09 Jan 1962
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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1962
Page
1
Forecaster notes the Bay Area will remain unsettled with cool tonight conditions. Patchy clouds persist as temperatures dip to the mid thirties to around forty. winds shift southeast at about 15 knots.
A statewide weather update notes fog possible in parts of San Paul Bay Wednesday. Winds remain light to moderate 3 to 15 knots in northern regions with cooler conditions in Sacramento Valley and San Francisco Bay Area through Wednesday. Mild to warm conditions persist in and around Mt Shast and Hollister areas with variable coastal winds and mostly dry conditions through midweek.
Fragmentary OCR details show tide table notes and stray figures about a camp activity. Readable items mention a location near Fl and Paind with references to a dark tan company and Wednesday entries. The text is garbled but suggests a maritime or coastal context with scheduling notes.
Readable fragments report yesterday's high in Southern Alameda County with scattered tone. The text mentions weather conditions but does not specify exact figures or locations beyond the broad region.
A major winter storm blanketed the region with heavy snow and cold, reaching Texas Panhandle and Oklahoma. Ample snow fell in Kansas and Colorado while Wyoming saw temperatures well below zero. Major cities reported subdued travel as snow and wind disrupted airline schedules and daily life.
A curious report describes an alligator named Big Avro weighing 600 pounds invited to Florida as a playful exhibit. The piece mentions other alligators from Arkansas and a coastal reserve, with references to sunlit days, chicken treats, and a jovial pen used by a keeper. Raymond A. Snees, director in Little Rock, notes uncertainty about additional locations and events.
Two deaths in Denver were blamed on the blizzard through heart failure from overexertion as residents battled heavy snow and blocked passages. Snow and ice closed schools and many stores, with transit officials unable to maintain regular service. Temperatures plunged across the West, setting record highs and lows in San Francisco and Oakland, while Midwest states faced extreme cold.
Don Hight offered 1 900 head of cattle at the Winner Livestock Auction Co sale after a five day, snowbound trail drive through two blizzards. The herd included 1100 Hereford breeders and 700 steers, with buyers from Texas and Virginia attending. Hight anticipates about 360 000 dollars, noting potential slaughter or breeding uses. He rode with eight cowboys and his 10 year old son Danny, differing from the Old West trek by moving stock via pickup, plane, and Cadillac to daily restaurants and motels.
In Rockforl Tl two Maxine reserve corporals were lost in chest-high snow dusts during a weekend field problem. The unit spent the night searching. the corporals were found unharmed, but the exercise was not completed. Chicago saw eight-inch snowfall reduce felony cases from 90 to 21 in four years per Judge Mortsey. River Grove hosted a snowbound Snowhell Golf Tourney won by Byron Lindholm with a 38 in a four-hole match played with hockey sticks and snow shovels.
In Manhattan a Wells Fargo armored truck was fired upon Monday night. Victor Maher, a Brooklyn man riding inside the vehicle, faced police claims of intoxication and felonious assault after the shootout left two others wounded.
The Capitol expansion, a $24 million effort, adds 22 feet to the east side and rebalances architecture. Works include new offices, entrance hall, and remodeled dining room and corridors. Major changes align with the heart of the building while preserving historic features.
In Manila, President Desdado Macapagal’s executive secretary reportedly blocked a budget provision that would raise Angelita Mateo’s annual salary, while other allowances for aides were cut. The piece describes a vast Capitol refurbishment plan including a new House Officer Building costing about 40 million dollars, with occupancy projected for 1967 and potential naming after Speaker Sant Raywee. The plan features a subway trap, security sections, and private offices for senators and congress members, plus moves by the House Appropriations Committee to the new area.
Indonesian Foreign Minister Subandrio said President Sukarno will decide within a week or 10 days whether to pursue war or peace over Dutch-occupied West New Guinea. He noted diplomatic moves could help, amid Dutch ambiguities, after Sukarno's return from a Celebes tour where an assassination attempt occurred.
Chester 3 Bahn, editor of Filmfully, a trade publication, died Monday while conducting an interview at Universal-International studies in Nollywood. The incident occurred during routine coverage for the trade paper. Bahn led Filmfully with decades in journalism and film industry reporting.
A Holland rail disaster, described as the country’s worst, killed 43 and injured 56 as an express collided with a Rotterdam to Amsterdam service. Flags flew at half staff while 69 remaining victims’ families arranged burials and awaited government findings. An investigation opens Friday to determine the crash cause.
Almanac notes mark January 9, 1962 as the 9th day of the year with 356 remaining. It lists milestones including Connecticut’s 1788 ratification of the Constitution, Blanchard’s 1798 balloon flight over Philadelphia, Mississippi’s 1861 secession, McArthur’s Luzon invasion in 1943, and a Symonds quote about seeds and the soul.
Burlingame California The California Teachers Association CT A has included a 250 million dollar school bond proposal in its recommendations to Governor Brown Arthur F Covey executive secretary for the CTA 123 000 members The CTA suggests placing the bond on the June primary ballot The letter asks for the bond issue and other recommendations to be part of the governor s program for a special legislative session The package describes 230 million as a minimum cost to continue school construction and related programs for two years Other items include tenure reform for teachers licensing reform a polio immunization provision for districts and an increased state share of operating funds to 70 million to ease property tax burdens
Washington AP report describes Bruce Wahl 13 and David Lester 14 who operated WALE a teen run station from Wahl's bedroom in Fairfax Church Virginia. An FCC investigator shut it down reading the act as unauthorized broadcasting after about a month on the air with a nine-house range.
Norfolk AP report notes the USS Enterprise and the carrier Wasp are added to Project Mercury recovery force for a manned space orbit attempt. FCC investigation interrupts WALE broadcasts as a radio hobbyists’ equipment prompts regulatory warnings, illustrating tensions between amateur radio and licensed operations amid military preparations.
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