News In Review Fair Through Tomorrow
Weather brief notes a fair through tomorrow and 60s with tonight’s low in the 40s and continued cool conditions. Northwest winds 20 to 35 mph, with highs in the upper 50s to low 60s. Details on Page 2.
03 May 1969
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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1969
Page
1
Weather brief notes a fair through tomorrow and 60s with tonight’s low in the 40s and continued cool conditions. Northwest winds 20 to 35 mph, with highs in the upper 50s to low 60s. Details on Page 2.
Reports from Saigon say helicopter losses and troop withdrawals dominate headlines as U S forces face a slowing Viet Cong spring offensive. A U S commander notes four helicopters hit near the Plain of Reeds, while two other choppers collide far northeast, killing 12 Marines. Envoi back Le Due Tho returns to Paris amid peace talks.
Malcolm N R Clen a 38 year old Castro Valley resident died when the small foreign car he rode in struck a car that had slowed for an earlier accident on the Bayshore Freeway in San Mateo. Frederick de Jesus 31 and his 5 year old son escaped with cuts and bruises. Teresa E Knowlen 38 of Livermore is in serious condition after a one car crash on Stanley Boulevard. A witness said Knowlen car weaved and swerved before striking a guardrail and overturning.
Secretary of State Frank M. Jordan, 80, was reported in fair condition at Mercy General Hospital after suffering a stroke. An official said he was not feeling well Friday night and remained in fair condition with no change by early today in Sacramento.
The Stanford Academic Senate urged the trustees to halt projects at the Stanford Research Institute that deal with developing biological or chemical warfare weapons. The 53 member body called for elimination of any such project at SRI and urged collaboration to achieve this goal.
AP reports a conservative faction at the United Republicans of California opened its state convention in Fresno by endorsing internment camps for Black Panthers and campaigning against sex education. UROC chairman Michael Van Horn objected to reviving a 1950 federal law authorizing camps for suspected subversives, a move supported by U.S. senators George Murphy and Alan Cranston.
The 47th Hayward Rodeo parade drew nearly 10 000 spectators with 28 entries on a two mile route led by Mayor Jack Smith as grand marshal. Awards went to multiple bands and units, with 150 professional cowboys competing today and tomorrow for 10 000 dollars in prize money at Rowell Ranch arena five miles east of Castro Valley on Highway 50. The grand entry is set for 1 45 p m tomorrow. rodeo starts at 10 a m due to the large entry list.
The ancient 234 foot Wawona tunnel tree, a 2000 year old sequoia landmark, collapsed after being concealed by early winter snows. An old photo shows a stage coach guiding visitors through the trunk, underscoring the relic’s historic role in park lore.
Psychiatrists testified that Pvt Ricky Stevens and another soldier faced brainwashing like Korean War Chinese methods during a Presidio stockade incident. They described isolation fear and daily movement disrupting sleep, with authorities using terror tactics to break inmates.
A 1 year old thoroughbred named Ginger, owned by 14 year old Sharon Brunson of San Lorenzo, escaped during a local parade last night. The horse bolted onto Wie Nimitz Freeway around 5:30 PM, causing traffic. a truck driver helped stop Ginger about half a mile down the road, then she and Sharon returned to the parade. Later, Ginger escaped again near Bur Bank School and headed toward the county offices along West Winton Avenue before being corralled.
McCune denounces campus violence saying the issue is not black white or who is involved but that people do not hit others on campus. He supports implementing direct policies and security upgrades while Blawie urges expanded campus police and clearer enforcement measures.
Charles W Christensen 72 of Hayward died May 2. private services planned. Wayne Lis McCulloch Cupertino May 5. husband Diane and father of Inf Wey and Pamela. served with San Jose Reserve Police. memorials to Alameda County Heart Association. Phillip Groen Danville May 2. son of Dr and Mrs Christopher Groen. memorials to Children’s Hospital of the East Bay. interment Lone Tree Cemetery Hayward. Jesse B Silvaslof Hayward May 2. husband of Jovita. father Ze lma Wynze and others. services May 5 at Sorensen Bros Chapel. interment Holy Sepulchres Cemetery Kaysiad.
Dispatches from Southern Alameda County fire departments report multiple incidents including car and grass fires, stoves and electrical hazards, and rescue attempts. Notable entries mention Fairview Gardner Boulevard and Mission Roulnvard areas, along with Ashland Framon and Livermore loci, with times ranging from early morning to late afternoon and several addressed locations such as 1208 Folcher Lane and 1905 Gardiner Boulevard.
AP reports state biologist Richard Poole says the pesticide DDT is causing a drastic crab harvest drop off San Francisco. His three year probe finds DDT residues transfer from ovaries to eggs, making larvae lethal and survivors die early.
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