04 Jul 1960
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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1960
Page
1
Hal Boyle collects curious observations and quirky facts from mail, history, and humor. The column references Washingtons waistline, skywriting costs, Manhattan etymology, Aztec executions for drunkenness, a joke on Robert Q. Lewis, European schooling days, and price looks back to 1907 including overcoats hats and neckties.```
Newport Police and troops restored order after thousands of youths swarmed the Newport Jazz Festival grounds. Festival plans shifted after riots led to Sunday cancellations and millions in potential damages. Festival president blamed city officials for failure to warn and act, while producer George Wein noted the 15,000 attendees mostly behaved.
Congress adjourns for a month as presidential nominating conventions loom. Senate and House schedules stretched long hours amid debates on medical care, education funding, and foreign aid while bills for highway aid and displaced persons funding moved forward. Leadership cited a backlog of major legislation delaying preconvention completion.
At the 25th anniversary American Alcoholics Anonymous convention in Denver about 12 000 delegates gathered. An AA spokesman reports a member briefly left the program but both returned to the fold and stayed on plan.
Crowds estimated between 170000 and 200000 packed Rio de Janeiro’s huge stadium for Billy Graham to close the World Baptist Alliance congress. A poor public address system hampered understanding as Graham urged repentance, with many attendees leaving early or merely glancing at the evangelist. The event ended the 10th congress, attended by 12500 delegates from 68 countries.
Harrisburg report states Rachel West, an excited 14 year old, leaped from a crop-dusting plane during a Sunday flight with pilot Sonny Palmer. She ran into a spinning propeller and was killed as sheriff C. T. Sullivan described the incident. The pilot had cut the motor on landing but the propeller continued to spin.
London reports note British papers urge US restraint over Cuba. The Daily Telegraph questions Khrushchev’s Cuban plan and endorses restraint as best policy. The Financial Times warns missteps could fuel anti Yankee sentiment in Latin America. The Times suggests pressuring the Organization of American States to act against the Cuban regime.
Gene Fowler, noted writer and newspaperman, died at 70 in Los Angeles from a heart attack after indigestion pains. He loved gardening, won fame as a Times Square humorist in the Jazz Age, and later worked as a screenwriter. Fowler mentored reporters and earned respect for bold stories and costly expeditions for stars and editors alike.
A Los Angeles UPI item jokes about smog during the Democratic Convention week with possible inversion breaks near the Sports Arena due to local micro warming. London notes actor Michael Medwin forms a British Bachelors Association, then becomes engaged. Alabama reports a man asks Gov Patterson why his federal tax refund is delayed. state tax issues revealed. A Sultan from Lower Yala visits London to see a railroad train, per aides.
In Los Angeles AP dispatch James E. Doyle says Stevenson supporters have given DNC Chairman Paul Butler their program for space at the national convention. They allege other nominees’ backers received large blocks of suites, while Stevenson backers have only nine rooms. Doyle asked Butler for more suites.
Belleville police say 53 year old Rev Elwood McQuaid was killed by a 22 rifle while arriving for evening services at Bethany Community Church. His son in law Gerald Griswold 23 held for murder investigation in Wayne County jail after claim of family trouble as motive. About 100 parishioners waited outside as shots rang out in the parking lot.
Lucy Ball and Desi Arnaz were reportedly together at a Del Mar beach house after her return from injuries from a fall on a movie set. Arnaz joined her during summer vacation time, while details remained quiet and no reconciliation was announced.
A surface description notes Gruyere cheese derives its name from Gruyere Switzerland. The entry highlights the cheese’s origin and ties the product to the town that shares its name.
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