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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1961
Page
18
Hal Boyle argues that people forget promises they make to themselves, causing the hoped for better world after New Year to falter. He recalls lofty self-improvement aims in January, noting most failed to follow through and leaving society unchanged and self-contradictory.
William E. Miller of New York was unanimously chosen chairman of the Republican National Committee succeeding Thruston Morton. Miller, a House Campaign Committee chair, supported Nixon in 1960 but remains neutral on the 1964 nominee, while Eisenhower urged party unity and a strong, clear mandate. The event followed Nixon, Rockefeller, and Goldwater backing Miller’s selection.
In San Jose an elderly woman and her 46 year old daughter were found dead in their apartment, apparently from malnutrition. Deputy Coroner Don Bouchette noted the 84 year old Abs Elizabeth Farley and her daughter weighed about 70 pounds each, with the daughter dead six to eight days and the mother four to five days. The deaths were discovered when the owner’s son, Richard Griffith, entered the unit after not seeing them for several days. The apartment contained two railroad retirement checks and was well kept, and the women had lived frugal lives since moving from Oneida, New York a year earlier after the husband’s death.
Almanac notes Friday June 2 as the 53rd day of the year with 212 remaining. Visible planets include Jupiter Saturn and Venus in the morning sky while Mercury and Mars shine in the evening. Notable on this date: 1840 birth of Finglist writer Thomas Hardy. 1924 Congress grants citizenship to 11 American Indians. 1946 Mali votes to end the monarchy. 1960 Broadway shut for a day due to a contract dispute between Actors Equity and the League of New York Theatres.
Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor says Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo was a very fine man and denounces actions against him. The remark drew sharp criticism from Hollywood and political observers during a Thursday period in the press.
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