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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1959
Page
1
Hal Boyle recalls common office characters when the boss is away. From the chief of staff who sails paper airplanes to the homebody who calls his wife and rations personal calls, the piece sketches a humorous snapshot of office behavior during a boss’s absence.
A legislative committee will hold a state wide series of hearings next week on a proposal to prohibit drive-in dairies from selling. Assembly Live stock and Dairies Committee chaired by Frank P Belatti will meet in Stockton, San Francisco, and Paramount on successive days. The bill by Assemblyman Carley Porter would require milk depots to sell at the state set minimum price for all retail outlets.
Two men operate a new tree planting trailer capable of planting 25,000 seedlings per hour. The item appears in The Daily Review with ad-like details and contact lines for Hayward and nearby offices.
London UP I reports traffic officers posted keep right keep left and no route signs in a odd sequence near the House of Parliament causing confusion. Separate item notes David Lee 18 admitting to a mistaken assault on a man who was guiding a girl home for supper. Jean Wood 27 wins a divorce after her husband’s abusive discipline and a Malayan union leader questions leadership amid a shrinking union fund.
The Justice Department shifts to federal court action against lynchers of Mack Charles Parker, after FBI reports found no violation of the federal kidnapping statute. Mississippi grand jury had not indicted, while local court officials doubted success of a new indictment. The case centers on the 1959 lynching and the federal pursuit now focuses on potential civil rights charges.
Detroit AP reports 11 year old Carol Krum may avoid brain surgery after swelling behind her eyes subsided. Her mother Doris Krumm of Berkley objected to transfusions on Jehovah's Witness grounds, leading to juvenile court involvement to decide on consent if needed. Carol was released from Smal hospital and remains under home observation.
London AP reports the new superhighway opened five days earlier saw its first deaths in dense fog. Two men died and several people were seriously injured in about a half dozen crashes along the 12 mile road from London to Birmingham.
West New York police raided an apartment across from headquarters and charged Salvatore Sottosanti 39 with bookmaking. The raid occurred Thursday and involved the man living at the target address earlier.
Sacramento AP report states H G Stevens resigned as chief of the Division of Small Craft Warriors within the State Small Craft Harbors Commission. He leaves to return to private work as a marine consultant and lobbyist. The vote occurred at an executive session, with officials citing confidential matters and auditing of Stevens records. The legality of the closed meeting is debated due to open meetings laws and a 1959 statute on confidential positions.
A woman walking from church choir practice in St. Louis was stabbed to death Thursday night. Mildred Moeller, 41, was found on a sidewalk after apparently being stabbed three times in the back. She died en route to a hospital after saying a boy struck her.
A U S Navy release says the submarine Threadfin collided with a freighter in darkness in the Suez Canal Thursday night. The sub escaped with no serious damage or casualties while the freighter Nicholas Michalinos II, a former Liberty ship under Greek registry, was overtaking from behind.
Sacramento AP report shows CHP reducing its proposed budget from 37 officers and a 30 million plan to 33 sergeants 135 patrolmen and six lieutenants. Final spending for the current year is set around 32.3 million, about three million below the prior request.
Los Angeles firefighters controlled a brush fire sparked by a transformer explosion at Hughes Aircraft Laboratory threatening homes and roads. The blaze burned about 100 acres with 40 mph winds, destroyed one home, damaged another, forced Coast Highway closures, and prompted a Malibu fire camp as crews stayed to guard the area.
Edwards Air Force Base reports an air explosion in an X15 rocket delays theU.S. space effort to reach space edge. North American Aviation says further flights are postponed until the blast cause is determined. Test Pilot Scott Crossfield made an emergency landing after the explosion, with the dart-shaped craft's fuselage cracked near the cockpit. Crossfield was unharmed.
The article surveys varied historical notes from 1860 to 1958 including Lincoln’s era, early college games, debates in New Jersey, a 1908 stage launch in New York, a 1958 controversy involving Attorney General Brownell accusing Harry Dexter White of spying, and a quote from Somerset Maugham. It preserves names, places, dates, and events while avoiding sensational detail.
Boston six daily newspapers halted operations after a printers' strike began on Thursday night after a rejection of publishers' pay offer. Union and management dispute centers on wage increases, welfare funds, and leave with pay for bereavement. The interruption affects about 1.25 million readers across the six papers.
The United Nations fact finding committee reported no evidence that Communist forces from North Vietnam took part in Laos conflict. It noted Laotian rebels received equipment arms supplies and political advisers from neighboring North Vietnam, following a first hand inquiry by the four member panel appointed by the Security Council last September.
Tulsa report shows Attorney Thomas Dee Frasier losing all 13 Municipal Court cases on Thursday. Judge Joe Tom Smith, Frasier's cousin, filed against Frasier's clients each time, signaling a rough day for the lawyer.
Maj Pedro Diaz Sanz posted 5000 bond and was released from county jail pending extradition hearing on Cuban murder and attempted murder charges. Diaz Lanz, former air force chief for Fidel Castro, welcomed extradition and said charges were general accusations. FBI said Diaz Lang admitted piloting a leaflet plane, Diaz Lanz denied explosives, claiming injuries came from ground fire.
Georgetown orthopedics professor Dr Cobey reports no human glue for bone repair exists yet. Animal tests in rats and rabbits show a promising plastic with no irritation or cancer signals, but longevity and safety remain uncertain for human use.
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