02 Jun 1959
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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1959
Page
1
A brief memo proposes acknowledging safety contributions. The concept suggests highlighting employees or departments that prevent incidents and uphold safety standards. Emphasis is on recognition to boost morale and reinforce best practices.
A West Bay daily endorses a plan by a psychiatrist to test drivers and suspend licenses for those deemed habitual offenders. The piece recalls a 1933 proposal by Dr. Benjamin W. Black and notes the impracticalities of such a program while acknowledging its potential to save lives amid debates on highway safety and driver behavior.
USW official Jack Powell blamed penny pinching by mine owners for five miners’ deaths at Sherwood Iron Mine in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. He urged a stricter mine safety code, noting Michigan’s poor safety record. Gov Williams and lawmakers echoed the push for stronger standards.
In Dixon California a 13 year old babysitter Cathy Sutherland described seeing Mrs Laverne Wright killed by shots fired through her apartment door. Police said the victim died from two wounds and Robert Wright, the husband, was arrested and admitted to the shooting. The suspect is held in Solano County jail on murder suspicions.
A Bat medium bomber returning to March Air Force Base from a training flight crashed near Winchester California killing three of the four crew members. Captain Thomas Civirney, 36, was critically injured. Debris and wreckage affected power lines. no buildings were damaged. The deceased were Lt Col Donald Wynn 38 Maj John Thomas 41 and Lt James Browning 25, all from the 2nd Bomb Wing at Mare Island AFB.
Washington police enlist Dr. T T Reed to trap a 1200 pound black bear using a bucket of spiked honey near recent sightings. Reed suggests placing whiskey in the honey to intoxicate and sedate the animal if it drinks enough.
A collage of short items: Angola prison paper notes Mississippi River width. Ipswich fined driver Davies loses license. Irving barbershop price war cuts haircuts to 15 cents plus shoe shine. Yorktown cannonballs returned with note about a souvenir hunter. Chicago retiree Langasch recalls starting route without guidance and his horse knew where to stop.
A Chilean train bound for Llagday collided with a truck carrying football players and fans near CHAGRES yesterday. The impact killed several people, with others injured. Authorities opened an investigation as survivors recounted the chaotic scene and emergency responders rushed to assist victims.
Gov Karl K Long of Louisiana was taken to John Sealy Hospital in Galveston after violent outbursts as officials moved to place him in a mental hospital. Dr. Truslow said Long resisted treatment and showed restlessness, with two outbursts and nursing guards present during observation.
The Assembly debated a bill to raise beer taxes from a penny to seven cents per gallon, with Gov Brown’s plan aiming to offset the tax for consumers. Debates over tobacco, bank and corporation taxes, and other fiscal measures filled the session, while unemployment benefits and industrial taxes also drew committee action.
A bag for bones plastic film was used to cover a ten-foot skeleton during cleaning and xenovating operations at the Carnegie Museum in Pittsburgh. The event involved careful handling of a 150-million-year-old dinosaur specimen by museum staff, reflecting ongoing preservation work.
Senate rejects two tax plans allowing counties to tax property and power projects owned by public agencies. Senator Beene from Placeivile and Senator Tenle from Westpoint sponsor the bills. The proposals would have permitted taxation of projects by public utilities, but were sent to an interim committee for two years of study.
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