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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1961
Page
1
Pale skies with slightly warm temperatures forecast for tonight and tomorrow. Some afternoon winds. Tonight's lows between 35 and 45 degrees and tomorrow's highs between 60 and 65. Hayward headings note yesterday's high and today's low.
Statewide forecast covers Northern Central California fair tonight and Sunday with cloudy south coastal areas. Morning fog along the coast, cooler in Central Valley tonight, warmer Sunday. Northwest to northerly winds pick up. Bay Area fair with slightly warmer Sunday. Sacramento Valley fair, warmer Sunday. cooler tonight. Shasta region fair tonight and Sunday, warmer Sunday. Salinas Valley fair tonight and Sunday, warmer Sunday. Santa Maria area fair with warmer Sunday, coastal fog in mornings. Santa Clara Livermore valleys colder tonight, warmer Sunday. Monterey coast fair with wet morning fog, colder tonight, high near 60s Sunday. Southern California mostly low clouds, cooler mountains, gusty winds in mountains and desert valleys.
Perry Ga AP report. Stanley Sorrells a Perr y High School senior was suspended for wearing a ducktail hairstyle with sides combed back and rear raised. The school board and parents reached a compromise allowing return to school Monday with hair kept long on top and styled differently.
A European communications controversy reports Moscow moving to replace Stalingrad with Volgograd, part of a broader de Stalinization move. Palmiro Togliatti questions the shift while officials cite the city’s link to the Volga and the historic battle as reasons to rename. The piece notes other Soviet cities also shedding Stalin names and discusses political pressure around the policy.
Readers are shown a garbled historical paper page with scattered names and addresses. It mentions publishers directors circulation offices and rates, listing several city locations and offices in a distressed OCR fragment. The readable elements include Hayward and Livermore area references and a circulation bureau, with unclear dates or events.
The page lists diverse city weather notes with many misreaded names and cloudy or clear indicators followed by a tide table. It includes a partial sunrise and sunset, high and low tides, and miscellaneous garbled data likely from a newspaper’s weather section.
Moscow hosts Finnish Foreign Minister Andrei Ay Gro myko and Abii Karjalainen after a Soviet note urged consultations under the mutual defense treaty. The exchange follows concerns over West German rearmament and its impact on Soviet Finland relations and Baltic Sea security, with Scandinavian critics cited in the note.
A motorcycle event in San Jose ended with rider Donald Merve being severely burned when the fuel exploded after a gas tank emptied mid jump. Police reported the rider was sprayed with burning fuel as the motorcycle cleared a mound of dirt on Friday.
Almanac notes Saturday November 11 1961 Veterans Day. Historical items include Washington statehood in 1889 Armistice ending World War I in 1918 and the 1988 Dust Bowl Great Plains disaster. Jamaica gains internal self government in 1957. Quotations cite William Woodward on turning points and hidden crimes.
Out of Favor Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov heads home to face party denunciation after struggles with Khrushchev. He and his wife left Vienna for Czechoslovakia amid a Vienna blackout as officials hinted at his possible ouster from the party and a shift from cabinet rank to ambassadorial status.
AP dispatches describe a four point Soviet plan for Berlin offering a new status for West Berlin and guaranteed access. The proposal would see Britain France and the United States accept a West Berlin arrangement while East Germany’s Soviet aligned regime would be respected. Western powers would honor East German sovereignty and avoid pressing for immediate change.
A one member committee to advise on how and what to teach about communism was appointed yesterday by Roy Simpson state superintendent of public instruction. Members include Rock La Fleche Ralph Watlenberger Theron L. McQuern and others from multiple districts and colleges to meet Monday to organize and begin work.
The article notes Ward describing communist technique as the most effective in the country the need to stay still and avoid front associations, warning that critics who attack communism risk personal attacks. It offers three suggestions including cautious accusations, studying former communists, and staying active in community groups to spot sympathizers.
Richard Gerber Sr a bartender at Try End Bar was found guilty of illegally acting on prescription drugs. He was sentenced December 1 after a probation report. arrest followed an undercover narcotics sting at his Hayward home. Eddie Billings, husband of the bar manager, faced drug possession charges. trial scheduled December 7. Two Oakland residents, Alo and Tess Gallagher, were linked to Billings as alleged customers and faced related charges with a December 1 disposition.
Funeral services for Mary L. Moure are set for 8:30 a.m. Monday at Chapel of the Palms 37447 Fremont Blvd Mass follows at 9 a.m. at Holy Ghost Church burial Holy Ghost Cemetery Fremont Rosary 5 p.m. tomorrow at Chapel of the Palms Moure 89 died at a Hayward rest home home address 5714 Parish Ave Fremont Survivors include two daughters Mary King and Carrie Pashote four grandchildren seven great grandchildren Antone J Wik Ham Li Siva Joseph E. Lewis and other relatives
Funeral services for Minnie Santos aged 73 of Hayward will be held Monday. She died Friday after a short illness. A requiem mass will follow at All Saints Church after an 8:30 a.m. escort from Sorensen Brothers Chapel. Burial will take place at St Joseph’s Cemetery in Hayward. She was the widow of Joseph Y. Santos and daughter of Joe John and Mary Emelia Smith. She is survived by her brother Frank Smith of San Lorenzo and several nieces and nephews.
Fremont Mayor John Stevenson signed a proclamation honoring the Association for Retarded Children of Washington Township, tying it to national work. Critics note irony as the same night the city council will hear pleas to enforce zoning limits barring a woman at 1158 Bedford Street from caring for six mentally retarded children at her home.
San Francisco AP reports bridge directors urged adding a lower deck to the Golden Gate Bridge. They also voted for a study into widening from six to eight lanes by converting wide sidewalks into traffic lanes.
Albany events show lighthearted moments as Charles A. Ditbold of the Thruway Authority hosts a formal ceremony where Nelson A. Rockefeller’s aides appear in high heels. Cambridge University undergraduates claim a relay title after a week of racing. Jackson Mississippi reports seven housewives absconding with 1000 pounds of furniture and a 400 pound plane in fifteen minutes, a remark from a woman suggesting nervous energy.
Mt Eden School District may allow a teen group to meet temporarily at Catalogy School while Hayward Union High District provides a permanent site. The Mt Eden board authorized temporary use and asked Supt Kenney to request permission from HUHSD trustees to let the club use a high school. The board weighs policies on community use of facilities as groups already use Mt Eden schools.
The $60,000 suit by Fremont Councilman Carl Flegal against colleague Kenneth Steadman heads to a Superior Court jury Monday morning. Final arguments concluded yesterday in the lengthy case tied to the 1959 election and a pink pamphlet alleging a union communist link.
A year-old ex resident pleaded guilty in Municipal Court San Leandro to illegal possession of dope and faces sentencing Monday. Paul Lindquist was arrested at his home 18745 Lowell Ave Hayward. The case includes mimeographed bills and taped statements tied to political broadcasts amid disputed libel claims as court proceedings continued.
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