGravure, and American Weekly.
The Air Force successfully fired a Hound Dog missile from a B-52 bomber over Cape Canaveral. The 51 foot missile sped hundreds of miles down the Atlantic test range and impacted a predetermined steer. This marked the eighth launch in a series from Eglin Air Force Base Florida.
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