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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1959
Page
1
The Swiss director Bernard Wicki’s film The Bridge portrays seven German schoolboys drafted into WWII service. Critics hail it as one of Germany’s greatest films and a stark antiwar work showing boys’ deaths and the brutal realities of battle.
Norfolk high school student Beating suspected in aggravated assault case at Norview High School. 16 year old Wilbur Wiseman described as surly by teachers. Teacher Lewis Stevens suffered facial injuries and required emergency care before remaining hospitalized at home.
Baroness Monique de Nerva, a Paris ambassador for French champagne, advised wives to drink a glass of champagne at noon and then send their husbands off with a long kiss. For husbands, she urged leaving finances and office matters aside before intimacy, emphasizing time with wives.
A Baltimore port official rushed into a second floor apartment to warn a family of a fire. Mike Stanovich aged 49 removed a child from danger and tossed him toward a patrolman as debris struck the bed. Stanovich suffered head cuts from falling debris.
Washington AP reports FDA faces industry protests as it moves to ban certain coal tar dyes from lipsticks, citing rat feeding tests showing harm. Manufacturers dispute evidence, warn 47 shades could wipe out much of the lipstick trade, worth about 90 million dollars annually, and push for hearings and legal changes.
Springfield AP reports John J Spinard aged 24 has been sentenced to one year in jail for leaving Mother Hubbard’s Cupboard. He faced charges tied to a doughnut shop theft in the city.
SAN FRANCISCO AP Haas and Haynie announce a million dollar expansion program for Sheraton's Honolulu hotels. Plans include a 11-story Royal Hawaiian addition, a 5-story Princess Kaiulani remodel, Moana and Surfrider cash register clarification, and a new 9-story 900-room Sheraton doughnut shaped hotel in Springfield.
U S Treasury offers owners of E savings bonds a swap to series H bonds delaying tax on earned interest until the new bond matures. Beginning Jan 1 any E bond holder may exchange for H bonds and similar offers extend to F and J bonds no longer sold. Officials expect hundreds of thousands to switch.
One hundred twenty officers and enlisted men from the Mexican Frigate Papa Lopez will visit the U S Navy base at Alameda and the aircraft carrier Ranger. The visit aims to showcase the station and its overhaul and repair departments, with further discussion on bonds and veteran income supplements.
The proprietor of Tesco Distributors says he paid disc jockeys five to one hundred dollars to push records he promoted, though he stopped the practice as too costly. He declined to name stations but noted about five local outlets with employees who received no payments. Dick Clark is not involved, he and an aide said, while a congressional committee aide confirmed payola questioning of Dirk and other matters during a visit.
A fragment notes gate Papaloapan designated as A Sala del Lopez Bravo. Readable items list a location phrase and a naming style, implying a street or area designation near a Mexican locality. No dates or broader context are provided in the legible text.
A 174 million dollar bond swap was discussed as a plan announced by the Treasury. An earthquake shook the California coast near Eureka and was recorded by UC seismographs in Ferndale and Berkeley, about 250 miles away, though it wasn’t felt locally.
London officials announced that next month’s National Poultry Show will have no poultry on display due to current poultry diseases. The decision follows health concerns and aims to prevent further spread, with organizers citing safety as the priority.
Senator John Kennedy campaigned across Kansas predicting Democrats will outdraw Republicans in 1968 as voters tire of the Republican status quo. He spoke at a Wichita fundraiser before a crowd of about 1,000 and noted a December decision on a possible presidential run. Dodge City and Mayes were on his schedule. Kennedy urged electing a Democratic administration to tackle upcoming challenges in the next eight years.
Immigrant family items claimed to include artworks valued between eight and twenty million dollars. An art expert said Michelangelo pieces may be involved though authorities dispute the attribution. The paintings, once in the aristocratic Malian line, were shipped to the United States in 1958 with Di Renzo’s sister Mary Jane Russo connected to the appraisal team.
SACRAMENTO AP reports the farm labor placement service ended its probe after reprimanding 12 employees for accepting gifts from farmers. Southern California director William Cunningham was fired for similar conduct. Two top officers resigned and the chief moved to an advisory post. Perluss pledged continued service with improved oversight.
Two men named Tom Rowley and Walter Latham claimed to have walked from Brighton to London and back in 32 hours 15 minutes, beating the previous record set by British engineers last Sunday.
A Thor intermediate range missile launched from Cape Canaveral on a full-range test to simulate boosting a satellite into solar orbit. No official result was announced, with the launch appearing to target a near Abilique location about 1,50 miles away.
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