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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1959
Page
8
Arthur Summerfield warns on obscene mail and urges public action. Local postmaster records thousands of investigations and hundreds of arrests as mail-order obscenity expands. Citizens should report obscene materials to local postmasters to curb the issue.
Dan Bache reports on Assembly discussion of A B 1668 by Burton San Francisco aimed at barring gas and electric firms from counting advertising expenses as operating costs. The bill would force ads to be paid from profits, a move labeled as akin to Hitler by critics. Burton’s bill goes to a two year interim study as opponents warn of fatal delay.
lawmakers from both parties demand a unified U S space policy amid claims of executive indecision and delays. senators Symington Bridges Smith Case Dodd Cannon call for clearer leadership, a permanent Space Council secretary, and coordinated military civilian missions.
In Lincoln Nebraska Charles Starkweather rejects Carie Ann Fugate's written plea to clear her of blame in the deaths of 21 people. He questions why he should admit to something he didn't do to clear her.
Louisville report cites Rev. Ramsey Pollard as new president of the Southern Baptist Convention and a staunch prohibitionist urging a nationwide legal ban. He advocates persistent abolition of alcohol through federal action.
A reader questions spring fashion at markets with bare feet and short tops while another asks how to end a gambling husband’s control and a lingering correspondence from a former lover prompts guidance. Ann Landers advises on modest attire and emotional boundaries, with Delta urged to end the unhealthy relationship.
A historical essay explains the oyster catcher along both coasts, noting its bill for shells and its preference for mussels over oysters. It describes nesting on rocks, camouflage instincts, and differences between Pacific and eastern subspecies, with behavior, flight, and courtship observations.
The text recounts young sculptor Galton Borglum in Paris facing cold by improvising warmth with a lighted candle and red Isinglass. It then notes Sherlock Holmes author Arthur Conan Doyle once forgot Watson’s wound location, joking that giving up medicine was one of his lessons.
Opinion readers discuss Washington DC as a political entity and advocate Home Rule. The League of Women Voters urges Congress to pass the Bible Bill S.658, urging discharge petitions and letters to Rep George Miller to support bringing the measure to a vote.
Chas W Thomas of Hayward urges readers to attend meetings and cut smoking at high school events to support good government. He warns tax policy dangers since 1933 and calls for weekly citizen gatherings in schools as centers of civic reform.
George F. Chase of Hayward asks a series of questions about county tax assessment practices. He inquires why services and capital investments may rise with higher taxes, differences between politically inspired assessments and defined appraisals, funding for subsidies if unincorporated areas seek incorporation, and who besides the assessor can arrange taxation on unrealized capital gains. He notes the Board of Equalization process and hints at budgeting impacts while criticizing political motives.
The piece argues in favor of allowing petition drives as a key democratic channel, acknowledging some abuses but emphasizing their role in expressing public will. It warns against dismantling citizen-led mechanisms, asserting vigilance is essential to liberty and democracy. It cites Kenneth Ford Boynton sentiment on eternal vigilance.
A reader questions general knowledge topics including the average daily intake rate, the Alaska purchase price, and hair growth distribution on the face. It also presents a puzzle about swimming pool fill and drain rates with arithmetic steps and final results.
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