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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1964
Page
1
A weather note indicates fall conditions continue through tomorrow with low cloudiness in the morning and little temperature change. Tonight’s low is forecast between 43 and 45 degrees with westerly winds of 4 to 75 miles per hour.
Statewide forecast shows San Francisco Bay cloudy mornings clearing, cooler inland by Friday. Mt Shasta area fair then cooler Friday, Sierra Nevada fair, Sacramento Valley mostly fair with north clouds Friday, highs mid 80s to 60s, Salinas and Monterey Bay fair with seas 15 knots, Santa Clara Valley and Hollister fair, northwest winds. Ukiah to Napa cooler Friday, coastal winds 10-20 knots gradually shifting.
Yesterday's high and today's low temperatures are listed for Tide Tables on Friday February 28. The entry provides times for high and low tides, sunrise at 6 47 and sunset at 6 02, with atmospheric figures and moonlight indicators, though some data appears garbled.
The Houston Post quotes James Martin, formerly Mrs. Lee Harvey Oswald’s business representative, claiming Oswald planned to assassinate Richard Nixon and presented the evidence to the Warren Commission. Marina Oswald dismissed Martin as her agent, Nixon was in Dallas before Kennedy’s assassination, and authorities were not immediately available for comment.
AP reports Pisa asks Italy to spend over a million dollars to tilt the Leaning Tower of Pisa back slightly. A 14,000 ton monument would be raised six feet and reset on a new cement base. The 164 foot structure now slants about 11 feet from perpendicular, with a recent gain of 9.25 inches in 43 years. experts warn it may not stand another 50 years if the tilt continues.
In Moscow authorities permit a special bakery to reopen matzoh production for Russian Jews starting March 28, marking the first such approval in three years. Jewish sources report the decision amid ongoing religious observance.
Rep Earl Wilson charges Navy engineer Harry A McConaghy conspired to steer two contracts to Babcock Electronics Corp Costa Mesa California The firm already supplied similar items under noncompetitive contracts Wilson notes Besancon a former Navy employee led the firm and spent much time in Washington with McConaghy The two contracts cover a radio director finder and an electronic controller for pilotless drones Contracts not yet awarded
The Associated Press reports clear skies across most of the country with seasonal temperatures. Light rain and drizzle touched the Gulf Coast, fog in southeast Texas, and snowfall in areas south and east of the Great Lakes. Subzero readings appeared in parts of the North Central region and western mountains.
CORE halted nine day shop-in protests at Lucky Supermarkets in the Bay Area after threats from the Negro Baptist Ministers Union to sever ties. A CORE spokesman said shop-ins are paused for now though picketing will continue. Demonstrations targeted alleged discriminatory hiring of Negro workers and involved unpaid groceries left at checkouts.
BERKELEY AP A students flocked into a UC Dwinelle Hall air raid shelter designed for 254.8 people, filling 154 seats after an hour. Miss Jackie Goldberg, 19, criticized the program as unrealistic while Berkeley civil defense coordinator Cheater Muller blamed the university for raising a ruckus. The scene highlighted doubts about shelter figures and emergency planning at the campus.
Kansas City AP report notes Lady A the African elephant and mate Casey A at Swope Park Zoo may soon have a calf. Zoo director William T. Cully says no captive birth record exists for an African elephant and gestation runs 18 to 22 months. potential birth could occur any time between now and early May.
A four-engine propeller Convair operating Puji Airlines crashed while landing at Oita Airport in southern Kyushu. Police report 19 dead and 22 hospitalized as the aircraft breached a river dike, broke into three parts, and burst into flames. Sixty-six or fewer aboard, including five crew. no foreigners among 36 passengers.
Barry Goldwater aims to enter Indiana May 5 with a May primary and a state convention route in San Francisco. He says he has 425 votes and expects another 125 from leaning delegates, needing 655 to secure the GOP nomination. Rockefeller campaigned in New Hampshire while Stassen toured the north with sparse crowds.
In Jackson Mississippi AP report former Governor Ross Barnett asked to be relieved from handling a flood of one dollar checks for Medgar Evers memorial funds. Chancery Judge E W Stennet named Marvin E Collum trustee to manage the gifts sent to Ross Barnett trustee of the fund for Evers' family. about 5000 envelopes accumulated in Barnett's office. Evers, NAACP field secretary, was killed by a sniper June 12 in front of his home.
President Ramil Betancourt warns Britain France and Spain to halt Cuba trade or lose business with oil rich Venezuela. The message emphasizes a break with partners over Cuba policies amid regional tensions.
Soviet plans reveal a 1 250 mile super highway from Moscow to Trotsk, bypassing Chelyabinsk. The route, announced by Tass, follows a night crash aftermath and includes new bridges and jetties. The report notes bodies recovered after a fatal Eastern Airlines crash and ongoing search efforts.
The almanac for Thursday February 27 1964 marks day 53 with 308 to Tollaw. It lists historical events from 1860 Lincoln speech to slavery, 1982 neutron discovery news, 1939 sit down strikes bans, and 1942 Java Sea battle. A Lincoln quote closes the thought for the day.
FBI in Washington identified the victims as Mr and Mrs Hubert Bertell Sherrill New York 64 Mildred Bertell 62 of Sherrill New York. The couple were found beaten stabbed and their throats cut near a highway about 40 miles east of Phoenix. Authorities believe a turquoise pickup truck linked to the case is involved.
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