05 May 1964
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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1964
Page
1
Partly cloudy and cool with windy conditions described as northwesterly. Tonight's low expected between 40 and 45 degrees with sustained winds 25 to 40 mph.
A statewide weather roundup covers the San Francisco Bay Area and regions from Mt Shasta to the Central Valley. It notes cloudy cool and windy conditions through Wednesday, with varying high and low temperatures, local showers, snow and rain showers, and northwest to small craft warnings across coastal and valley areas.
Tide tables show low tides at 2:01 and 2:08 with heights 2.6 and 0.2 feet. High tides around 4:29 and 9:20 with 49 and 0 feet respectively. Sunrise at 6:09 and sunset at 6:06. figures appear garbled.
A Long Beach jury found the off duty detectives Chreighton A. Wiggins and Errol Greenleaf committed involuntary manslaughter in the shooting of William Hunter, a prize winning reporter, while they played with guns in the police press room. Both detectives were suspended, pending Civil Service Board review, after the April 23 incident. Hunter, of the Long Beach Independent Press Telegram, was killed when the revolver discharged during the officers' horseplay.
Berkeley AP report says Charles E. Scattergood, 23, beaten by four to five Negro youths while walking home from a passive resistance meeting. His jaw was broken but he plans to continue civil rights campaigning and will travel to Mississippi for SNCC demonstrations next summer. He quit the University of Washington to join SNCC.
In Kampala, AP reports the Uganda government says 7,000 refugees from Sudan have entered northeast Uganda in the past ten days. The region has long housed southern Sudanese rebels since 1955, amid ongoing tensions and humanitarian concerns.
Harald B. Stassen sought a place on the California Republican presidential primary ballot as he waited a state court ruling after losing in federal court. His attorney argued California election laws unfairly favor a permanent voter class, while the judge noted potential harm to California voters in halting proceedings.
A 62-year-old Fremont man Ambrose Huber was killed instantly when struck by a Southern Pacific locomotive near Baine Avenue while haying along the railroad right of way. His companion Joe Carda, 59, of Fremont, was present as the incident occurred.
SACRAMENTO AP A bill funding a 100000 San Francisco Bay Conservation Study Commission cleared the Assembly Ways and Means Committee.
The AP reports that journalism prizes recognize international reporting on fraud, corruption and the Vietnam War era, with Florida Turnpike investigations earning public service honors. The Philadelphia bulletin staff win for local investigation and gang numbers racket exposure. Letters awards go to Sumner Powell for Puritan Village, Walter Jackson Bate for John Keats, and poet Louis Simpson.
A los Angeles Sacramento ledger outlines bills and actions in the California legislature. Key items include Engle's withdrawal from the Senate race with budget delays persisting, references to tax relief in disaster areas, redistricting plans, creation of a state tourism office, and funding for higher education. The document lists AB and SB measures across education, elections, disaster relief, and regional planning.
In Sacramento the effort to remove Jen Engle from the Democratic senatorial primary ballot failed as election officials deemed the withdrawal insufficient. Senator Engle, recovering from two brain operations, faced political pressure as bills to drop his name were shelved by the Senate Elections Committee. Supporters of Cranston and Salinger weighed impacts while Governor Brown backed Cranston. Yorty urged keeping Engle on absentee ballots sent to voters.
The locomotive traveled about 50 miles per hour with only a caboose in tow, according to Griffin. Huber, said by police to reside with friends, had no permanent address.
Almanac entry for Tuesday May 5 1964 notes the 126th day of the year with 240 to follow. historical items include Napoleon's death in 1821 on St Helena, a 1925 Dayton Tennessee case over evolution teaching, Poland’s 1939 stance on Danzig, West Germany’s 1955 sovereign status, and a thought from Grover Cleveland on public officers serving the people.
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