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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1962
Page
1
Weather corner notes slight temperature rise with no early morning changes. Tonight lows near mid forties and tomorrow's highs around seventy with minimal variation. Hayward readings show yesterday’s high and today’s low as context for upcoming conditions.
A gunman, William Pola, 27, shot and killed Dr. Daniel Thaw at Leech Farm Veterans Hospital in Pittsburgh after a voluntary admission. Police used fear gas to subdue Pola who held off officers with gunfire and was captured unconscious. Pola reportedly suffers schizophrenia and had a history with the hospital.
California and Oregon forecast mostly fair with cooler inland Sunday. Small craft warnings for coastal winds up to 25 mph. Valley areas such as Sacramento, Santa Clara, Livermore, Monterey Bay show fair conditions with low tonight and highs in the 60s to 80s. Fog, overcast near the coast, and high cloudiness in spots.
In Sacramento Mrs Jussi Schwarten 47 pursued her dying husband Robert 42 after he was shot in the shoulder and side. He collapsed in a field near their home while she chased him and then killed herself with a small pistol. Three children aged two to six watched from nearby as the event unfolded.
The entry outlines historical events by year, noting Gen Robert E Lee's 1862 command of Confederate forces in Virginia and North Carolina, Congress granting citizenship to American Indians in 1924, Italians voting to abolish the monarchy in 1946, Queen Elizabeth II's 1953 coronation, and a Turgenev quote. It also includes a calendar note and a thought for the day.
Wall Street bridged a week of extreme swings as trading spilled into Saturday. Brokers worked overtime to clear backlogged paper as prices rebounded from a midweek plunge, while analysts warned a rest or late-summer pullback could follow.
Tide tables for Sunday June 3 show high tide at 4.8 and low at 4:19 sunrise. Some illegible notes reference light, mooring, harbor conditions, and local navigation marks near Ft Mount.
Richard Nixon addressed a Palo Alto rally calling for a cost effective state administration free from Washington dictates. He urged support for law enforcement, education, welfare, and water development while stressing unity within the party ahead of the upcoming primary.
In Sacramento and San Diego reports Nixon aides fear Assemblyman Joseph C. Shell of Los Angeles could split the GOP vote in Tuesday’s California governor primary. A memo from Nixon’s campaign team warned Shell’s Ultraconservative Wing might pull 30 to 40 percent, with a stretch above 40 possible, as Nixon's camp acknowledged Shell’s growing strength.
Former President Eisenhower says Humphrey never did a crooked thing while defending his cabinet ally amid Senate inquiries into contracts tied to stockpiled nickel. Symington seeks hearings by month end as prosecutors plan subpoenas for the M.A. Hann Co. and two subsidiaries.
A Middlesbrough resident was fined 70 cents for tying his horse to a lamppost. The judge scolded the man as being 60 years behind the times. In Providence a fire crew rescued a worker at the Industrial Trust Building after a near jump incident. June Digby, 28, wins a divorce after testimony about a loving card, chocolates, and a broken set of false teeth.
A questionable 13 gallon drum washed ashore near Moy Litega, south of Miami, containing supposed explosive material. Investigators reported the drum could have exploded if opened, and a second similar device was detonated remotely at sea hours later. The Kennedy estate family, including President Kennedy, is briefly referenced in this disjointed report.
Washington AP report states veteran White House journalist Romagna, famed for transcribing presidents speeches, was fired as official White House Reporter. He is replaced by a Washington reporting service, amid White House office revamp and the shift toward mechanized transcription.
Officials in Algiers report that the European Secret Army organization aided by the Moslem National Liberation movement claims increased contact in the Mare of Algor region, suggesting heightened tensions and potential security implications for the area.
In California the month long clash between Laborers' Union and Associated General Contractors shows progress toward a settlement. Bargaining sessions through Friday yield cautious optimism from contractor spokesman William Baldwin noting hourly gains and a hopeful mood as talks proceed on the three year contract began May 1. The strike and project shutdowns center on a 3.5 billion package dispute.
Washington ap report shows fallout from nucler testing may raise leukemia and bone cancer risks for Americans. Hereditary damage is estimated tiny per infant born to current Americans. Estimates cover fallout through 1961 with projections up to 70 years, including possible congenital defects and minor mutations.
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