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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1960
Page
1
In a collection of jokes from Boiling Point New York, AP notes office humor about secretaries, bosses, and office life. Lines poke at secretary Miss Tiggly, letters, raises, pensions, and flirtations, reflecting mid century office culture and gender norms.
Sacramento Democratic leaders say no internal bickering over the national committeeman and pledge strong support for Gov. Brown at the June 7 primary. George McLain and Gov. Brown contend for the delegation head as Nixon runs solo for Republicans. The pledge emphasizes unpledged delegation to maximize California’s representation at the national convention.
Governor Brown urged the State Social Welfare Board to replace high priced brand name drugs with cheaper generic or basic drugs for welfare recipients. A savings estimate runs from 50,000 to 100,000 dollars monthly, with the board forming a medical advisory committee to guide substitutions while ensuring efficacy.
At the University of Pennsylvania, three fraternities Sigma Chi Sigma Nu and Alpha Tau Omega faced university trustees’ demand to remove racial and religious discrimination from their constitutions or grant Peru chapters exemptions. The groups, all national fraternities, restrict to white Christian males and will consider resolutions at upcoming national conventions.
A California company seeks a middle aged ambitious life insurance man to lead a new agency in the territory. Offers a substantial salary office secretarial support travel expenses commissions and an agency-building and training program. Requires proven sales record agency aptitude good reputation age 30 to 45 and married. Apply by letter or phone to Raymond Deston CLA vice president West Coast Life Insurance Co 605 Market Street San Francisco EX brook 2 6766.
Tokyo AP reports Peiping radio accusing the United States of at least three U2 overflights over the mainland. One plane allegedly flew 4155 miles from Okinawa into Chekiang and Kisingsi provinces on December 8, 1958, with no details released on the other two incursions.
The Senate preparedness subcommittee is watching California contractor Hal B. Hayes over six military base housing jobs worth 6 million dollars. Work halted as subcontractors claimed nonpayment. Hayes, claiming he was misled, says he bid unprofitably. The panel has no full investigation but will monitor developments and inform the Pentagon.
A San Antonio symposium on space travel heard concerns about weightlessness and isolation, with Lt. Col. Beard E. Flaherty saying the human element remains the unknown until many astronauts return. Experts warned of adjusting work schedules, stress tolerance, and potential organ and mental health impacts from simulated space cabin experiments. Bases cited include Mather, Beale, Grand Forks, F. E. Bliss, Camp Lejeune, and Slisworth Air Force Bases.
Algerian voters in about 34 communities cast ballots in local elections seen as a test of support for President De Gaulle s Algerian policy. French army units deployed at dawn stood by around the communities as polls opened.
The 1960 Catholic Directory reports the Roman Catholic population in the United States including Alaska and Hawaii at 40,871,902. This marks a rise of 1,365,827 since last year and a 47.2 percent increase since 1950 when the total was 27,768,141.
An Air Force test in Alamogordo New Mexico demonstrated a fast missile system that could launch four Macé missiles in the time of one. Only one rocket fired but its auxiliary power unit kept the remaining three ready. Each missile the size of an F 100 fighter connected to hydraulic and nose temperature control units with fluid circulated through all missiles.
In Daytona Beach a suspect in a $900 savings and loan office robbery was arrested for questioning after appearing suspicious in a heavy trench coat amid cold weather. A New York construction firm raised a presidential billboard featuring seven candidates including Humphrey and Kennedy with a mistakenly altered sign on Humphrey. Riverside segment notes a wife quips census takers have overlooked her family across decades.
British Defense Minister Harold Watkinson left London by air for a 12 day visit to Canada and the United States. He will meet officials and observe defense arrangements during the trip.
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