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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1961
Page
1
Readings predict a mild weekend with temperatures between 38 and 82 degrees. Tonight shows cooling to near 40s while daytime highs reach around 70s to mid 80s across towns including Hayward readings. Yesterday’s high and latest forecast provide the base for the weekend pattern.
Nationwide forecast notes fair conditions across Northern and Central California with cooler inland temperatures tonight and on Sunday. Northwest winds 15 to 40 knots offshore through today, diminishing tonight. Inland valleys show highs 68 to 78, lows around 40s to 50s, with cooler nights and northwest winds 12 to 30 mph. Coastal areas report small craft warnings for northwest winds up to 30 knots, with generally fair skies tonight and Sunday.
Temperature readings show varied conditions across cities with several clear and cloudy readings. Some locations report rain or mist, including Fort Worth Detroit and Seattle. Data lists many cities with spellings that may reflect OCR errors.
J Revnben Chirk Jr H a former U S ambassador to Mexico and LDS Church leader died at home in Salt Lake City He was the Church’s second ranking figure after President David O McKay Funeral services were set for Tuesday at the Salt Lake Tabernacle Herbert Hoover called him one of America s noble men Survivors include four children seven grandchildren and eight great grandchildren a sister and four brothers.
The entry highlights events on this date: 1816 Georgia crushed Cumberland 222 to nothing in college football, 1940 Nazi troops occupied Romania, and 1950 the UN General Assembly backed an Allied move north of the 38th Parallel in Korea. A thought by Emily Dickinson on success concludes.
Tide table notes mention times and heights for Fort Point with measurements around 5.6 and 63rd Ao. It references sunrise at 8:12 and mentions evening readings, promising a rough comparison of tides across stations.
Berlin reports that Soviet Premier Khrushchev Deputy Premier Mikoyan and East German Ulbricht avoided signaling a signing this year of the Communist bloc peace treaty with East Germany. Western observers note a softer, less belligerent stance timed with Kennedy De Gaullist discussions and Berlin tensions.
The Daily Review announces publication as a daily paper with a June 2 start date under publisher William Chitcote and advertising director Jeg Ava. It lists offices in Hayward Merced and other California cities, subscription rates five cents per copy weekly, and multiple city addresses including Winton Avenue Hayward Alameda County plus branch offices in San Leandro Fremont and others.
Secretary McNamara guides tentative 1963 military budget planning with figures around 50 to 53 billion dollars. Officials caution that totals are preliminary as Pentagon drafts the year ahead. Kennedy will present the budget to Congress in January amid heightened defense emphasis.
An AP report from BUFYALU NY details a teen thief who fled a neighborhood Savings & Loan robbery, leaping a fence and tumbling into the hands of Lt Rocco Navatin. The $1000 loot was recovered.
U S officials weighed sending troops to bolster South Viet Nam as presses noted SEATO plans and possible cross border support. Analysts expect a November December surge after the rainy season with Viet Cong camps near Cambodia and the Mekong delta cited as key threats to Diem’s pro Western regime.
In San Francisco labor talks over a long coastwide strike of PMA shipowners and crews end with a partial agreement on a four year contract. Key demands included wage increases and vacation gains while the walkout idled vessels and gave relief mates and pension talks urgency.
President Kennedy outlined a plan to provide fallout shelters to individual homeowners for 100 to 160 dollars each. He told New Jersey newspaper publishers the details would be released in about a month, but warned them not to disclose most of what he said.
SAN FRANCISCO AP Dumke 44 former Occidental College dean and president of San Francisco State College was named vice chancellor for academic affairs in California's college system. He will assume the post with another appointment Friday naming John Richardson as vice chancellor for business affairs. Both men previously served in high university roles. salaries are listed at $20,082 annually.
A Bavarian court ruled that Der Spiegel libeled Defense Minister Strauss by an article calling him a pin maker and declaring dangerous ambitions. The court ordered removal of that article and barred further distribution. Strauss, 46, said the piece insulted his reputation and accused the magazine of biased, reckless reporting. Publisher Augustin argued press criticism of public officials is normal.
Detroit AP reports about 1600 UAW Local 600 at Ford, the Rouge complex in Dearborn, leading to possible settlement as talks continue. Strikers total about 120,000 in 88 plants across 26 states with progress claimed in steel division talks and remaining issues including pay, conditions, and contractor work. Oakland Tribune publisher Kell Knowland Jr., 98, dies of heart attack. service planned Monday.
FBI arrest of Howard Manuel Alameda, 40, from Oakland on charges of robbing the Bank of America main office in Oakland. Alameda, described as an ex convict with a lengthy record, allegedly used a gun and demanded money but did not produce the weapon. Hearing scheduled. bond set at $20,000.
Soviet deputy foreign minister warns any interim pick without Security Council consent will face opposition. United States officials clash with Soviet stance as talks continue on appointing a new secretary general. US favors assembly prerogatives but seeks Soviet veto-free agreement and a clear mandate for the new leader.
In Seattle area news, ex-con Bay, who spent 18 months for theft, earned a three year professional teaching certificate after state parole support. Bay, once a private in Goldendale and later a lay minister, now teaches in La Grande and calls for education to judge individuals by present character, not past crimes. he says he paid for his mistakes and seeks to set a reform example.
A jumble of brief items from Aylesbury Bradford Edenbridge and elsewhere describes a judge signaling to a juror in a case, a woman ticketed for overtime parking with a parking meter red box, and a plea by Edenbridge students to reopen the town cinema. The rest appears as garbled obituary and church service notes from Wichita Falls and Hayward with dates and names, creating a scattered, partial newspaper fragment.
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