21 Mar 1959
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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1959
Page
1
A fragment from Hayward High School describes a spring fever event with students arriving in unusual outfits and disruptive behavior, including reports of a chaotic “Ides of March” mood and references to dean’s attire. details are unclear due to damaged text.
Hayward's Junior Chamber plans a two week door-knocking survey to gauge resident views on community life. Jaycees will visit 250 homes starting Monday, asking 63 questions. Over 35 Jaycees will participate, with completion set for April 11 as part of a national JCs program.
Washington senator Henry M. Jackson proposes adding Hawaii as the 50th state. He plans to introduce a bill allowing a state to gain its star on the U S flag after ratifying statehood by popular vote and on its first duty day after such ratification.
In Gettysburg UPS reports British Prime Minister Harold terms for a summer summit as the United States and Britain align on approach. The two allies discussed milestones and expectations for talks likely to influence transatlantic policy and security coordination.
A 22 year old ex-con Payne, held for a grand jury on kidnapping, pledged to kill former cellmate Post if returned to prison. He admitted abducting Mrs Elma Baldwin and her three children from South Charleston West Virginia, planning a "death circuit" for Post, who is in Moundsville State Prison. The four hostages were later rescued unharmed as authorities prepared to present the case to the jury.
A Spacey expert from JPL warns that foaming satellites in Earth orbit could trigger a traffic jam aiding misfires and war. He urges an international satellite identification handbook to prevent accidents. NASA officials caution progress mixes bold ideas with practical realities.
Mountain View California police arrested a 13 year old junior high student for selling so called sex pills to classmates and sailors. The items were aspirin and liver pills misrepresented as doublestrength aphrodisiacs. He reportedly earned about fifty dollars in two months.
A devotional prayer asks Heavenly Father to free believers from self will and passion and ungodly desires. It requests deliverance from anger and impatience, uncharitable judgments, and asks for wise, understanding hearts and a longing for truth goodness and loveliness.
Civic salesmen from six Southern Alameda County cities pitched sites to the State Public Works Board amid few surprises after two years of testimony. A third site near Hayward was offered, with Hayward officials touting access roads, housing, and the Hauschildt property under a $1.6 million development plan. The board adjourned without a decision, with engineering data due within 10 days and ongoing protests from homeowners in Castro Valley.
Alameda County Mayors convened to shelve the Golden Gate Authority proposal which would unify ports airports and bridges under a single board. The plan faced swift opposition with San Leandro's Wesley Mechure moderating a session where several mayors objected and called it an undemocratic supergovernment.
Elza beth Duncan, a Canadian nurse, was condemned to death by gas chamber for hiring two men to kill her daughter in law Olga Duncan. The court delivered the verdict after a lengthy trial, with spectators silent as Judge Chasse pronounced the first degree ruling. The case involved a long investigation and a plan linked to Duncan's son Frank Le Roy Seay.
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