11 May 1962
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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1962
Page
1
The Weather Corner reports a fair Bay Area forecast with little temperature change. Tonight's low is expected between 38 and 50 degrees with westerly winds around 15 miles per hour.
Readable fragments note high today with elevated heat levels and labor strain. Partial figures and locations unclear but indicate continued warm conditions impacting outdoor work and daily routines.
In Lisbon dawn raid, police arrested 87 student hunger strikers and over nine sympathizers at the University of Lisbon amid a crackdown on campus demonstrators. Demonstrators, led by hunger strikers and supporters, vowed to continue the boycott as authorities offered breaks.
Tide tables appear alongside a report on Lisbon police surrounding a student association in Liston and Coim bra with gas mortars. The rector and university senate cleared the way for police action as protests spread after Education Minister Lopes de Almeida banned World Student Day celebrations. The unrest mirrors opposition to Salazar's regime amid Goa, Angola and Indian subcontinent tensions.
California weather report covers San Francisco Bay area through Saturday with mostly cloudy to partly cloudy skies, scattered showers or snow flurries in the north and high mountains, slight temperature increases. Central and northern valleys show highs 68 to 78 and lows 41 to 50, with northwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
A settlement ended a wage dispute strike by 1,620 Schlitz workers at Tampa San Francisco Los Angeles and Brooklyn plants. Local 888 Teamsters Brewery Workers Union and Schultz resolved the wage boost demand after a several day stoppage that began in Tampa.
Severe storms struck the Midwest and parts of the West Coast with strong winds and heavy rain. The heaviest activity targeted the middle Mississippi and lower Ohio valleys, with Quincy Illinois reporting 2.44 inches of rainfall. Two injuries occurred as trees were uprooted and homes unrooted while power lines and lumber yard damage were reported.
A fragmented OCR of a local newspaper page lists publisher credits and multiple office addresses in Hayward San Leandro Fremont and Livermore. It mentions subscription rates and circulation but is interspersed with garbled text and mis-spellings. The piece reads like publisher information and multiple office locations rather than a dated news item.
Damon Doudt Corp offered 2.1 million dollars for Ellis Island to build a private funded city. The General Services Administration handles the sale, with the island once a immigration processing center put up for sale in 1956. The firm tied the plan to architect Frank Lloyd Wright’s last commission and named the project The Key, aiming to house a future city for 20 million immigrants.
A noisy campaign scene in Maryland centers on a taped recording linked to Governor Tawes and other statewide figures. The document describes tension over unit votes versus popular vote influence, with candidates Pollack and Mahoney denying direct control, while campaign finance questions surface about limited associations and alleged payoffs.
A Toledo Ohio chemical plant exploded near downtown across the Maumee River injuring 41 people and killing nine workers. Firemen recovered five bodies as debris burned, with nearby offices and streets littered by shattered glass and falling masonry. Officials could not estimate total damage.
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